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Healthcare Privacy in a Glass Partition World

Check out the HUGE difference the addition of Frost Window Film makes in this space!

Frost Window Film in the Reception Area at Spectrum Health

The proof is in the pictures! This patient reception area just doesn’t look the same anymore. Privacy is a must in any healthcare setting. From waiting to examination rooms – patients need to feel a sense of comfort that their privacy is important and recognized. Frost window film does an excellent job of creating a privacy barrier between spaces.

Linen Window Film in the Reception area of Spectrum Health

Another popular choice is to go with a decorative window film which creates “distraction privacy”. This window film is subtle and typically has a decorative pattern in the film. It’s easy to use this film thematically as a design element throughout an office space. More light is transmitted through the film and gives the illusion of a privacy barrier without being as opaque or concealing.

Glass walls, partitions and even stairwell railings is a part of modern architecture, and window film is a great way to overcome privacy challenges to adapt a space that suits both the provider and the client.

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Frost Window Film Hides What’s Inside

A Great Solution and a Fantastic Look!

Window film installed on the entrance to an IT room

Frost window film is a great privacy solution for corporate offices that have glass walls and doors to private conference rooms and offices. On many occasions mechanical and IT equipment can be installed in an area that is better off shrouded in privacy – hiding the equipment housed inside the room.

This IT room in an office in Rockford, Michigan had 3 large glass panels that needed to be filmed in order to camouflage it’s interior equipment. Frost Window Film was the perfect solution for the job. Decorative film comes in a variety of designs and patterns, offering subtle to complete opaque privacy.

Residential glass door kitchen cabinets

In a residential setting – glass door cabinets and pantries are popular to film in order to hide the contents inside. Window Film can create the look of etched, rain, or antique glass. There are so many options to choose from, and you will find that Decorative Film is a much more economical alternative to custom glass.

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Brighten Up A Space With Printed Clear Window Film

A Little Bit of Color Goes a Long Way!

Calhoun County Juvenile Home

Working in collaboration with Custer, Inc. we custom designed a wavy-line continuous pattern and used a color scheme to liven up a very bland common area space at the Juvenile Home, located in Marshall, Michigan.

Printed on 3M Transparent Graphic Film – the design and color is equally apparent on both sides of the windows. The Matte surface finish eliminates glare and provides uniform color in reflected and transmitted light.

In this application, the customer was very pleased with the aesthetics of the film – as well as the subtle privacy the printed color bands add. A great solution resulting in a bit of decorative flair!

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Printed Window Film for Interior Design

Beautiful Decorative Distraction Privacy!

Printable window film is available in optically clear, clear translucent, frosted, white opaque and perforated one-way vinyl. Designing window panels with a high-resolution image file is just one of the elements needed for a successful sizable mural installation.

Artwork from Henry Domke Fine Art is printed on 95″ panels of 3M Transparent Window Film.

For this Spectrum Health installation in the Cafeteria of the Butterworth Hospital, Grand Rapids, we worked collaboratively with their Senior Interior Designer, and purchased their selected artwork from henrydomke.com. After performing several print trials on different translucent vinyls with varying degrees of image opacity, we achieved the desired level of distraction privacy and element of design that matched their vision.

A careful field measurement was taken of each glass panel that made up wall sections of the area – and each panel was custom designed to size and section so that the design would continuously flow throughout the space.

Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital Cafeteria, Grand Rapids.

The result was amazing. The translucent panels complemented the furnishings and fixtures of the space, and created a subtle design element that provided a sense of privacy throughout this common area of the hospital.

A 5 Star installation and completed views of the hospital cafeteria area.

With window film – the possibilities are endless! This is a perfect example of how interior glass walls can be transformed into purposeful artistic interior design. What a great solution for subtle privacy!

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Creating An Art-Alternative to Decorative Privacy Film

Printed One-Way Perforated Vinyl is the best of both worlds!

Working with the Spectrum Butterworth ER Trauma Clinic – we’ve taken decorative privacy to a whole new level for their patients and staff.  What was once clear glass door and windows panels on imaging rooms are now covered with one-way perforated vinyl art that is visible from the outside, see thru from the inside.  The bonus is – these images are simply beautiful!

Henry Domke Art Images Printed on 50/50 Perforated Vinyl

The art (above) was chosen from Henry Domke Fine Art @ HenryDomke.com – who specializes in Nature Art for Healthcare. Our graphics department produced these images in a continuous mural form to span several windows – as well as for a singular window installation.

Installation of Online-Sourced Art that 5 Star Printed and Installed at Spectrum Butterworth, Grand Rapids.

Printing on perforated vinyl is a great alternative when one-way privacy is needed. Mural graphics can also be printed on completely opaque vinyl film to provide privacy on both sides of the glass. Images chosen must be in a high enough resolution to withstand enlarging without pixelation. Our graphics department will ensure the best quality possible so we can deliver a result that exceeds expectations!

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Custom Frost Film Bands Provide Both Privacy and Interior Design

A Two-Fold Solution for Interior Glass Walls

Fire protection product manufacturer and distributor Viking Group, Inc. has a new global headquarters located in Caledonia, MI – A modern, professional work environment designed to promote creativity, innovation and collaboration, which also includes an expanded, state-of-the-art research and development center. Five Star was involved in putting the finishing touches on their extensive office space.  Custom designed bands of frost film with a “flowing line” theme meanders through the first and second floor of the new facility – providing a decorative element to the space as well as some element of privacy for the associates.

Flowing Lines designed and cut on 48″ bands of Frost Film provide visual interest and privacy for the new Viking Group’s HQ

Decorative window film is becoming a popular choice to add visual interest and a consistent theme throughout an office space with a vast amount of glass walls.  Each of the 266+ 48” Frost Film bands for this job were custom designed for the space and cut by the Five Star Graphics Designer and installed by our talented installation team.

Frost Film Panels are pre-cut and then installed with a “weed on the window” technique

Viking is a global leader in the manufacture and distribution of innovative fire protection and life safety systems.  For nearly 100 years the company’s products and services have protected lives and property worldwide from the devastating effects of fire.  

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Window Film With Decorative Designs

For a fraction of the cost of designer glass – window film can customize your surroundings

You move into your new home and realize you have to do something about the sidelight next to the front door – or the bathroom window that directly faces your neighbors windows… these are areas that are not ideal for window treatments or shades. Privacy may be essential and decorative film can be the perfect solution.

Textured Decorative Rain Glass Window Film Application on a Bathroom Window

For a fraction of the cost of designer glass, decorative window film can easily give your windows the look of frosted, etched, textured or stained glass – and you can even take it a step further and go with an elegant design in the film. From a residential perspective the concern is primarily exterior privacy. From a corporate perspective, decorative window film can provide exterior and interior privacy for offices, conference room, waiting rooms, reception areas, labs, cubicles, fitness rooms, bathrooms, and the list goes on! With so many patterns and options to choose from – there is basically a window film that can suit a variety of design styles and functional needs.

Namibia Gradient by Solyx installed on doors to hide power boxes in the new radiology room at Blodget Hospital
Solyx Broken Line Gradient Film installed in the offices of Mercy Health, Grand Rapids, MI  

Window film can provide privacy or camouflage areas of an office while still allowing excellent light transmission. Gradient films are a popular choice to achieve the best of both worlds – a slow or deliberate fade from an opaque patterned background that fades to clear.

Over-all Decorative Solyx Transparent Leaf Pattern

Whether it is an all over solid translucent film, a gradient fade, or an over-all decorative pattern – window film can customize your surroundings, add style and privacy while giving your windows new life.

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