Privacy Blinds, Shades & Window Treatments

Enjoy peace of mind in rooms that face high-traffic areas like streets or other buildings
Ideal for bedrooms, bathrooms and nurseries
Choose completely opaque fabrics and liners to hide all silhouettes and movement in your home from outside view
Maintain your privacy and a customizable portion of your view with our top-down bottom-up feature

Zebra Blind for Bedroom layered with curtains

Best window treatments choices for privacy:

Cellular Shades, Roller Shades, Roman Shades with blackout liner, Woven Wood Shades with blackout liner

All shades with blackout liners offer completely privacy by blocking light, which prevents silhouettes from being seen from the outdoors when your room is lit indoors. Blackout Roller shades come in an affordable range of vinyl and fabric options that allow light control and privacy in the closed position, yet roll up to reveal a full view of the outdoors and maximum light.

Add the Top-Down Bottom-Up feature to your Cellular or Roman Shades for added flexibility that will futher enhance privacy options on blackout and light-filtering shades alike. Lower or raise your shade from the top or bottom to maintain privacy and still have light control and a view.

If you are going with a thinner fabric to let light in but would still like privacy, consider layering your shades with drapery to provide added privacy. While our Faux Wood and Real Wood blinds are designed to make a statement on their own, they pair beautifully with Drapery for complete privacy.

For Every Corner of Your Home

Custom window treatments tailored just for you.

Cellular Shades

Roller Shades

Roman Shades

Woven Wood Shades

Drapery

What Are Privacy Blinds and How Do They Work?

Privacy blinds and shades are window coverings designed to limit outside views into your home while still letting comfortable natural light filter through. They use opaque or tightly woven materials, tilt-able slats, layered fabrics, or specialized liners to obscure sightlines at eye level. By adjusting slats or choosing light-filtering fabrics, you control glare and brightness without feeling closed in, creating a calm, private environment that still feels bright and welcoming.

Why Choose Privacy Blinds & Shades for Your Home?

Privacy treatments help you feel secure in street-facing rooms, apartments, and spaces that sit close to neighbors while keeping daylight in play. They reduce glare on TVs and monitors, protect artwork and furnishings from harsh sun, and support better temperature comfort when paired with insulating fabrics or liners. With cordless and motorized options, they also contribute to a cleaner look and safer operation for families.

Features and Benefits of Privacy Blinds

The best privacy solutions balance view control, soft daylight, and style. Tilt-able slats or dual-layer fabrics let you fine-tune visibility throughout the day. Blackout and room-darkening options are available for bedrooms and media rooms, while light-filtering fabrics keep living areas bright but private. Many products add insulation and sound softening, and durable, easy-clean materials keep everyday maintenance simple.

How Privacy Blinds Work

Horizontal and vertical blinds block views by tilting slats to close gaps at eye level while allowing a controlled amount of light to pass. Roller, solar, cellular, Roman, and zebra or dual shades manage privacy through fabric opacity and layering: sheer and light-filtering weaves blur details from outside, while room-darkening and blackout fabrics stop visibility almost entirely. Top-down options open light from above while preserving privacy below, and motorized systems adjust height and tilt precisely for consistent coverage.

Best Window Treatment Choices for Privacy

For bedrooms and nurseries, blackout roller or cellular shades provide near-total privacy and better sleep. For living rooms with street exposure, light-filtering rollers, zebra shades, or sheer shades keep the room bright while blurring outside views. For bathrooms, moisture-resistant faux wood blinds or composite shutters give excellent privacy with easy wipe-down care.

How to Measure for Privacy Window Treatments

Decide on an inside mount for a clean, built-in look or an outside mount to minimize light gaps and maximize privacy. For an inside mount, measure the window opening width at the top, middle, and bottom and use the smallest number to the nearest one-eighth inch. Measure the height at the left, center, and right and use the largest number. Confirm recess depth meets the product’s requirement and note handles or cranks that may need spacers. For an outside mount, add two to three inches on each side to cover light gaps and mount the headrail several inches above the opening to extend coverage and visually heighten the window.

How to Install Privacy Window Blinds and Shades

Gather a tape measure, pencil, level, drill or driver, a one-eighth-inch bit, a Phillips bit, appropriate anchors, and the included brackets and screws. Dry-fit and mark level holes for either an inside or outside mount, pre-drill to protect trim or drywall, and fasten brackets so they align in a straight line. Snap or hook the headrail into place, attach any valance or returns, and test lift and tilt to confirm smooth operation and full edge coverage. Avoid common mistakes like skipping the level, using wood screws in drywall without anchors, mounting too close to handles, and leaving light gaps that reduce privacy.

Why Choose Blinds To Go for Privacy Window Treatments Shopping?

Blinds To Go offers a wide variety of privacy-ready fabrics, slat styles, and lift systems so you can tailor coverage to each room. With over seventy years of experience, custom sizing made to your measurements, a lifetime warranty on parts and mechanisms, and many showrooms for hands-on guidance, you’ll find the right balance of privacy, light, and design at a factory-direct price that fits your home and style.

Privacy Shades & Blinds