Everything you need to know before buying blackout

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Everything You Need to Know Before Buying
Blackout Curtains
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• Whether youre looking for blackout curtains for
  a bedroom, media room or other space where you
  need to block out light, you still want them to
  look great. Luckily there are more options than
  ever, in a wide range of fabrics, colors and
  prints.

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Curtains vs. Drapes

• Lets start by talking about the difference
  between curtains and drapes. Curtains are one
  layer of fabric, typically used because they let
  some light filter into a room. Blackout curtains
  have the room-darkening features built into the
  fabric, which makes for a thicker fabric.
  However, theyre still lighter in weight and
  appearance than drapes, which are more than one
  layer of fabric.
• In drapes, the visible layer can contain blackout
  features, but typically, this is imparted via a
  layer of blackout fabric. The blackout fabric has
  typically been a dark color, though its also
  available now in lighter colors, including white,
  which makes for a better appearance from the
  street.

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Protect Your Home

• Blackout curtains, shades and blinds all reduce
  energy costs by cutting the amount of sunlight
  and UV rays that enters the room. In addition,
  they protect furniture and floors from sun damage
  and fading, which makes these high-cost products
  more durable.
• Fabric for room darkening curtains has improved
  over the years, from that plastic-feeling
  polyester you probably remember from hotel
  curtains, to softer, less static-prone options.

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• Use blackout curtains, shades or blinds in rooms
  that get the most sunlight (and be sure to pull
  them during the hottest parts of the day), and in
  areas where you want no light penetration, like
  media rooms.
• While blackout curtains, shades and blinds are
  more costly than non-blackout fabrics, they pay
  for themselves in energy savings, and in
  preventing premature aging of your home
  furnishings and fabrics.

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Do They Come in White?

• Because of their light-blocking capabilities,
  room-darkening curtains, shades and blinds,
  usually bring to mind dark, heavy fabric.
  Obviously that doesnt work for every room decor.
  What if you want white blackout curtains?
• Not only are there white blackout curtains, there
  are many stylish colors and headings (the top of
  the curtain) available. Whether you like grommet
  tops, rod pockets or even blinds or shades,
  theres a blackout fabric for that.

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Turning Existing Curtains Into Blackout Curtains

• You can also create your own room darkening
  curtains by adding blackout liners, either by
  hanging them on a double rod or by clipping them
  onto the existing rod. White liners are
  available, which gives your windows a unified
  look from the street
• Blackout blinds and shades are another great
  option for blocking light, especially on smaller
  windows. Use an inside mount for the most
  light-blocking capability.

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Installation Tips

• Blackout curtains are installed in the same way
  as standard curtains and drapes. To get the most
  out of the room-darkening qualities, measure a
  couple of inches beyond the window frame on all
  sides. Using wraparound rods (which bring the
  drapes all the way around to the wall) is another
  way to guarantee the most light will be blocked.

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