Room Darkening Solutions

High quality sleep. Is there anything quite as important for you and your family? Good sleep affects the mood, productivity, health and happiness of everyone in the family, and room darkening blinds are the key to getting the Zzzz’s you all deserve. With the right blackout blinds from Skyline Window Coverings, the bedrooms in your home become sleep sanctuaries. Take a nap in the middle of the day, sleep in on the weekend, and even get the kids to sleep in longer in the morning with blackout solutions.

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Features of Room Darkening Blinds

Specialized Fabrics for Blocking Light
Create a Theater Experience in Your Media Room
Block Intense Sunlight & Heat

It’s time to sleep without distraction with the ideal room darkening blinds. The bedrooms of your home can be protected from exterior light–during the day and keep out small distracting lights at night. Your media room can be the theater you’ve always dreamed of. And, the intense afternoon sunlight can be blocked, allowing you to maintain comfort throughout your home.

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Comparing Room Darkening VS Blackout Blinds

When it’s time to darken the bedrooms of your home, you’ll want to consider whether room darkening blinds or blackout shades will serve you best. What’s the difference? Room darkening shades remove *most* of the light from the room, allowing you to see in front of you, but block the majority of the light. Blackout blinds can best be described as the absence of light, making it difficult to see around the room. The fabrics and liners contribute to whether you experience room darkening or blackout. The other factors that influence the amount of light is the custom fit of the coverings, the type of coverings you’ve chosen, the framing around your windows, as well as how the window shades are mounted.

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Understanding Light Gaps

The small area between the edge of the window and the sides of the window blinds can produce light gaps. Light gaps can create a halo effect during the day, causing blackout shades to be more like room darkening. To prevent–or lessen–this circumstance, consult with your window covering specialist to choose the right type of room darkening blinds for your windows. Your specialist will guide you based on fabric, fit and features. There are options to cover the light gaps with custom blackout curtains which can add a beautiful design element in addition to darkening the space. The best blackout feature is LightLock, which seals out the light with a U-shaped channel installed into the window frame that allows all incoming light to be blocked when the blackout cellular shades are lowered.

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Dual Shades with Room Darkening

The idea of having two shades at one window is powerful. The dual shade feature can take your space from an atmosphere of soft, filtered light, to one that is full of blissful darkness. One portion of your dual shades is light-filtering, covering your window fully with levels of privacy and light control. The other portion is a secondary blackout shade, used to block light for sleep or to keep temperatures under control. The two shades share a headrail and can operate separately or together to customize the atmosphere to fit your needs. This system is a great option for bedrooms and media spaces.