Edit: the duality between "lol get curtains" and helpful things is great. But! I can't put up curtains on the windows the light floods in - it's the front door and the sort of side window beside the front door. Since I rent, I'm not going to put holes in the door, nor do I think it would look decent enough not to bother me. But also for those concerned about safety of sidewalks, I don't have a sidewalk on my side, I'd only be blocking light on the front yard and hopefully into the house. But thanks y'all, this has been helpful:))

Basically I'm looking for maybe a semi unethical tip so I can cover the half of the street lamp that shines the light of freaking Helios' arsehole in my windows every night.

I don't want to permanently ruin it because I only rent this house and I don't wanna get in trouble. But it's way too bright and so very annoying.

So my thoughts are maybe duct tape, or maybe some sort of latex paint I can later peel off? I'm just not sure either will stand up against the elements.

Insofar as the lamp itself is concerned, it's not one of those with a bent neck. It's like a lantern on a 9 foot pole. So it should be easy(?) to cover half the glass, I should think.

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[–] 4 points 4 days ago

Get scissor cut black plastic sheet, something that's ridgid, and silicone fishtank adhesive.

Cut the plastic to match the shape of the glass sections that face your window. Clean the glass with alcohol, then apply a thin layer of silicone to the plastic piece and press it to the glass. Use a finger to wipe any excess and ooze into a tight seam.

So long as it doesn't hit sweltering hot, freezing cold, or rainy for the next 24hrs it takes to cure, that plastic isn't comming off without a putty knife and effort (it will come off fine without harming it, but not on its own)

If you want to increase the chance that no one will do anything about it, do the same to every lamp on your block. Nothing hides vandalism like uniformity.

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