Beautiful blinds hanging at your windows are great décor accessories, but besides looks, they should make your life easier. If you’re looking for a window covering packed with a wealth of practical benefits, Blackout Blinds should be on your list. Perfect for any sort of space and available in a wide selection of styles, from Blackout Blinds with side tracks that fit seamlessly to your windows to waterproof styles that are perfect for bathrooms and kitchens, here’s all you need to know about them.
What are Blackout Blinds?
Blackout Blinds are window coverings that block the light and ensure total privacy. Specially designed blackout lining blocks sun, heat and views from the outside in. Ideal for the rooms you want shaded the most, such as bedrooms or guestrooms to help you get an uninterrupted night’s sleep.
They’re also perfect for living rooms and offices to help reduce sunlight reflecting on screens; these blinds offer an abundance of practicality whilst keeping your window looking contemporary and stylish.
What are the Benefits of Blackout Blinds
1. Improved Privacy
Blinds with blackout lining block the light, plus you can’t see through them. When fully closed, they act as a protective shield at your window, so you don’t need to worry about people peering in from the outside. If you live in a city, work night shifts or need extra shading for any other reason, Blackout Blinds are an ideal choice.
2. Restricts Light Coming Into Your Room
Blackout Blinds help to improve your sleep (during night or day, we’re not here to judge your afternoon naps). By reducing the amount of light entering your space, you can sleep longer and wake up undisturbed by harsh sunlight. These blinds are especially handy for children’s bedrooms, ensuring sleep quality and privacy.
3. Offers UV Protection to Prevent Fading
Apart from blocking the sun, blackout lined blinds help to block what comes with it – heat and harsh UV rays. Sun exposure does no good either to us or our furniture and flooring, so if you’re looking for extra protection, these blinds should be on your radar.
4. Great for Bringing Character to your Windows
As well as their practical benefits, Blackout Blinds are capable of creating a beautiful statement in your home. With an array of patterned Blackout Blinds available online, from floral and animal motifs to contemporary stripes and geometrics, Tuiss Blinds Online has a style for almost any window.
Do Blackout Blinds Keep Heat Out?
As well as offering shading to your home, certain Blackout Blinds can be great for keeping your rooms insulated all year round. For example, Double Thermal Blinds feature two layers of aluminium lined honeycomb pockets that trap the air at your window to help insulate your home and keep you cool in summer and warm in winter.
Roman Blinds are also a great option for keeping out the heat as the thick fabric traps the heat at your window, all while giving you the privacy you need.
What are the Different Types of Blackout Blinds?
Blackout Blinds come in a variety of styles to provide a customisable look at your window. Here is a snapshot of our collections and what each style has to offer:
1. Roman Blinds
Blackout Roman Blinds are made from a luxuriously soft fabric that gathers into neat folds when raised. Available in a range of colours and patterns, they encapsulate elegance at every turn and are perfect in bedrooms, living rooms and dining rooms.
2. Roller Blinds and Double Roller Blinds
Made from a highly durable material yet cost-effective that doesn’t sacrifice on quality, Blackout Roller Blinds are ever so versatile. Their easy-to-clean nature and ability to handle the pressures of steam and humidity means they work wonders in kitchens and bathrooms. Plus, with an opaque fabric, you’ll be able to protect your privacy around the clock.
They also come in light and dark shades and a multitude of patterns, meaning you can easily find a design for your interior scheme.
3. Skylight Blinds
Blackout Skylight Blinds will help you block out the bright morning light and offer a perfect fit at your roof window. They’re motorised and our Skylight Blinds install with no tools required, which is always a bonus!
4. Honeycomb Blinds
Made from an opaque fabric that raises into neat pleats with their honeycomb pockets, Honeycomb Blinds deliver blackout and thermal qualities for your home. We offer a range of Blackout Honeycomb Blinds to suit your needs. From top down/bottom up designs to Stick On Honeycomb Blinds that adhere straight to the glass of your window.
5. Blackout Blinds with Side Tracks
If you’re looking for the best in luxurious, blackout shading, our collections of Blackout Blinds with Side Tracks can be installed with ease. The innovative frame that prevents the light entering at the sides throughout the day. They also operate cordlessly with a handle at the bottom of the fabric, and lock into place via a tensioned cord system within the design.
Our Blackout Blinds with Side Tracks
- Slimline TotalShade Blinds – Our Slimline TotalShade Blinds feature a honeycomb fabric with a full frame. They can be installed both inside and outside your recess depending on your preference.
- Total Blackout Honeycomb Blinds – Fitting seamlessly inside your window recess, simply click the brackets in place via discreet levers at the top and bottom of the integrated frame and you’re all set. The honeycomb fabric offers total light control, thermal efficiency and noise reduction.
- Total Blackout Roller Blinds – Total Blackout Roller Blinds are installed within the recess and also feature a no drill full frame to stop all the light gaps. They’re available in both plains and printed fabrics, as well as the option to be motorised.
Explore our Blackout Blinds with Side Tracks collections. There are so many styles to choose from in our made to measure Honeycomb Blinds collections – from colourful to versatile tones. And don’t forget you can order up to 20 free fabric samples.
Cleaning Blackout Blinds
Whether it’s a Roman Blind or a Roller Blind if you want to keep your window covering in perfect condition, clean it regularly. Dusting frequently requires little effort and is a great way of extending the life-span of your blind. And if you spot any stain or mark, try to have it removed as soon as you can.
Make sure you’re careful with cleaning the fabric, and always test your cloth or sponge for colour bleeding. Read our detailed cleaning guide for the best tips.
Measuring for Blackout Blinds
Measuring couldn’t be easier. It’s an easy way to save money compared to using a blinds fitting service and takes just minutes. You’ll wish you’d done it sooner! All you have to do is follow these simple steps for either a recess fitting or a face fitting:
Measuring Blackout Roman Blinds, Honeycomb Blinds and Roller Blinds
Face fitting
- Measure the full width and height of your recess, and add a little extra to the top and each side (we recommend adding at least 70mm at the top and 50mm to each side).
Recess fitting
- For traditional styles, repeat the step above without adding the recommended measurements to each side (we’ll do the deductions for you).
- For no drill styles, check that the recess is deep enough and check that there’s no obstructions. When measuring the width, ensure your measurement is taken at the top of the recess where the blind’s parts will be placed. For Click2Fit and Twist2Fit blinds, it’s crucial that the roller or headrail touch both sides of the recess in order to be installed correctly and quickly.
- As always, use a metal tape measure to measure the space and be as precise as possible.