Blackout & Thermal Blinds

Some rooms need to be properly dark. A bedroom that catches the sun at five on a summer morning, a nursery where naps happen in the middle of the afternoon, a spare room for someone coming home from a night shift, or a lounge where low winter sun washes out the television. An ordinary blind takes the edge off the light. A blackout blind is made to keep it out.

Our blackout blinds use a dense, coated fabric that light can’t pass through. Some fabrics are thermal as well, with a backing that can help reduce heat loss through the glass when the blind is down. That makes them a sensible choice for bedrooms that feel cold in the early hours, not just bright ones.

Where blackout blinds make the biggest difference

Bedrooms and nurseries

Street lamps, security lights and early sunrises all find their way into bedrooms. A blackout blind keeps the room dark at both ends of the day and through the summer evenings, when it can still be light long after a young child’s bedtime. Our guide to blackout blinds for nurseries has more ideas for children’s rooms.

Night shifts and early starts

If you work nights, your bedroom has to do its job at noon. A blackout blind fitted with a good overlap turns a bright room into somewhere that feels like evening, whatever the weather is doing outside.

Media rooms and home offices

Sun on a screen makes an afternoon film almost impossible to watch, and it’s no kinder to a laptop on a video call. Blackout fabric shuts the glare out completely, so the room works as a cinema or a quiet office whenever you need it to.

Getting the room as dark as possible

The fabric blocks light, but the way the blind is fitted decides how dark the room actually gets.

• Inside the recess, a roller blind needs a little clearance at each side so it can turn freely. That can leave a thin line of light at the edges. It looks neat and suits most rooms.
• Outside the recess, the blind overlaps the frame on every side, which cuts those edge gaps right down. For bedrooms where darkness matters most, this is usually what we suggest.
• Perfect Fit blinds sit in their own slim frame clipped to uPVC windows, holding the fabric close to the glass with very little room for light to slip past.
• Layering a blackout blind behind curtains with a blackout lining is the most effective way to darken a room, as the curtains catch whatever light gets round the blind.

Roller, Roman or Perfect Fit?

Style	Best for	Worth knowing
Blackout roller	Most bedrooms and nurseries	Slim when raised, with plenty of colours to choose from
Roman blind with blackout lining	Bedrooms where you want a softer, tailored look	The folds stack at the top, so it needs a little more height above the glass
Perfect Fit blackout	uPVC and tilt-and-turn windows	No drilling into the frame, and the blind stays in place when the window tilts open

How it works

1. Book your measure. Phone or WhatsApp us, or send your details online. We’ll call you back within 24 hours and arrange a visit on whichever day of the week suits you.
2. Free measure and advice. We measure each window, look at where light gets in around it, and show you blackout and thermal samples in the room itself. You won’t pay anything for the visit or the quote, and there’s no obligation to buy.
3. Made for your windows. Your blackout blinds are made to measure, with the overlap or fitting position we agreed together.
4. Fitted by our team. Our fitters come back to put them up and check each one hangs square and runs smoothly. Fitting is included in your quote.

Not every room needs full blackout. If you’re unsure whether a dim-out fabric would be enough for a lounge or study, ask at the visit. Our fitters have 20 years’ experience behind them, and they’ll give you a straight answer for each window, even if that means recommending a simpler blind.