I do not. Our home is set back from the road and the curtains serve more as decorative than functional. You certainly could close them as long as the tassel loops are on the inside of the curtain rod brackets. If you are making curtains for a bedroom you could add blackout fabric as your curtain lining to make blackout curtains. Another option for privacy is to pair these curtains with blinds or roman shades and/or sheer curtains hung with a tension rod.