Bertha Heathcote
Our house has a secret weapon in terms of hiding clutter behind French doors, glass closet doors, and cabinets, and I only just now realized it: decorative glass window film. These self-adhering films come in a variety of patterns, shades, and textures, and they’re a beautiful budget-friendly way to turn plain glass into a work of art all around the home. If you ever want to add charm to a builder basic house, decorative window films can make any glass surface look like a historical antique piece.
I’ve used window film a lot, around here (because let’s just say… I have a lot of “Monica Closet” situations at all times that nobody wants to see… our office gets scary sometimes and it has no business being in plain sight of guests walking through our front door).
The biggest reason it’s so functional is because window film is great at concealing clutter or improving privacy behind clear glass doors, cabinets, and windows. And since it comes in many patterns and textures, it creates opportunity for a beautiful design feature in a room.
Roll out the window film on a flat, clean surface and spritz the backside completely with water. Press it into place so that 1-2″ of excess film hangs off all edges of the glass surface.
Use a squeegee or old credit card to smooth out any air bubbles and press film edges into the sides and corners of the glass.
Let the wet glass fully dry before touching it so prevent any shifting.
This antique mirror glass film was perfect for using on our IKEA pantry cabinet for obscuring our food storage. I added this frosted window film to our French doors in our home office and our foyer to help our dark entryway still feel slightly open with natural light while obscuring my often messy office work from visitors.
Frosted window film works perfectly for hiding cleaning supplies and piled up hampers in our laundry room too! And for concealing extra decor and craft supplies in our office closets, I added more frosted window film to our bifold doors we turned into skinny French doors.
Now that we’ve replace the broken leaded glass in our kitchen cabinets, I LOVE how this reeded glass film adds a slightly Art Deco / Mid Century Modern vibe in this space. Vintage Style Decorative Window Film Ideas I rounded up a few of my favorite window film designs alongside some of the ones we’ve used in our own home.
