We have been renovating our 1920's craftsman house for awhile now, and as we work on a room we take everything out. But it feels very naked and exposed working in there with the windows just bare and yet, we don't want to put up anything that will get ruined... the perfect answer? Paper shades.
For about $3 you can get paper shades from Home Depot or Lowe's and cut them to the size of your window, regular scissors do it. They come with a very sticky top band that you literally press onto the wood trim and voila! Instant privacy. They are accordion style and actually look nice from the outside- they also come with 2 clips that you can use to "open " the shades. My favorite is when you put one clip in the center having folded the shade about 1/3 of the way up, and it makes a pretty fan look.
My daughter came home and said one of her friends who has a very nice home in Oyster Bay, LI uses these on all his windows- and has them set up in the fan look! Haha!
So when you are driving about looking at homes, know that some of those pretty window treatments are really just paper folded in a clever way.
Tip: IKEA has them that are actually something a bit nicer for $4- live it up!
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