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Arched window - Blackout curtain or blind?

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Dfjackson · 13/06/2025 20:35

Hi everyone, hoping the image uploads below.
Does anyone know where I can get either a custom blind from for my window? Or should I go for a short curtain or something?
Privacy no issue but we work shifts so need to cover the light especially in summer.

Thanks

Arched window - Blackout curtain or blind?
Arched window - Blackout curtain or blind?
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MelOfTheRoses · 13/06/2025 20:40

My gran had a circular window in her house and had a circular piece of wood made with a handle that she used to put over it in the evening in place of a blind/curtain.

Michele09 · 13/06/2025 20:48

Apollo blinds do shaped blinds and shutters.

Geneticsbunny · 13/06/2025 22:00

I like the idea of some sort of wooden fan style shutter that was attached to the floor and extended up and round but I have no idea who could make one of those for you?

StylishAndBeautiful · 16/04/2026 18:40

MelOfTheRoses · 13/06/2025 20:40

My gran had a circular window in her house and had a circular piece of wood made with a handle that she used to put over it in the evening in place of a blind/curtain.

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A friend wanted a compete blackout blind for a semi-circular window so I fashioned a cardboard template. A company that makes blind used it to make a board for fitting on the window at night. It worked.

StylishAndBeautiful · 16/04/2026 19:00

It wasn't a large window and the blind was not very big or heavy.

You also have a skylight and will need a blackout blind for that.

Do you need it to not be letting in any light at all?

Dfjackson · 23/04/2026 18:55

Thanks for your response, it’s a huge window so I’m unsure I’d like something stood around the bedroom as it would be massive. I have some circle windows around the house and in babies bedroom I bought black out fabric and Velcro but this arch window is just to big.
I’ve put black out curtains on at the moment but need to sort the top of the curtain where light comes up out the top
we do need it to be as blackout as possible as we work nights and I’m terrible at sleeping in light. The curtains will do for now just not as seamless to look it, might have just chose the wrong curtains maybe.

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MelOfTheRoses · 23/04/2026 21:51

I have an arched window.

It has a curtain pole across the top, wide enough so that the curtains hang away from the window on either side.

I was considering putting a blind in, behind the pole, so that it overlaps against the wall for a foot all around. If it is a similar colour to the wall, I was hoping it would blend in. 🙏.
(This is a UV blind rather than blackout, because I am fed up of everything fading.)

rwalker · 23/04/2026 22:57

I’d get blackout curtain made to the shape of the window which fastens to the frame with Velcro then just fold it up and store it
same with velux

never seen anything nice and seamless on odd she windows

Bluebonnet3 · 23/04/2026 23:12

A quick search for semi circular custom blinds came up with several results. Specialist-blinds dot co dot uk looks promising based on what you describe.

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