Blinds, Shades and Shutters - Bamboo Roman Shades

I have purchased a new home and for my living room and dining area I put up Bamboo Roman Shades, Pecan color, by Jakarta.. The problem is that even when they are down you can see right through them right through my living/dining room. I tried the liners, they are too thick and when you go to roll up the shades (which makes roman blinds so pretty) the liner bunches up and looks a mess. I need some suggestions on making the Roman shades more private when they are down.

Thanks

well, i was waiting for someone else to give some suggestions, but i guess no one has any! i have no experience with bamboo shades, so i'm not really even sure what the liners are. is it a separate panel of fabric that's attached just at the top or sides or what? is there any way you could make your own liners out of a thinner fabric, using the existing thicker ones as a model/pattern, & attach it?

other than that, my only suggestion would be to install drapery panels over the shades and draw them at night when you need privacy (maybe just a sheer would give you just enough more coverage for privacy). or hide another kind of shade under a valance that you could lower at night on top of the bamboo. :confused:

too bad whoever sold them to you didn't warn you that they weren't going to give you privacy at night.