The Bathroom Window... A Saga

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.