Curtains & Blinds

Jules

Jules

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Do you have curtains or blinds in your bedroom to keep the room dark until you’re awake? I hate being wakened early by bright lights, even if the one is solar.

The reason I thought of this is the magazines and TV shows where there are no curtains.

When I go to a hotel, I put a clothes peg in to prevent light from seeping in too early. I actually avoid one hotel because it has California shutters. If we end up there, I have to use an eye mask.
 

I live in an apartment and directly outside my bedroom window is a huge, powerful security light on a pole. The horizontal blinds (installed on every window) have no effect on the all-night-daylight this lamp gives off so I made some curtains. Not much help so I bought a set of "darkening curtains" but even those didn't darken the room enough, so on that one window I have the blinds, the darkening curtains and a duvet. It's not real pretty but I can sleep.
 
I also hate being woken by the light mornings, so I have white Venetian blinds, but on top of those I have a blackout roller blind.. you can't see the roller blind when it's rolled up, so it doesn't spoil the look of the Venetians during the day .

People often make the mistake of buying darkening blinds or curtains, instead of Blackout... be careful not to make that mistake...
 
Boy, do we (hubby and myself) ever not fit the mold related to the norm.

Blinds throughout our home, all but a few are up, exposing uncovered windows day and night, and our bedroom is one of them. Neither hubby or I like feeling claustrophobic in a room completely shut off from all light, so open/exposed window sleeping for us.

Only time throughout the year I use the blinds in the home is at the height of summer when strong and direct sunlight flows in, and even then, blinds aren't lowered until early afternoon, and then once sunset happens, blinds are drawn-up again.
 
Keesha said:
Honestly I hate curtains. We don’t really need them where we live and the new place has none.
I don’t like complete darkness. I’d be banging into walls and dressers ....😂
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I've never been a fan of curtains/drapes either.

My dream house plan would be open, with floor to ceiling glass throughout.

WALLS of glass!

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I have partial shutters in my living room and dining room with valences. The master bedroom has full shutters but still lets the light in which the hubby doesn't mind.
My daughters room where I sleep because of snoring and my late night reading habits is like a cave. I bought darkening drapes, double the length of what I needed and hemmed them up to the rod.
You can't see your hand in front of your face. I love it.
 
I don't sleep in my bedroom anymore but have always had room horizontal darkening blinds in the bedrooms. I used to have heavy drapes in the living room but I'm not a fan of curtains and drapes. I have vertical blinds in my living room now because there's a patio door and it's just more convenient to slide them back when I want to go outside.

Although these modern houses with expansive windows are beautiful, I never understood not having blinds, drapes or something for privacy. The thought of anyone being able to walk by and look into my house at night creeps me out. I notice that people who do not use window dressings often live in ritzier neighborhoods. Some of the houses look like they cost a pretty penny so if opposed to blinds, curtains and drapes why not spring for two way glass or frost the windows with the touch of a button? I saw a house that had the feature in the bathroom on one of the home shows.
@Aunt Marg Love that bathroom but it would have to have one of the suggested features above for me to use it. 😅
 
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I have all verticals in all rooms......all are PVCs.
Always open at nite.......except for the heat and sun in summer, then they are closed.
Had a darkening pull blind in my room, changed it to a vertical.
But.....
The west brightness causes a lot of light even with the dark verticals.
Think i will try and put on a darkening roller blind over the verticals.
I like my master, dark during the day.......verticals are open at nite.
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Murrmurr said:
I live in an apartment and directly outside my bedroom window is a huge, powerful security light on a pole. The horizontal blinds (installed on every window) have no effect on the all-night-daylight this lamp gives off so I made some curtains. Not much help so I bought a set of "darkening curtains" but even those didn't darken the room enough, so on that one window I have the blinds, the darkening curtains and a duvet. It's not real pretty but I can sleep.
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A lawn and leaf trash bag duct taped to the window. Who cares what it looks like from outside, no one is supposed to be looking in your bedroom window anyway.
 
Becky1951 said:
A lawn and leaf trash bag duct taped to the window. Who cares what it looks like from outside, no one is supposed to be looking in your bedroom window anyway.
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My first idea was to put up some foil. We're not allowed to attach anything to the window glass because management says they care how it looks from outside. I suspect they want to make sure police or other emergency people can peep in if needs be, and that's why we have the godawful vertical blinds instead of horizontal ones. (it's a high-crime area)
 
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