Outdoor Curtains - Great Solution For Backyard

Most of us would love to have a place outdoors, in the backyard, provided it’s comfortable and beautiful, and above all offers privacy. That leads us to start thinking on the lines of constructing a sunroom or even a screened-in porch. But, on second thoughts we realize all the hassles of dealing with the contractors and getting building permits and face noisy music of running machines and finally drop the idea of going in for any outdoor additions. Very often one tends to overlook the idea of creatively using curtains for the purpose. Yes, curtains offer an affordable, quick and reasonable option for getting the desired results. And, if you already have a covered patio or deck, it further helps. Outdoor curtains provide a very simple and practical solution to the problem.

At times we tend to overlook the convenience offered by curtains in providing privacy at affordable cost and in short time. It’s no fun to enjoy your outdoor sessions in the company of friends or a book under the eyes of neighbors and passers by. Homes with a common boundary wall or those with their backyards adjacent to commercial properties can enjoy the privacy that exterior curtains and drapes may offer.



Apart from providing the primary facility of privacy, curtains help change the total outdoor ambience by sort of softening the affects of otherwise tough outdoor furniture comprising of wooden deck, pergola and stone patio. The simple inclusion of outdoor curtains makes the outdoor area lively, as the charming drapes of fabric tend to create a feel of being indoors. You have the freedom to hang the curtains fully or use fancy tussles to tie them back and thus afford changing their looks conveniently and more often.

The quality of material selected for outdoor curtains is a crucial factor, for outdoor curtains are different than their counterparts that remain indoors. Outdoor curtains should have the capacity to bear the harsh sun and continuously changing outdoors weather. Fabrics meant for indoors won’t work outdoors. Outdoor curtains are especially treated to make them resist water and absorb harmful sunrays without getting faded in the process. Better quality of materials made by the likes of Sunbrella, are designed to block 98% of injurious UV rays coming from the sun. The material is breathable and capable of resisting mildew and stains. The only similarity perhaps between the two kinds of curtains is that both come in a very large range of colors, and styles, thus giving you as many options.

Rather than spending a lot of money and time to construct an additional area in the exterior of you home for enjoying outdoors, you could consider using good looking outdoor curtains or drapes in you present covered patio or deck to fashion a distinct and peaceful room in the backyard. An increasing number of homeowners are realizing the advantages of developing their backyards to better uses by including outdoor curtains in that area.

This is just ONE of the way outdoor drapes are made:

Sheer Curtains And Drapes

Most of us provide curtains for windows to control sunlight, but mainly to have privacy within the house. Everybody, irrespective of the social status he/she might be enjoying, needs to have curtains to carry out certain activities within the privacy of home, without any intrusion of any kind from the outside world. A regular curtain best maintains the privacy, preventing the outsiders from watching anything going behind the curtains.

Yet, there is category of people who are continually seeking attention of others by whatever means. They take pleasure in being watched by others in whatever be their activity, and wouldn’t mind being watched by others even when performing very personal tasks in the inner rooms of their homes. Perhaps that explains why we see houses with sheer curtains even in the windows of their bedrooms.



Sheer curtains can in no way offer any sense of privacy; they are not meant for the purpose. At the most they slightly distort the view of inhabitants as well the onlookers.

Generally, sheer curtains are too translucent to keep anything away from the passersby. Probably that is what the users of such curtains look forward to- being watched by the passing crowd all the time. They seem to enjoy the idea of sharing their very intimate actions by anyone who might be interested. The choice is of the onlooker- watch our actions or just pass by without bothering or getting bothered.

Well, the world is full of people having different preferences that suit their lifestyles and personal tastes. There may be some kind of pleasure associated with voyeurism, but that’s not for everybody. And, people using sheer curtains should understand that and must practice some restrain under certain circumstances. Suppose you have some growing children around. Certainly it won’t be healthy to create unhealthy images on their young minds by encouraging them to peep into your private affairs, if they may be called so, behind sheer curtains.

There may be some strangeness of character, which prompts people to use sheer curtains without any consideration for the world around them. Certainly, privacy is not the purpose there. It’s understandable, though, for a homeowner on the higher floors of a multi storied residential building to patronize sheer curtains, as nobody is there at such heights to peep into your house to see what’s going on.

Whatever be the motive, both, the curtains and the patrons of sheer curtains, are unusual. There is none denying that the curtains do reflect the personality of the householder.