are the 'less light' curtains from next any good?

[Moomin]

we need some curtains for dd2's room. she already has 2 blinds up but they let too much light in. Do i actually need proper blackout curtains or can i use the new heavier lined curtains from next along with the blinds? Does anyone have them? what are they like?

I was wondering this too, DD currently has a blackout roller blind and blackout lined curtains at her window, but we're not going to be able to do the same at our new house (funny windows). I like a specific pair of the Next ones and it'd be a shame to get them and find they are not suitable.

i was wondering about asking an ebayer seller about it - i've seen a few on eBay this morning, from the new catalogue. might do this now.

Im interested too - I have spent so much money on blacking out ds windows in ways that never seem to work properly

have emailed a seller. 'course they'll say they are EXCELLENT at keeping light out so they can sell them!

trouble is we want these like, YESTERDAY because dd2's caterwauling and singing from 5am is driving us mental. she's having a blanket across in the meantime - or we'll brick up the window

We go the black out curtain liners. They were fine but when we bought a black out blind as well, that made the biggest difference. Shop around as they really vary in price.

My poor ds has had tinfoil taped round his entire window frame for about the last year . Started initially as his room was very cold (last radiator in the house), but works absolutely fantastically as a blackout. Ventilation isn't a problem though as we have air bricks (or whatever they're called?) in all the bedrooms.

blackout blinds are relatively cheap for a standard windows. can't quite rememeber what it cost but was pleasantly surpized when I phoned up and asked. I think it would cost less than the Next curtains. I then lined her Next curtains by hand with black out blinds material. It is about £2 per metre in fabric shop. You just need a sturdy needle. Now 7pm with sunshine looks nice and dark.

The Next curtains alone will not black out enough light I believe, no matter what they claim.

We have nailed a burgundy velvet curtain across ds's window, it blacks out nearly every scrap of light. It was £1.50 from a charity shop. We can't open it to let the light in, but hey, he didn't get up until 10am today so I don't care!

we got blackout curtains from Bedroominabox, not cheap but fab quality and all made-to-measure, got lampshade & cushions to match. My daughter's room is absolutely pitch black when these curtains are shut! \www.bedroominabox.co.uk

ds2 has blackout cutain linings that I bought soemwhere like Harveys - they just attach to the curtain using normal curtain hooks.

I bought enough black out lining from a haberdashers and then cut it out the size of each pane of glass (only 2) and taped it to the window.

Could still open the window if we wanted to but kept the light out.