Blackout Blinds

The best blackout blinds will mostly come down to personal preference. Both roller blinds and vertical blinds are made of the same fabric and provide the same benefits, but, the block light differently. Roller blinds have a big sheet of fabric that is lifted up and down to cover the window, whereas vertical blinds use a set of individual vertical slats that can be completely opened/closed but also tilted.

The best blackout blind for your bedroom will come down to your bedrooms style and your preferences. All blackout blinds are made of the same fabric and are available in the same/similar colours. Our most popular bedroom blackout blinds are roller blinds.

Both blackout options provide the same benefits, but blackout curtains tend to be thicker and installed outside the recess, preventing light coming from the sides. Blackout blinds can provide a cleaner look and be tucked away into the window recess.

Which is better will be down to your needs, space, and style. We find a lot of people like to combine before.

Yes, our blackout blinds are also thermal, thanks to the material used to block light. This is a thick material that also helps to trap air between the blind and window, helping with thermal insulation.

Blackout blinds can help improve sleep, especially if you're in an area where light is shining into your window during the night. The blackout blinds can completely block this light, allowing you to get a deeper sleep with less nightly disturbance.

Whether you're putting your little one down, you're working night shift, or you're simply having a mid day snooze, blackout blinds do a great job at helping. These blinds can completely stop light coming into a room, helping to create a sleeping environment even with light outside.

Yes, blackout blinds can stop people from being able to see in. When closed, these blinds can't be seen through, even if light is coming into the window.

If you want to open the blind to let light in while still stopping people from seeing in, opt for blackout vertical blinds.

Blackout window blinds block all light from passing through the fabric of the blind. But, especially if the blind is installed in the recess, light can come through the small gapes above and on the sides of the fabric.

The main advantage of blackout blinds is that the fabric completely blocks light from being able to enter your room. But, some other advantages these blinds have is that they're waterproof and that they help with thermal insulation.

The biggest disadvantages we hear from our customers is that the blackout material has a plasticy feel to it, and that blackout blinds aren't available in as many options - as no horizontal slat blinds, like wooden blinds or venetians, are blackout.

Step by step instructions for measuring for your blackout blinds will depend on which blackout blind you purchase. We have measuring guides for both roller blinds and vertical blinds, which you can find here.

To help you with installing your new blackout blinds, we recommend following our the relevant installation guide from our website, which you can find here.

Cleaning blackout blinds is super easy, thanks to the material they use. Most of the time blinds can be wiped down with a feather duster and that's all but, if needed, these blinds can be cleaned with a wet wipe without any issues.