Blackout curtains

Hernamewaslola22 · 2024-10-11T21:54:53+00:00

Where can I get proper blackout curtains that aren't expensive? Want to decorate whole room eventually

NailsHairNipsHeels · 12/10/2024 12:55

Dunelm or b&m do great black out ones they also have a room darkening curtain pole that stops light coming in the sides of the curtains... game changer

TwoLeftSocksWithHoles · 12/10/2024 12:33

Are you planning for something?
Do you know something we don't?

My grandparents had these at every window and said they got fined by the ARP man if he could see light from outside.

SlipperyLizard · 12/10/2024 12:26

It is any light for me @CheeseWisely before the sleep mask if I stayed in a hotel I’d have to go round turning everything with even a teeny light off (like a TV standby light), or I’d wake in the night and the glow would disturb me getting back to sleep.

I think the key with the silk ones for me is they have Velcro so you can adjust to the right fit, I’d previously tried ones with elasticated straps which were a complete no.

welshweasel · 12/10/2024 12:17

We have ones from dunelm, kids have fitted blackout blinds from bloc blinds. We all sleep better in dark rooms.

CheeseWisely · 12/10/2024 12:16

@SlipperyLizard I've tried all kinds of eye masks. Current favourite is a velvet one that came in some kind of a Christmas gift set from M&S or Boots.

I find it very odd that natural light is different. At the moment we sleep with a dim night light all night as we have a baby, no problem. Sun comes in, wide awake.

JaninaDuszejko · 12/10/2024 11:45

Just ignore the troll, do what you want in your own house. Most hotels have blackout lining so clearly many people like it. I prefer to not have blackout blinds or curtains myself in my bedroom because I like waking up early but my daughters' bedroom faces east and so they do have blackout lining in their curtains. Funnily enough they cope fine when they sleep in tents or rooms without blackout fabric and I like the extra insulation it gives us.

SlipperyLizard · 12/10/2024 11:17

@CheeseWisely I’m similar, and until recently really struggled in summer when we’d want the window open as it was too hot but then I’d be woken at stupid o’clock by the dawn sunlight. I decided to try a sleep mask and it has genuinely changed my life (that, and snoreze spray for DH!). We had the window open all summer but the sun didn’t wake me. I have these ones (was too cheap to try the expensive ones pushed on Facebook, as I was really sceptical that I could sleep with a mask). Wish I’d found these when we were regularly camping!

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OLESILK Sleep Mask, 100% Natural Mulberry Silk Eye Mask for Women and Men with Adjustable Strap, Large in Size, Blindfold for All Night Sleep, Navy : Amazon.co.uk: Health & Personal Care

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Skyrainlight · 12/10/2024 11:08

Thiswayorthatway · 11/10/2024 23:18

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Of course, it's the kids that are taking Ozempic, having trouble with their neighbours and are in bad heathenships with their husbands too. 🙄

Skyrainlight · 12/10/2024 11:06

Devilsmommy · 11/10/2024 23:19

That's why I've got a roller blind aswell as black out curtains

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Me too.

Skyrainlight · 12/10/2024 11:05

I got some from Dunelm a few years ago.

BendingSpoons · 12/10/2024 07:18

Thiswayorthatway · 11/10/2024 23:19

Same comment applies to adults anyhow.

My DH goes by this view - it's better to learn to sleep in the light for when you need to. As a result, I've had 5 years of waking up stupidly early in the summer because it is light, even wearing an eye mask. DD has also been waking up mega early and now isn't. Neither of us have learnt to sleep in the light.

We now have the option to replace curtains and I'm taking it! I'll take good sleep for the 95% of time we are at home and cope with the occasional time elsewhere rather than months of disrupted sleep to 'learn'!

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Hernamewaslola22 · 12/10/2024 07:10

Thiswayorthatway · 11/10/2024 23:14

Your DC is going to have to sleep somewhere without blackout curtains at some point.

They are for me 😂

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notanothernamechange24 · 11/10/2024 23:36

Thiswayorthatway · 11/10/2024 23:19

Same comment applies to adults anyhow.

So? Your point is what?
Lots of people prefer to sleep in the dark but are capable of sleeping in lighter conditions 🤷🏻‍♀️ doesn't mean they shouldn't have blackout curtains.
Some people work nights and need to sleep in the day and want blackout curtains

OP in answer to your question I'd look at IKEA or Dunelm both sell both blackout curtains and liners at a reasonable price

CheeseWisely · 11/10/2024 23:27

Thiswayorthatway · 11/10/2024 23:14

Your DC is going to have to sleep somewhere without blackout curtains at some point.

You know some adults prefer to sleep in the dark too? I can sleep with a dim night light on all night, but as soon as the first rays of natural light appear on a summer's morning I'm wide awake, and while I don't mind an early start, 4.30am is a bit keen.

Following as my blackout Roman blind doesn't quite cut it for our north east facing bedroom window. I need curtains too.

TheBelleOfBelfastCity · 11/10/2024 23:21

Thiswayorthatway · 11/10/2024 23:19

Same comment applies to adults anyhow.

I have a memory foam mattress. Like blackout blinds, I can’t take it everywhere with me either. Do the 2 weeks out of the year that I’m not at home mean that I shouldn’t maximise comfort in my own bedroom, or that of my child? Don’t be so ridiculous..

leli · 11/10/2024 23:21

Devilsmommy · 11/10/2024 23:19

That's why I've got a roller blind aswell as black out curtains

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Us too. Blind plus curtains works very well.

LittleGreenDragons · 11/10/2024 23:20

Thiswayorthatway · 11/10/2024 23:18

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Where adults post. Houses can also have streetlights directly outside, or twattish neighbours who light up the entire neighbourhood. So your point is?

MumChp · 11/10/2024 23:20

We have from IKEA. Works fine.

Copperoliverbear · 11/10/2024 23:19

Next eyelet ones are good.

Thiswayorthatway · 11/10/2024 23:19

Same comment applies to adults anyhow.

Devilsmommy · 11/10/2024 23:19

JC03745 · 11/10/2024 23:17

I have ones from dunelm which are great. The key though, is how close the curtain rail it to the wall, and how far it overhangs around the window. If there are large gaps between the wall and curtain rod, you will get a halo affect around the window- no matter how black out the actual curtain is.

That's why I've got a roller blind aswell as black out curtains

Thiswayorthatway · 11/10/2024 23:18

IfIToldYouThisAboutMe · 11/10/2024 23:17

Where did the OP say they were for the dc.

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JC03745 · 11/10/2024 23:17

I have ones from dunelm which are great. The key though, is how close the curtain rail it to the wall, and how far it overhangs around the window. If there are large gaps between the wall and curtain rod, you will get a halo affect around the window- no matter how black out the actual curtain is.

IfIToldYouThisAboutMe · 11/10/2024 23:17

Thiswayorthatway · 11/10/2024 23:14

Your DC is going to have to sleep somewhere without blackout curtains at some point.

Where did the OP say they were for the dc.

YellowRollercoaster · 11/10/2024 23:16

If you want something cheap and temporary then tin foil works