making french door with clear glass obscure
I got a french door with clear glass for my bathroom (http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=08403-1416-08403&lpage=none) and want to make this glass obscure. I originally planned to either use the frosting spray or self adhesive film they sell at both Lowes and Home Depot. However, the former turned out to look plain ugly, and the latter is not really…
I got a french door with clear glass for my bathroom
(http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=08403-1416-08403&lpage=none) and want to make this glass obscure. I originally planned to either use the frosting spray or self adhesive film they sell at both Lowes and Home Depot. However, the former turned out to look plain ugly, and the latter is not really obscure enough. Can anybody recommend an easy do it yourself way to make this work? Perhaps there are other window films somewhere? Or we can use some other method?
I think that window film is the best option for you. These films are not expensive, they are easy to install and you can find them in many designs. frosted window film
No, opaque would mean that no light gets through, and that’s not what the OP wants.
Obscure is the correct word – though to be precise, it is probably the view through the glass that OP wants to obscure, not the glass itself.
But we all know what OP meant.
Um, the word you’re groping for is “opaque,” which means non-transparent. “Obscure” means not known about, vague–that sort of thing.
Olana is a historic house on the Hudson River built by Fredrick Church ca 1860’s.
Inside the house there are partitions that are two pieces of glass, between the glass is a razor cut patterned paper. It might be an option.
have someone sand blast the glass. goto sinoglass on 3rd ave around the 40 something st. i got ton of glass and got sandblasted for less than 230(included glass).
Got some film at Ikea a few years ago that worked really well.
You can buy an acid etching kit for glass. I have a full-lite acid etched door on my bathroom and really like it.
I suggest you take the door off the hinges and do the etching outside and wear protective gear. It’s a fairly simple process but you should practice it on a couple of scrap pieces first just to make sure you are comfortable with the process prior to working with your actual glass door.
I have a frosting film that works fine in our bathroom window. Might want to just try a different brand.
Saw a post recently about nicer stick-on film for obscuring doors – if it wasn’t here, then it was on Apartment Therapy. Search archives on both.