Curtains

[ConfusedWannaBeMum]

We have just bought our first flat! I still can't believe we will be home owners soon. I am so excited to finally be able to decorate myself.

I am thinking of painting the wall behind the bed in Dulux Damson dream 1

www.dulux.co.uk/en/products/all?id=49088&color-name=Damson%20Dream%201&color-rgb=542840&fl-stickey=1&color-id=1187459

The other walls I am thinking of using Crown's Ivory Cream.

The window is on one of the cream walls and goes all the way to the floor. Ideally I'd want a blackout curtain in a similar colour to Damson but I can't seem to find anything.
Which other colours might work? For the curtains I mean?
Or is there an alternative to having a blackout curtain? I considered a blackout blind and then normal
Curtains on top.

[2014newme]

Black out curtains are a must for me in a bedroom. Be careful with using very dark colours unless your room is exceptionally light as they can suck all the light from a room

[ConfusedWannaBeMum]

Just realised the link didn't work and I can't seem to fix it on my phone.

Dark colours for the wall or curtains?
Do brighter coloured blackout curtains work just as well 2014?

[2014newme]

It's the blackout linings in the curtain that gives the blackout, not the colour of the curtain. You need to get them made with blackout linings

[ConfusedWannaBeMum]

I thought the colour might make a difference in addition to the lining but that sounds great! It definitely gives me a greater variety to look at.

[Sunisshining12]

Black out roller blind which are reallly cheap - when it's rolled up you won't see it

Then nice curtains just for show :) I love that colour you have chosen! What about some floaty voil type curtains?