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How to Use Decorative Window Film: Design Perspectives

August 29, 2023 by Carol S Leave a Comment

Decorative Window Film with San Francisco Skyline in the Background

In this article, we’ll go over the design possibilities with decorative window film: from favorite seasons to unique patterns. There are so many different ways to use window film, but we’d like to concentrate on design. You might also like The Window Works Home Visit: 5 Ways to Prep.

Choose window film for a favorite season–or skyline!

Are you a person in love with springtime? You can choose window film to help you have perpetual springtime in your bath, kitchen, or bedroom. In fact, you could make your entire house a springtime oasis! Even if your place is located in Antarctica, you can have the illusion of springtime. If instead you’d like to focus on a favorite view, you can do that, too. In the image above, you can see the San Francisco skyline and Salesforce Tower.

Ombre effects

Ombre effects are not just for hair! But, if you like, your windows could match your hair. There are many window films that can provide a fading effect. And did you know you can design with light using window film? Take a look at 3M’s window tints for decorative effects. By the way, we’re big fans of Fasara window film.

Can you see why we’re big fans of 3M Fasara window film?

Gradient effects

Window film can create stunning gradient effects which can block what you don’t want to see and accentuate what you do want to see. You can transition from transparent to opaque easily with window film. In the olden days, people simply slapped on window film to make a room darker or lighter. It’s not your grandma’s window film anymore! No offense to any grandmas reading this! It’s all about subtlety now. You can also create a border around your window film, as they did in the bathroom above.

Here’s a commercial application (but you could use it at home, too!)

Privacy and decorative patterns

You can choose to have privacy as well as decorative patterns in your window film. See something you like while at your dentist or at a restaurant? Tell us about it! Better still, snap a picture and then tell us about it! Window film can improve your restaurant’s (or dentist’s office or home’s) safety. Here’s an article from 3M that you might like: Open a Window of Opportunity for Your Restaurant. You could use the commercial application above for an open dining room, to create privacy. Or if you don’t want to see the mess in the kitchen. Window film creates a clean, uncluttered look.

Unique patterns for your own special hideaway

Does your man-cave or she-cave lack personality? Choose something based on your own favorite patterns. We love seeing the creative ideas our clients come up with! For instance, you could use a bamboo window film to echo wallpaper outside the house! There’s a Japanese paper “washi” that gives you the delicate fibres of Japanese paper. And there is window film that diffuses light, and which you can add to a partition, door, or window.

Still have questions? We’ve got answers!

Still unsure about decorative window film? Give us a quick call and we’ll sort them out for you! Our Chief Window Works Decorative Window Film Manager is standing by to answer all your questions. We install film all over the greater San Francisco Bay Area, from San Jose to the East Bay to the Peninsula and Marin. Give us a call at 415.623.8700.

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