I bought this for my bedroom window, which faces onto my apartment's parking lot. :/ The pattern is very pretty and the end result looks awesome. It was also easy to apply because it's a thicker, higher quality film. The thickness also improves the look, making it more like actual frosted glass.

It gives a fair amount of privacy. People come within about ten-15 or so feet of my window and I feel relatively comfortable with the level of privacy this provides.

The single downside I've encountered after nine months of use is that a couple corner sections started peeling off. I haven't bothered to take it off and totally reapply yet, so I'm hopeful that it will retain its cling if I do that. For the most part, firmly smoothing down the edges periodically has been working.

I got this for my bathroom window to let light in and yet have privacy. It was super easy to work with. I thought it would be a lot harder. My window was about 18" wide by 36" tall. I measured and cut the film with the backing on. I allowed a smidge extra so I would not have it to small. I figured I could trim it if necessary. On my window I was able to just leave the extra like 1/16" without an issue.

The directions say to use a squeegee so I bought one with my order, but be aware that it comes with one so do not buy one. Also I found that using a wet wash cloth actually works way better than the squeegee. Honestly do not bother with a squeegee. I did apply it to a wet window first but felt it was hard to get it to lay flat. I ended up wiping the water off the window and reapplying it. It might have been damp but was not as wet. I felt that the plastic is thick enough and clingie enough that it will stick if your window is clean even if it's dry.

I used a damp wash cloth to smooth it out from the center working out and this worked great. It's easy to re-position if you need to.

I really love that this is not permanent. Just peel it off and it leaves no residue or anything. You could even re-use it if you wanted to.

I love the leaf pattern. It is nice looking without being overly decorative. Plus the way the pattern is drawn you can put it on the window in any position and it will look fine.

I am thinking about doing some of my other bathroom windows with this film. I probably would not put it on the front of my house but think it's fine for the back or side. It would also look great for side lights on a front door or a small window over a door.

Thanks for reading my review

Becky Brooks

*I paid full price for this item.

My husband installed two or three of these in the kitchen windows in our last house. I think it may have been less than a year afterward that we moved out, so I can't speak to its durability (though I went back many months later to pack up some things and I don't remember noticing any problems with it).

It served the purpose, which was to add privacy without blocking too much light. Our house was in a PUD, very close to those of our neighbors, and there were often people passing very close to our kitchen window. After putting this up, we could still tell when people walked by, but we no longer felt the need to wave awkwardly through the window.

Before this film, we had some homemade curtains up. Most of the curtain was made up of pale yellow cotton gauze (possibly called "bubble gauze" or "crinkle gauze," not sure), which is translucent. Nonetheless, if I remember correctly, the kitchen was brighter after we replaced the curtains with this film. I won't swear to it, but I think so.

I'm pretty sure that these films did not reach all the way to the edges of the windows, at least not horizontally. I think my husband just did his best to center them, and it looked OK, IMO. Then again, our neighbor had done something similar, so maybe I was just used to the effect ;).

He probably put them up fairly carefully, and likely followed any instructions. I don't think there was much trouble with bubbles. There might have a been a few at first that he was able to smooth away. If any remained after that, they weren't noticeable.

We had put this off for far too long, partly because we couldn't decide which pattern to get, IIRC. I think we picked a good one.

I put this in my second story bathroom that faces the street. I used it in the bottom half of a double hung window, left the top window clear, so now I have a nice view of the trees, but no ugly street view, and no worries about people seeing in to the bathroom. I still think at night it needs the shade pulled down, but it is perfect for daytime. This is really lovely, super easy to put up and looks fantastic. I am really bad at measuring and cutting, so that was the only headache- six panes to match up. I accidentally cut one the wrong direction,and my son noticed that the lines were going the opposite way in one pane. No one else noticed at all, but just to warn you to cut all out in the same direction if fitting into multiple panes. I would also cut it closer to the actual window size than they recommend since there is a slight gap. Not sure why they recommend that. I used a metal ruler with a square built in (?) and an exacto knife. Cut slowly to keep a straight line. I didn't have a squirt bottle so just filled a bowl with soapy water and rubbed that onto the window with my hand. Worked fine. Also, I put this up during the day, and didn't notice any bubbles at all, but they were visible at night. So maybe it would help to put up when it is darker outside? Not sure. This is a great solution to poorly placed windows. I am not sure if there would be an off gassing smell if in a window that gets direct sunlight. I didn't notice a smell though, but window doesn't get direct sun.

I set out thinking that I could get a PERFECT EDGE on my half-circle window on my front door. Wrong. But do you know what? It doesn't matter! When I was all done, the overall effect was beautiful.

So...here's a tip for you in case you install this and can't get the bubbles to disappear when you use the soapy water and squeegey: Cut your film just a smidgeon too small. If you cut it a smidgeon too big, the bubbles get caught in the extra material and can not escape. Believe me...I worked and worked and worked to get the bubbles out on the first pane of my half-circle, and it was NOT going to happen. So I tested a theory, peeled off the film and ever-so-slightly trimmed the edge where the bubble was getting trapped. Then I re-installed the film, and the bubbles were a breeze to get rid of!

I'm giving it a rating of 4 ... not because of the bubble challenge ... but because I bought this product and design to allow the daylight through the window during the day, but also to provide complete privacy at night. It does allow the light through beautifully, and in general, it provides good privacy. But if there was a serious peeping tom outside who was serious about seeing what he wanted to see in the house, he could get close enough and look through the leaves and stems in the design and get a pretty good idea of what's going on inside the house.

All in all it's a beautiful design that let's the light through but provides enough privacy for my needs. Thanks for reading.