Pilkington Texture range
Obscure and privacy glass for windows and doors.
We fit the Pilkington Texture range, and every pattern in it carries a privacy rating from one to five. Use the preview to see what a real scene looks like behind each one, close up and further away, before you settle on glass for a bathroom, a door, a side panel or a replacement unit.
Interactive glass selector
Pick a pattern, then drag the divider across the pane.
Narrow the list by privacy level, and switch scenes to see what each pattern hides up close and further away.
Heavy distortion for high privacy while retaining a traditional textured feel.
Privacy ratings
What the privacy numbers mean.
Pilkington rate every pattern in the Texture range from one to five. The number describes how much the glass hides, not how much light it lets through: the pattern is rolled into one face of otherwise clear glass, so daylight still comes into the room. If a window is overlooked at close range, a bathroom or an ensuite or the panel beside a front door, you want the top of the scale. If you are softening a view or adding pattern, the bottom of it does that job.
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Privacy 5
Hides the most. You are left with light, colour and movement rather than anything you could identify.
Cotswold, Satin, Arctic, Cassini, Everglade, Tribal
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Privacy 4
Strong screening. A shape close to the glass reads as a shape and no more than that.
Charcoal Sticks, Contora, Florielle, Mayflower, Oak, Pelerine, Stippolyte
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Privacy 3
The middle of the range. It breaks up what is behind it without emptying it out.
Autumn, Digital, Taffeta
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Privacy 2
Softens rather than hides, and the pattern is as much the point as the privacy.
Chantilly, Minster, Reeded, Sycamore
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Privacy 1
The lightest screening in the range. Detail still comes through, so it suits a window nobody can see into.
Warwick
Pattern comparison
Every Pilkington obscure glass pattern we fit.
Cotswold
Privacy 5
Heavy distortion for high privacy while retaining a traditional textured feel.
Satin
Privacy 5
Plain satin frosting for maximum privacy with a clean, minimal finish.
Arctic
Privacy 5
A strong frosted texture for maximum privacy with a clean, bright look.
Autumn
Privacy 3
Soft organic movement that keeps the view diffused without feeling too heavy.
Cassini
Privacy 5
High privacy with a subtle directional texture and a modern finish.
Chantilly
Privacy 2
Decorative and lighter in privacy, useful where pattern matters as much as screening.
Charcoal Sticks
Privacy 4
A sharper linear pattern that gives strong screening and a distinctive style.
Contora
Privacy 4
A classic obscure pattern with confident privacy for everyday glazing.
Digital
Privacy 3
A crisp modern texture with medium privacy and a more architectural look.
Everglade
Privacy 5
Dense texture for stronger privacy in exposed or overlooked glazing.
Florielle
Privacy 4
A floral pattern that balances decoration with a useful level of screening.
Mayflower
Privacy 4
Traditional patterning for entrance doors, side panels and character properties.
Minster
Privacy 2
A lighter traditional texture where soft distortion is enough.
Oak
Privacy 4
Leaf-like movement with strong privacy and a warmer decorative feel.
Pelerine
Privacy 4
Flowing vertical texture for privacy with a quieter, more elegant pattern.
Reeded
Privacy 2
Linear ribbing with partial privacy and a contemporary look.
Stippolyte
Privacy 4
Fine broken texture that gives reliable privacy without a large pattern.
Sycamore
Privacy 2
A lighter patterned option for softer privacy and decorative daylight.
Taffeta
Privacy 3
Medium privacy with a woven texture that feels subtle from a distance.
Tribal
Privacy 5
High privacy with a bolder decorative pattern for statement glass.
Warwick
Privacy 1
A handmade-style texture with character and the lightest level of privacy.
Where it goes
Obscured glass is a sealed unit like any other.
It is specified the same way as clear glass, so the pattern is a choice you make on whatever you are already having fitted, or on a window you are keeping.
Windows
Any pattern in the range goes into a casement, a flush sash, a tilt and turn or a bay. Bathrooms and landings are where most of it ends up.
Explore our windowsDoors
The whole range is available in a door, and in the side panels beside it. That covers composite, uPVC and aluminium.
Explore our doorsReplacing the glass only
If the frame is sound and it is the glass you want to change, we replace the sealed unit and leave the window where it is.
See replacement glazingCommon questions
Obscure and privacy glass, answered.
What is the difference between obscure glass and privacy glass?
They are the same thing. Obscure glass is the trade name, privacy glass is what most people call it, and Pilkington call the collection Texture. Frosted is a third word for it, though strictly that describes one look rather than the whole range.
Which privacy level do I need for a bathroom?
The top of the scale, four or five, if the window is overlooked at close range. Those hide a shape rather than soften it. Lower numbers break the view up without emptying it, which suits a landing or a window nobody can see into.
Can I have obscured glass in a door?
Yes, and in any pattern in the range. It goes into composite, uPVC and aluminium doors, and into the side panels and toplights beside them.
Does obscured glass make a room darker?
It still lets daylight through. The pattern is rolled into one face of otherwise clear glass, so it scatters what you can see rather than blocking the light. A higher privacy rating means more scattering, not a darker room.
Can you put obscured glass into a window I already have?
Usually yes. If the frame is sound and it is only the glass you want to change, we replace the sealed unit and leave the window where it is. We survey and measure before anything is ordered.
Can I see the glass before I decide?
The preview on this page is the closest you will get on a screen, and it uses a real photograph rather than a swatch. For the glass itself, the samples are at the Milton Keynes showroom. Glass never looks quite the same on a screen as it does in a frame.
Glass specification
Ask us which obscured glass works with your product.
Tell us whether the glass is for a bathroom, entrance door, side panel, replacement unit or another product and we will help narrow the options.
Related products
Products that can use obscured glass
Double Glazed Windows Milton Keynes
uPVC Casement Windows
uPVC Flush Sash Windows
Sliding Sash Windows
uPVC Tilt & Turn Windows
Bow and Bay Windows
Aluminium Casement Windows
Aluminium Flush Windows
Aluminium Heritage Windows
Doors In Milton Keynes
Aluminium Bifold Doors
Slide & Fold Doors
Aluminium Sliding Doors
Aluminium Doors
Heritage Aluminium Doors
Composite Doors
uPVC Doors