Blackout curtians

Enigmaman

I am looking for blackout curtains that truly do shut out the light.

It's not an issue right now in the monring but it soon will be.
It does not necesaarly have to be the cheapest but if I can save
a bit of cash, that's a bonus.

I would like to achieve the level of blackout that you get in, dare I say it, a Premier Inn.

At the monent I have a roller blind and so-called blackout curtains (pencil pleat) but light still creeps around the side.

How can I really black out all light?

kazwookie

A lot of folk on here suggest blinds to go are the best, I've not tried them but it is worth having a look.


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Carrot007

If it's the side leak that bothers you then you either need to move the blind out of the recess and make it somewhat oversised or get some fully fitted expensive solution.


Depends on how blacky-outey you want it. All is possible, but all is a lot of pain.

FreeBear

Enigmaman wrote: »

How can I really black out all light?

I picked up a couple of metres of blackout lining from a local haberdashery. Used some self adhesive velcro around the edge of the material and put the other half of the velcro round the window frame. Complete darkness, and no light leaks

Did originally try sewing the velcro on, but that left me with a neat line of pinpricks that let too much light in.

twopenny

I bought seperate blackout curtain linings that hook into heavy curtains. I had intended to sew them in to make it even more effective.

At night I tuck the curtains right into the recess. Then I can draw them easily during the day.

Works for me.

purple45

I have various curtains from Julian Charles online which block out the light well. The latest ones I bought were thermal and these block out light even without lining. They also do blackout curtains but I've not tried those. The prices are really cheap too and the quality good.

p00hsticks

Enigmaman wrote: »

At the monent I have a roller blind and so-called blackout curtains (pencil pleat) but light still creeps around the side.

How can I really black out all light?

If it's creeping round the sides that's the problem, then surely the issue is not the blinds/curtains themselves, but the way they're fitted?


You need ample room for the covers to cover all round the windows. So I'd say a track that allows for the curtains to overlap rather than just meet in the middle, and big enough curtains to allow plenty of overhang above, below and to the sides.

cranford

Bought some "Ready Made 3 Pass Thermal Coated Blackout Curtains Lining" last year for about £16 from Ebay. Fit behind normal curtains and just pull together.

chunkytfg

I would think Black out blinds as close to the window as possible, Black out curtains suitably oversized followed by a pair of eyelids would pretty much make it pitch black or are you trying to do something other than sleep like camera film development?

pinkteapot

Black-out roller-blind in the window, recessed as far back as possible.

Pencil-pleat curtains on a track (rather than eyelet curtains on a pole).

Over-size the curtains - the more of the wall around the window they cover the less leakage you'll get round the edge. Make sure they're covering the wall for several inches above/below/left/right of the window.

Premier Inn etc often have full-length curtains even though it's not a full-length window.

p00hsticks

pinkteapot wrote: »

Premier Inn etc often have full-length curtains even though it's not a full-length window.

They also usually have separate tracks for each curtain, with one coming in front of the other at the centre so you can get plenty of overlap of the two in the middle.