Comments on: Minimalist Home: Naked Windows

By: Kristina

Kristina — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 03:39:19 +0000

Covered! I love privacy and feel much more comfortable and secure if people can’t look into my home. For me, it’s also a safety issue…I live on my own, and some of the single women in my complex have had homeless men peeping in their windows. I guess I’m alone here, but I really like my curtains, and someday if I have my own place I’d like to have wooden shutters as well. I’m a big fan of boundaries.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 13:31:06 +0000

Oh I am all for this idea! I just moved into a new apartment a few weeks ago and decided to leave my windows bare. So much more light comes in! Not to mention no more monthly curtain washing from the kitty fur. My kitties love sitting in the windows (as most do) but would cover my chocolate brown curtains with fur. Now I am one more step closer to becoming minimalist. Thank you!!

By: Kat

Kat — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 20:07:40 +0000

Our previous house was in the country & I left all the huge living room kitchen windows bare. My in-laws kept trying to give me money to buy curtains, but I didn’t want them. The bedroom windows had wooden blinds to keep out the sun when I little ones needed to be in bed and it was daylight out and also our bedroom windows faced the barn (our business) and we frequently had customers out there at night & at night you could see right into our bedroom. I don’t make a habit of walking around nude, but still the blinds were welcome occasionally. Our current house is in town, my husband likes the living room blinds closed & it drives me crazy because I got so used to the years of light in our other house. The girls have light colorful curtains in their room because they like the color. We have blinds & room darkening curtains in our bedroom to block a pole light. If it was possible, I’d love bare windows…except maybe Sunday mornings in my bedroom–the only day I get to sleep in.

By: Stared at in England

Stared at in England — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 09:56:28 +0000

I live on the 9th floor in England, unfortunately across a small lane from 4 houses with rooftop balconies that are at about the 7th floor level. People on these balconies sit, all lined up, and stare into the windows of our building like they’re watching a reality tv show. You can tell if they can see someone moving about in their flat by them pointing out the window to their friends. Previously I lived with only white roller blinds, but since these houses have been built I have cafe-length lace curtains, white mini-blinds and am thinking of voiles as well!

By: Margina

Margina — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 18:59:21 +0000

I have valances on my windows and mini blinds (all white). I also found that by not having curtains my allergies are much better without all that material hanging around. I open the mini blinds first thing in the mornings. My first choice is all naked windows but I would need to be away from a street and neighbors so for now this works for us. I also like naked floors we have no carpet at all in our home and I just love the hardwood floors.

By: tminor

tminor — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 15:16:05 +0000

I have bare windows in the kitchen and living room and love it!! I am in the process of taking our wood blinds out of the bedrooms and replacing them with rollup bamboo shades. I think this will have a very minimalist look and there is no metal hardware or anything, just two small nails to hang them from. They are very cheap too. I found them at an oriental supply store on line.

Love this blog!

By: Adding Warmth and Charm to Your Minimalist Home « miss minimalist

Adding Warmth and Charm to Your Minimalist Home « miss minimalist — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 08:45:36 +0000

[...] Use light as décor. During the day, throw open the curtains or blinds (or consider letting your windows go naked) to maximize natural light. In the evening, a few candles or string of white lights can create a [...]

By: Kat

Kat — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 00:24:43 +0000

Naked as the day I was born – the windows that is! I’m in an urban area on the 3rd floor of a building surrounded big mature trees. I know exactly how close to the windows I can go in the bedroom before someone on street level can see me so I make sure I’m not naked closer to the windows than that. And if they happen to catch a glimpse so what. In summer the leaves are so thick that the street and buildings across the street disappear into a soft cloud of green. So serene. The trees I can practically touch from the windows are the reason I purchased the unit. I could use drapes to control the sun’s warmth in the summer but so prefer the naked look I just suffer with the heat with open windows. In the winter I add a sweater.

By: patti

patti — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 11:44:33 +0000

i live in the country, on a small acreage, in the wet tropics.
our house doesn’t have any aircon or central heating…..just a wood stove.
backed curtains and timber blinds definitely help with climate control inside the house, and reduce the amount of wood we burn.
we lived for six years with no curtains, and noticed as soon as we got them that we lit the wood stove a lot less.

also….if i don’t have the windows covered in the bedroom, then i wake up the second the sky begins to lighten in the morning. i’ve tried using a sleep mask, but it often disturbs my sleep. i thought a sleep mask would be an elegant alternative….just a tiny bit of fabric over the eyes as opposed to metres of it over the windows!

By: miss minimalist

miss minimalist — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 00:36:07 +0000

Hi Red! When it comes to naked windows, apartment living can certainly have its drawbacks. One day I’d love to have *all* naked windows, too — but it would likely require moving out to the country.