Blacking out windows without curtains/blinds?

dm827430

bin bags! cut along the seems and tape together as required. just dont use cheapie ones that are wafer thin. and then tape to window frames

gibson123

Buy a roller blind kit that fits the width, second hand will do, buy the correct length of black out material to for the window with and extra 1/4 metre. Stiffen the fabric with fabric stiffener, cut to size and then glue to fixing kit, no sewing required. You will find instructions on youtube.

In the meantime bin bags

valk_scot

Sew some yourself? You can make them as long as you want then. You can get blackout fabric on Ebay and markets are very good for cheaper curtain fabric.

lincsyellowbelly

Tin foil works well as long as you can leave it up for a while

RAS

Nicki wrote: »

Shop bought curtains, even from Ikea, are hideously expensive especially when you have big windows with long drops. We have floor to ceiling windows in our house, which has 9 foot ceilings, and in our bedroom alone we had 3 windows.

IKEA start below £15 and I recently bought some for £20 and £35 because I need a 2.7metre drop and everyone else was much more expensive.

Hermia

RAS wrote: »

IKEA start below £15 and I recently bought some for £20 and £35 because I need a 2.7metre drop and everyone else was much more expensive.

Same here. I got Ikea because of the length and the price too.

I LOVE my sleep mask though. It's so comfy, especially as the one I have allows you to keep your eyes open if you are just want a rest in the dark.

http://thejetrest.com/products/jetrest-luxury-eye-mask

mrs_baggins

when my grandkids stay over i have some blackout material the size of the window and have bought some sticky velcro so one bit permanently stay s on frame the other bit sticks to material and just velcro it up when its needed

j.e.j.

I think I'm going to check out the ikea website, didn't know they did curtains that cheap! My windows have a 72 inch drop and need to be 90 wide, so they always cost a fortune, even 2nd hand on EBay.

Chris25

try to borrow a ladder/stepladder, if you don't have one - Streetbank is good in some areas for wanted-to-borrow posts. get your OH to help you pin up the dark sheets in bedroom until such time that you can afford curtains.
I'll also recommend IKEA - we have the basic cream cotton £14ish curtains & have 2 pairs back-to-back in our hall. Although they are lined, they are thin & I have another pair that I use as curtain linings in another room. They're on tabs but I have stitched them over so they can go on poles without being seen & I've considered getting some more to hang sideways in my son's room as his window is so wide.

Austin_Allegro

Make 'shutters' out of old cardboard boxes gaffa-taped together. Then get some stick on hooks from a pound shop. Put a hook either side of the window frame at the top and bottom, and slot the 'shutter' in. If it rests on the window sill it will support itself and the hooks will stop it falling forward. Cover the 'shutters' in tinfoil to reflect heat back into the room and turn around in summer to keep the early light out. I did this on a 6' window with no problems. The black out effect is dramatic.