The windows in your home are your connection to the outside world, and how you choose to dress them speaks volumes about your interior design style. Leaving them uncovered is a sleek, modern look for those who live in wooded or isolated areas. If curtains are too fussy for your minimalist furnishings and blinds are too blah for your modern taste, plenty of alternatives are available. Here are some modern window treatment ideas to protect your privacy while showing off your style.
Window Finishes
Frosted glass, window films and glass alternatives let in light while protecting artwork, wood and other household items from fading because of sun exposure and give a decent level of privacy to you. As for frosting or filming, you can frost an entire window for ultimate privacy or you can partially frost it so you can still enjoy the views outside.
A contemporary bedroom with a laconic interior and a panoramic window with partial frosting to keep it more private.
A frosted glass window from floor to ceiling will keep your bathroom more private yet let natural light in.
A large stained glass bathroom window is a beautiful vintage-inspired feature and a chic statement for a space.
A minimalist neutral bathroom with a panoramic window, partly with frosting to enjoy the views but keep the space private.
A minimalist neutral bathroom with partly frosted windows that keep it private but still bring much light inside.
A modern living room with partly frosted glass windows is a stylish space with plenty of privacy and enough light.
Add a frosted glass cover to your bathroom window to keep the space private in case you need that.
Bathroom windows done with decorative frosting film to make the space more private.
Stained glass entry doors are a lovely and out of the box solution with a strong refined vintage feel.
Delicate white botanical staining on a window will keep the space private and will still let light inside.
Colorful stained glass window is private and bold, it keeps privacy giving a slight vintage feel to the space.
Prairie-style painted glass is a very non-typical and bold solution to rock, it's chic and amazing.
Screens And Shutters
Laser-cut metal and folding screens make a bold architectural statement. They can add to the exterior and interior of your home keeping privacy when it’s needed and can be even used for security reasons. Solid-panel shutters or those with adjustable louvers can be painted to match or complement a room’s color scheme. Shutters are typically associated with older, traditional houses, but modern shutters do exist, and they can look amazing. With options for both interior and exterior shutters, they can be a stylish way to block out unwanted light and increase the privacy of your home.
Ultra-modern wooden slab shutters covering the second floor keep it private and prevent it from excessive sunshine.
Beautiful aluminum screens like these ones will add chic to both indoors and outdoors keeping the spaces private enough.
Patterned iron screens will make your space private and stylish and will add pattern to outdoors and indoors.
A partly screened window to enjoy the views but still keep the space private enough.
A practical modern wooden plank shutter like this one will hint on the origins of the house and keep it private.
A wood slab window screen lets light in but keeps the space absolutely private and comfortable.
A wooden slab screen covering the upper window to make this level of the house more private and relaxed.
Interior window shutters are a non-traditional solution that will easily fit a modern or contemporary interior.
Light-stained wood slab sliding shutters are a lovely contemporary solution for your home and they are comfy in using.
Modern light-stained exterior wooden shutters to keep the house private and to defend it from harsh weather conditions.
Modern stained wood sliding shutters like these ones will keep your home private and will hint on the history of the house.
Shades
Window shades have experienced a rebirth, thanks to new fabrics that filter UV light. Available in a range of opacities, these window coverings are easy to use and can give a bit of extra privacy or be completely blacked out letting you sleep in total darkness.
A world map as a window cover is a creative alternative to a usual curtain and you may dot your destinations there.
Graphic shades are a very catchy and non-traditional solution for any room and you may use quotes from your favorite films and books.
Text printed roller shades in black and white are cool and stylish and bring a strong modern feel to the space.
Semi sheer shades and tall plants in tall planters help to keep the space private but still very cozy and welcoming.
Patterned shades like these ones will add print to the space and keep it interesting and very private.
A contemporary bedroom and windows finished with neutral sleek shades that highlight the style and continue the color scheme.
A minimalist space and semi sheer window shades that keep the space private enough yet let light inside.
Neutral fabric shades covering the whole corner window if necssary are a cool way to keep the space more private yet modern.
Neutral fabric shades paired with light blue curtains will make this kid's room all private and still filled with light.
Neutral woven shades paired with creamy curtains look very nice and keep the space all-private and welcoming.
Stylish modern daybeds with storage and simple neutral shades that can keep the space private if necessary.
Two layers of shades to keep the light away when necessary and to add interest to the window with layering.
Woven shades paired with neutral curtains are always a good solution for a modern space, they make it cozier and homier.
Curtains
Probably the most common window covering, curtains provide privacy, block light, and act as an important decor piece in any room. They can be made from virtually any material, come in endless pattern possibilities, and can make a space feel open and airy or quiet and dark, depending on the thickness of the material used.
Neutral drapes always add an airy feel to the room making it more welcoming and visually larger.
Simple modern neutral curtains are the easiest and coolest way to make your space private and protect it from excessive sunshine.
Modern and stylish silver grey curtains will keep private every space you want and won't make it look smaller.
Art
Artwork, maps and posters and signs in the right size and shape can multitask in any room and these are non-traditional and very creative window treatments to try.
Windows used as a backdrop for hanging artworks in rows highlight them and bring more light to art while keeping your space more private.
Plants
Plant a herb garden for your kitchen window and have fresh herbs at the ready for all your meals. Outside, window boxes can be filled with taller flowering plants that provide color and screening qualities both inside and outside.
Planter boxes with bright purple and white blooms will keep your spaces more private while adding beauty on the outside.
A creative window solution with many succulents in pots and in a gold wire structure is a cool idea.
A floating herb garden on acrylic shelves is a nice idea to have enough light and privacy and delicious herbs at the same time.
A hanging shelf with lots of plants in pots of various kinds is a cool natural decoration for a window for privacy and not only.