https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 05 May 2026 04:18:21 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/black-out-curtain-recommendations#post-615730 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 19:57:27 +0000 Sammyfab 615730@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@caffeinated: hahaha...so true! Garbage bags, tinfoil and cardboard are pretty darn cheap! We were so sleep-deprived when I ordered them that my dh didn't argue with me :). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/black-out-curtain-recommendations#post-613190 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 23:53:13 +0000 Freckles 613190@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Sammyfab: DH looked at me, looked at the price tag, and then looked at me again. You want to pay $60 for something garbage bags do? Sigh.</p> <p>I remember mrs. jacks mentioning paper black out shades from Home Depot and we use those. They are only $7 each, and i use two to cover both windows. Love them! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/black-out-curtain-recommendations#post-613103 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 22:47:25 +0000 StbHisMrs 613103@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@maybebaby: no problem :)<br /> Hope you find something that helps! My dh loves them because of the wonky hours he works! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/black-out-curtain-recommendations#post-613090 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 22:42:18 +0000 maybebaby 613090@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@StbHisMrs: Thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/black-out-curtain-recommendations#post-613069 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 22:33:39 +0000 StbHisMrs 613069@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@maybebaby: yep, they're Sanela in dark brown almost a velvet texture. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/black-out-curtain-recommendations#post-612848 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 21:08:39 +0000 Sammyfab 612848@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@scg00387: weird! I'm guessing because it does get really warm if the sun shines directly on it. Our blinds are also discoloured from the sun. Otherwise, we do leave them on all the time and we've had no major issues! We're going on two vacations this month and bringing it on both trips. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/black-out-curtain-recommendations#post-612840 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 21:04:39 +0000 maybebaby 612840@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@StbHisMrs: We're going to Ikea this weekend, do you know which ones they are? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/black-out-curtain-recommendations#post-612591 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 19:11:58 +0000 StbHisMrs 612591@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I got ours at IKEA, they aren't exactly black out but they do not let any light in. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/black-out-curtain-recommendations#post-612547 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 18:56:32 +0000 DisneyBee 612547@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We got ours from Pottery Barn Kids...there happened to be a sale on certain black out curtains...50% OFF! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/black-out-curtain-recommendations#post-612487 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 18:03:02 +0000 immabeetoo 612487@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Sammyfab: it says to only use it temporarily, do you use it all the time? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/black-out-curtain-recommendations#post-612463 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 17:55:04 +0000 mrskc 612463@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We got ours from target </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/black-out-curtain-recommendations#post-612449 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 17:50:44 +0000 shopaholic 612449@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I got ours for the nursery from PBK. They do a really good job of keeping light out. I've also seen the blackout liners at Target for only $20 each! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/black-out-curtain-recommendations#post-611829 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:21:04 +0000 red_seattle 611829@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: Kohls has them that wide. We bought ours online for $15 each panel a month or 2 ago while they had a sale going on. So cheap compared to everywhere else we looked, and we liked how they looked better than anywhere else we could find too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/black-out-curtain-recommendations#post-611815 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:14:07 +0000 kjpugs 611815@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I got blackout curtains YEARS ago because they were the only ones I liked. I was AMAZED at how well they worked. I got mine at Target both times (and both times were 4+ years ago) and they look and work great. Mine are light colored and have white on the back, I was thinking "blackout" meant they'd be dark but they weren't. Definitely check Target! I bet Walmart/Bed Bath Beyond might have some too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/black-out-curtain-recommendations#post-611813 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:13:19 +0000 littlebug 611813@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Sammyfab: That is a great idea! A portable blackout shade - genius! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/black-out-curtain-recommendations#post-611782 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:04:33 +0000 regberadaisy 611782@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Has anyone come across panels wider than the standard 54"? Our windows are 60" wide.</p> <p>@evansjamie: good tip! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/black-out-curtain-recommendations#post-611777 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:03:19 +0000 Sammyfab 611777@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We purchased the Gro Anywhere blind. we love it because we can take it on vacations and to family and friends' houses.</p> <p><a href="http://www.snugglebugz.ca/gro-anywhere-blind.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.snugglebugz.ca/gro-anywhere-blind.html</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/black-out-curtain-recommendations#post-611728 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 14:50:57 +0000 avivoca 611728@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You may be able to find blackout fabric on sale at a fabric store. Depending on your curtain set-up, you could just clip it to the back of your curtains/sheet (if you use ring clips). I think YHL did something similar. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/black-out-curtain-recommendations#post-611727 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 14:50:24 +0000 Sweet T 611727@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I bought a pair from babies r us during a bogo sale. I really like them. They're thick and keep LO's room dark. I would definitely buy another set. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/black-out-curtain-recommendations#post-611717 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 14:47:21 +0000 LuLu Mom 611717@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I found ours at Target, they work well! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/black-out-curtain-recommendations#post-611654 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 14:28:13 +0000 Weagle 611654@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We definitely have the brown sheet look happening in our house too. I'll check Target this week! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/black-out-curtain-recommendations#post-611385 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 13:19:32 +0000 anbanan15 611385@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We got the ones from Target or Walmart (I can't remember. I think both stores sell the brand. Eclipse or something). They work well and were inexpensive. We just use one panel per window instead of two so they lay flat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/black-out-curtain-recommendations#post-611376 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 13:16:52 +0000 Dandelion 611376@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Tin foil...</p> <p>Haha, no, I'm kidding...it works, but looks horrible from the outside.</p> <p>They have actual black out curtains for kids rooms at Target. I don't think they're really that expensive, either. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/black-out-curtain-recommendations#post-611372 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 13:14:44 +0000 immabeetoo 611372@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Right now we have a brown fitted sheet hanging over the blinds.. classy! Any recommendations for darkening drapes for LO's room? </p>