Right now we have a brown fitted sheet hanging over the blinds.. classy! Any recommendations for darkening drapes for LO's room?
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Tin foil...
Haha, no, I'm kidding...it works, but looks horrible from the outside.
They have actual black out curtains for kids rooms at Target. I don't think they're really that expensive, either.
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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.
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We definitely have the brown sheet look happening in our house too. I'll check Target this week!
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I found ours at Target, they work well!
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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.
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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.
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We purchased the Gro Anywhere blind. we love it because we can take it on vacations and to family and friends' houses.
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Has anyone come across panels wider than the standard 54"? Our windows are 60" wide.
@evansjamie: good tip!
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@Sammyfab: That is a great idea! A portable blackout shade - genius!
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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.
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@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.
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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!
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We got ours from target
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@Sammyfab: it says to only use it temporarily, do you use it all the time?
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We got ours from Pottery Barn Kids...there happened to be a sale on certain black out curtains...50% OFF!
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I got ours at IKEA, they aren't exactly black out but they do not let any light in.
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@StbHisMrs: We're going to Ikea this weekend, do you know which ones they are?
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@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.
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@maybebaby: yep, they're Sanela in dark brown almost a velvet texture.
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@StbHisMrs: Thanks!
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@maybebaby: no problem
Hope you find something that helps! My dh loves them because of the wonky hours he works! -
@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.
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!
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@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 :).
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