Author: MJT
The Nocturnal Blackout Blinds
Blackout blinds are exactly what they sound like. They black
out the light. Many people require these blinds to even be able to get a good
night’s rest. Many individuals also work nights and need blackout blinds in
order to sleep during the day. These blinds come in all the different styles of
blinds on the market today. If you do not wish to have a fancy window treatment
on your window and you need total darkness to sleep, then blackout blinds are
your answer.
The Styles
The different styles of blinds that blackout blinds come in
are; duette and honeycomb shade blinds, aluminum blinds, wood blinds, bamboo
blinds, vertical blinds and natural grass blinds. If the need is there for
total darkness while you sleep, the window covering market has designed a
blackout blind for you.
Many people think that just by putting a set of wood blinds
on your window and closing them at night will give you total darkness. But this
is not the case. An inside mount, meaning putting your blinds inside the window
frame, will give you slivers of light on the outside of the windows if there is
any lighting on the outside of the window and during sunrises. These slivers of
light can practically light up a room for someone who needs total darkness to
sleep.
Having a wider and darker slat and mounting these blinds on
the outside of the window by at least three inches on either side and above
will help secure darkness. Hold down brackets are also used to keep the blinds
securely flat against the wall which will secure total darkness. Hence, you now
have a wood blackout blind. The same is done for aluminum blinds; however, you
must remember to use the wider slats for total darkness.
Roller shade blinds and duette and honeycomb shade blinds
can be turned into blackout blinds by adding a special blackout lining to the
back. This is done by the manufacturer and can be added to any color that you
choose for an upgrade charge.
These blinds are probably the most expensive out of all of
the blackout blinds, but they are the best of the group, as they are
specifically made for total darkness. The natural grass and bamboo blinds are
also done with a special blackout lining, but you defeat the purpose of using
the natural grass blinds on your window if you want to blackout the light.
These two natural styles are made specifically so light filers through the
blind.
But some people like to have it both ways, light filtrating
in during the day and total darkness at night. In this case, a special blackout
blind is used directly behind the blind that is always up during the day and
always down at night. This is also more expensive, as you are buying two blinds
for one window.
Blackout blinds are a luxury that some people need in order
to live a healthy life. They have been on the market for about 20 years and are
getting more popular everyday. Many draperies have blackout linings for the
same specific purpose as the blackout blinds, but the blinds are a more
inexpensive route to go than draperies to obtain total darkness.
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