The topic of
many a ‘discussion’ over the last two years has been the bathroom window. Well, to
be more precise, the lack of window coverings on the bathroom window.
As you can see
this window is old, arched and beautiful (we actually bought it from a salvage
yard, years before starting our major renovation, with no real idea of where it
would end up in the house), and it is because these three traits that I could
never bring myself to cover it. Curtains would be too fussy; it’s a large window in a
small space, and a blind, although less fussy, would cover the beautiful pine arch, and, there is something wonderful about being able to see trees when showering.
My side of the ‘discussion’
has always been that the window faces into the backyard, so the lack of window
coverings presents minimal problems. Sure, there is the small issue of our
neighbour's yard being quite a bit higher than ours, which means when
standing anywhere near the fence, he can see straight into the bathroom. Oh and yes, through the bathroom window, he can see straight into the shower. And
of course anyone in our backyard can and will get an eye full of whom ever is
in the shower, whether they like it or not; but they are the only issues. SP’s
latest addition to the ongoing ‘discussion’ though swayed me; the house
guests we are expecting over the Easter weekend, might not find these problems
so minimal. Mmmm.
Although I had
to concede that our visitors might indeed enjoy a little privacy, I still
couldn’t bear the thought of curtains or a blind on that window. However, after
a few more ‘discussions’, and a bit of research, we came up with a solution.
SP made some shutters.
Funnily enough,
I had actually organised a couple of quotes for shutters, when we first moved
back into the house but was told that being a bathroom, they would have to be
made from plastic. Also, for some reason they couldn’t be fitted to open all the way
back, and why would I want to do that anyway?? So we gave up on the idea.
SP made these from pine and marine ply, and painted them to same colour as the architrave. They only cover the bottom half of the window which means I can still see the tops of the trees from the shower, are fitted (yes it can be done), so they open up (or is it close up?), and fold right out of the way when not in
use. Isn't he clever?
So here ends the two year saga of the bathroom window. Who'd have thought it would be such a happy one.
