A perfect night’s sleep shapes how we feel the next day, and creating a space that allows you to achieve the right balance of light, darkness and comfort can make all the difference. Below, learn how blackout blinds and blackout curtains can improve your sleep quality, as well as some useful tips for choosing the right design so you wake up feeling your best, every time.
Why Choose Blackout Blinds for a Bedroom?
When it comes to your bedroom, light control really matters. While Venetian blinds, vertical blinds, and wooden blinds can keep out bright sunlight by rotating the slats or louvres, blackout blinds are your best bet for complete darkness day and night.
Blackout blinds and curtains are specifically made to create a darker, more restful space, helping you to get peaceful sleep by blocking out streetlamps, car headlights and even light from other homes. Certain styles like our complete blackout blinds offer noise-reducing qualities too – ideal for street-facing rooms!
Benefits of Blackout Blinds & Curtains for Your Bedroom
- Superior light control – Blackout bedroom blinds block out far more light than slatted or louvred blinds
- Better sleep support – A darker room helps maintain natural sleep cycles
- Reduced outside distractions around the clock – Ideal for shift workers, light sleepers or children’s rooms
- Improved privacy at night – As our blackout blinds are made to measure, they offer near complete coverage of your windows when fully lowered
- Blackout blinds and curtains an be layered together – when they’re paired together, blackout blinds and curtains bring additional depth to your windows and ooze cosiness in your scheme
Our Top Picks for Blackout Bedroom Blinds & Curtains
If you’re looking for inspiration to find a blackout blind or curtain for your bedroom, here are our recommendations:
Complete Blackout Blinds
Perfect for nurseries and helping your little ones get undisturbed rest, our complete blackout blinds come with the added benefit of a thermal fabric to help regulate your room’s temperature. Great for sleep and offering the best in blackout shading, they feature a fully enclosed frame system that’s designed to block as much external light as possible when lowered, and fits neatly into your window recess for a streamlined look.
With a range of shades, from white and grey tones to neutrals, alongside a choice of a roller or pleated design, it’s easy to tailor them to suit your scheme.
PerfectFIT Blinds
- PerfectFIT roller blinds – If you want a sleek, streamlined look, PerfectFIT roller blinds are an excellent option for bedrooms. As the frame clips directly onto uPVC windows, there’s no drilling required, and the final finish is better than a traditional roller blind.
- PerfectFIT DuoShade pleated blinds – PerfectFIT pleated blinds offer the same tool-less design, shutting out more light than a standard pleated blind thanks to their integrated frame system. They consist of a honeycomb-folded, aluminium-lined fabric for stopping the sun in its tracks, and also come with a range of light and dark shades to pair with your decor.
Blackout Roller Blinds
Our traditional blackout roller blinds feature a blackout fabric in a wealth of shades and patterns, so you can make bedtime the best time. With electric upgrades so you can set the blind to roll down as you drift off to sleep, as well as no drill upgrades for fast installation in your window recess, blackout roller blinds balance functionality and style effortlessly.
| Features | Complete Blackout Blinds | PerfectFIT Blackout Blinds | Blackout Roller Blinds |
| Available in a variety of light and dark shades | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Made from a noise reducing fabric for a peaceful night’s sleep | ✔ | ||
| Cordless raising and lowering | ✔ | ✔ | |
| No drill fitting | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Fits directly to uPVC windows | ✔ |
Blackout Curtains
For a cosy bedroom feel, blackout curtains are hard to beat. They’re ideal for layering over almost any blind for even greater light control, or as a standalone covering for larger bedroom windows.
More Tips to Improve Your Sleep
As well as creating a cosy, restful haven with our blackout blinds and curtains, here are some more ways to improve your sleep quality:
- Bring ‘Sleepmaxxing’ into your routine – Investing in a sunrise alarm clock that also dims out the light in your space can create the perfect foundation for drifting off to sleep.
- Reduce blue light exposure before bed – Blue light from phones, tablets and TVs can interfere with your body’s natural wind down process.
- Improve bedroom ventilation – Refresh the air in your room by opening a window 20 minutes before bedtime.
Learn more in our blog on how to improve sleep.
By choosing blackout designs for your windows, you can easily transform your bedroom space into one that truly supports rest. Explore our entire range of made to measure blackout blinds and blackout curtains today.
