Expert Guide: Styles of Blackout Blinds
By Ana Zuravliova
We often hear about the multitude of benefits that blackout blinds bring to a space, but what styles are they available in? Are blackout blinds a single product, or are there different options to suit various interior design styles? Well, today, we’ll be exploring the different types of blackout blinds and how to best use them in your home.
How do blackout blinds work?
Before getting into the differing styles of blackout blinds, let’s first look at how blackout blinds work. A blackout blind will block out all light and ensure your room is a dark, peaceful space that encourages relaxation and sleep. As the evenings stay long and warm, ensuring you and any children you have enjoy a good night’s sleep is very important. By blocking out the late summer light, you and your family can enjoy top quality sleep the year round.
Whether you’re looking to make a home movie space, live on a busy and well-lit street, or you’re fed up of being woken at the crack of dawn, our range of blackout blinds will include the perfect solution for you.
Blackout Roman blinds
Last in our list, but not least, are blackout Roman blinds. Roman blinds offer the discerning buyer the ultimate in style and sophistication. This premier window dressing is an alternative to curtains, offering light control, privacy and optimum functionality, along with charm and elegance.
Unlike blackout roller blinds and blackout vertical blinds, Roman blinds aren’t made from a blackout fabric. Instead, you can add a free blackout lining to any Roman blind. This freedom allows you to find the perfect Roman blind to suit your decor while also blocking out the light to a minimum. You can learn more about linings for Roman blinds in our handy buyer’s guide.
Blackout roof blinds
There is a solution too for those looking to improve the blackout quality of a room with roof lights. Like all windows, skylights require a stylish blind to help them reach their style and functional potential. Whether you have a skylight by Velux, Fakro, RoofLITE or Dakstra; there is a blackout rooflight option for you.
Like our other ranges of blackout blinds, there is a dynamic selection to choose from, and the ordering process couldn’t be easier. Simply open your window and look for a small metal patch near the top. This should include the brand name and a product code, for instance “GGU” and “C01”, or “78×98”. The code identifies your roof window, which will then inform the type of blind you will need.
Blackout roller blinds
A classic blind style enjoyed by many, handmade roller blinds are elegant, and a great canvas for colour, pattern and personal flair. Offering high levels of functionality, a range of design styles including myriad colours and patterns, alongside a chic, stylish shape, roller blinds contribute a great mixture of privacy, light control, and thermal efficiency. This is ideal for children’s bedrooms, living rooms as well are your own bedroom.
Within our extensive range of roller blinds are premium blackout roller blinds. Handcrafted from only the highest quality blackout fabrics, there is still a diverse selection of options meaning you don’t have to compromise on style to enjoy the various benefits of blackout blinds.
Blackout vertical blinds
Vertical blinds are a well respected part of interior design. The long, elegant slats that give vertical blinds their name are not only graceful, but vehicles for lovely colours. In addition, these sophisticated slats can be crafted from blackout fabrics.
The arrangement and mobility of the slats provides decorators with great levels of light control ranging from total light saturation, through myriad levels of light to blackout. This flexibility makes blackout vertical blinds the perfect choice for living rooms where you may want to let light flood in while hosting friends, but then want to enjoy a movie in total darkness.
Blackout blinds are the perfect way to reduce light from entering your home and with so many fashionable options, you can enjoy better relaxation and sleep with improved style in any home. Shop Our ranges today to find the ideal choice for you, and if you get stuck, don’t forget you can order up to eight free samples from the website.
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