At home, you should feel safe and comfortable. A big part of achieving this goal involves implementing strategies that enhance privacy. Focus on landscaping and window tinting, and you will enjoy your home as the private retreat it’s meant to be. Below are a few tips to help in this process.

How to Increase Home Privacy

1. Plant Hedges

Well-positioned hedges and large plants create lush natural barriers to enhance privacy. Around the perimeter of the property, they keep your yard secluded. Around a lanai or deck, they provide a verdant wall that can make these spaces feel like an extension of the indoors. Areca palm, be-still hedges, and hibiscus shrubs are excellent choices for privacy hedges in Hawaii.

2. Build a Fence

If you don't want to wait for shrubs to grow or you prefer a more solid and dependable year-round barrier, install a fence along the property line.

Natural wood integrates beautifully into existing green spaces on a property. Stone fences are elegant and require little maintenance while providing the highest levels of privacy. Vinyl fencing is long-lasting and virtually unscathed by Hawaii's heat, humidity, and rainfall.

If you're not in the market for a full fence around the property, consider one around your lanai or deck to ensure privacy when stepping out for fresh air or gathering friends and family.

3. Tint the Windows

Window tinting restricts the view neighbors and passersby have into your home. At the same time, it doesn't compromise your ability to see clearly out of the windows.

Natural light will still enter the home, while the window tinting protects against the sun's harmful ultraviolet rays. By blocking this more intense level of sunlight, tinted windows can also help you keep indoor temperatures more comfortable, decreasing your air conditioner usage and monthly utility costs.

When you need window tinting in the Kapolei, HI, area, trust Ohana Tinting. Since 2013, they’ve been a leader in residential and automotive window tinting. They provide specialized solar and security films as well as tint removal services. Call (808) 636-6551 or visit their website to learn more about their tint offerings.