Question re blackout blinds/shades
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Comments (7)We have made to order Levelor cellular shades from Home Depot in our bedrooms and bathroom. They're the blackout kind and cordless. After about 18 months, one of the shades broke. It's being repaired/replaced by Levelor now. They seem to be decent quality for the most part and go up/down okay. Initially, they ordered the non blackout kind and sent them for installation. They did replace them with the correct kind but we got to live with the standard one for a few weeks. There was a significant difference in the amount of light between the two. You can still see light around the edges so are more like room darkening than blackout, in my opinion....See MoreDumb question re cordless cellular shades
Comments (13)Not a dumb question at all! I just barely can reach my top downs with no furniture in front of them. In another room I have been debating cordless/corded/tdbu/bu with 6 windows where I DO have furniture in front of one of them. I have been wondering how to deal with it, when I recently had an epiphany. I was visiting my sister after her hip replacement surgery and she had all these interesting implements for various tasks. As soon as I saw her sock puller, I had a vision of a DIY cordless TDBU implement. Here it is. It works great. The L-shape was actually more useful than the cup-hook but it varies depending on direction I was going. My existing cordless tabs have a hole in them. Not all will have this hole, but I think that is ok. The hook can still grab as needed. I could do mine w/o using the hole....See MoreCan You Recommend Blackout Shades (or other) For This Guestroom?
Comments (9)Thank you for all suggestions thus far. We replaced the w/w with hardwood last summer & repainted the walls & trim. I was avoiding drapes or curtains in part so I wouldn't have fabric that would collect dust. The room felt so fresh and was so much easier to clean once the carpet was removed. I wanted to keep with that pared down look & feel. But I'm getting the feeling that I have to go with drapes that can be pulled together when needed if I want to also keep the blinds. I'm not in love with the blinds, but they allow light into the room on hot summer days and freezing winter ones. Otherwise, it's a couple of big windows bare to the elements with shades drawn or shades pulled down and a dark room for a good part of the year. Sheers would offer that diffused light during the day, but I definitely don't want to layer those and blackout drapes. I chose bedcovers & furnishings for this room to keep it gender neutral and wanted the same for window coverings. If you're struck with any other ideas, please let me know. Thanks -...See MorePleated blinds / not total blackout?
Comments (19)Hunter Douglas definitely has 50% darkening. We have total blackout duette by HD in the front of our apartment which is street facing and also several SUPER bright street lights and floods. In our 3rd bedroom which faces the interior “donut” of our block, we have HD duette which are probably 50%. The seem like what you’d describe. You could also do something else: light filtering roller shade with a Roman blind on top. That way you’d get customizable privacy and light blocking depending on the time of day and your needs. The Roman shade could even be blackout....See More- 10 years ago
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