Might ask them at Joanne's, other people probably have had same problem.

Thanks! This room has the only windows that allow for an inside mount, sadly! Otherwise I would be doing it that way everywhere. The hardware projects 1.75" total by itself, and my husband had to install the brackets just a tiny bit forward in order to get the screws in. But I just took a look, and from the side, the shade looks just about perfectly flush. With just the hardware and the shade un-velcroed, the hardware seems to stick out more. I knew it would be close, because we had an extra piece of the header that we cut off the dining room shades. I confirmed all of that before I got started on these shades. :)

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.

For really good light blocking, fully lined Roman shades and fully lined operable drapes.