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Dark Shades for DD's sunny room...which ones to use?

Louis LouboutainLouis Louboutain
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Hi Ladies,

DD's room is on the side of the sun...so she won't sleep during the day and wakes up the second the sun rises (regardless of whether or not she's still tired)

 Are any of you familiar with a set of blinds/shades that work well for nurseries for this type of a situation (ie - don't want the room dark all the time, so I would be looking for something that performed double duty...)

 

Thoughts?

 

Thanks so much

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Re: Dark Shades for DD's sunny room...which ones to use?

  • LyndaCarterLyndaCarter

    Cordless room darkening cellular shades are what we have in both DD's rooms. They were in the house when we moved in so I don't know the manufacturer or anything.

    I'm going to sew some room darkening lined curtains to cover the little bit of gap between the blind and the window frame because DD#1's room faces east and she's up with the sun even with the the blinds.

    They are very similar to these: https://lowes.levolor.com/products/cellular-shades/options.php

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    DD#1 - January 2008
    DD#2 - September 2010
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  • Louis LouboutainLouis Louboutain
    Thanks very much for the suggestion...they look great...appreciate your help
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  • BrideBuddiesBrideBuddies member

    The cellular ones that are room darkening are what you want.  They have mylar in the cells to block out all light. C's room is cavelike when the blinds are closed.

    Not sure of a brand that you can buy retail.  We had Budget Blinds custom make ours, since our house has a ton of south facing windows and we don't have air conditioning.   It makes a huge difference in keeping the house cooler, too.

     

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  • PeskyPesky member
    I found some room-darkening curtains that are a suede-like fabric at JC Penney's for DD's room that work awesome.


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    DD -- 5YO
    DS -- 3YO

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  • RaggedyAnneRaggedyAnne
    I second JC Penney, we looked at Lowe's, Home Depot and Hunter Douglas. JC Penney and Lowe's were in the same price range but JC Penney was less expensive yet stil custom fit, cordless, etc. They work great too!
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  • debbadebbadoo711debbadebbadoo711

    I love my JC Penny Shades!  You can't beat the price, and I ordered with a promo code.  They're not fancy, just functional, but great if you are on a tight budget.  We have the same problem and these make the room nice and dark.  Just make sure you add a little to the width measurement to prevent light from coming in the sides.  Good luck!

    https://www4.jcpenney.com/jcp/X6.aspx?GrpTyp=STY&ItemID=13cab4b&DeptID=70751&CatID=70822&SO=0&SelDim=586%7e&x5view=1&NOffset=0&Ne=5+586+1031+1028+18+904+949+833&shopperType=G&N=4294953317+4294963354&Nao=0&PSO=0&CmCatId=70751|70822

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  • DaisiesinmygardenDaisiesinmygarden member
    We ordered black out shades from JC Penney's also. They were pretty inexpensive and easy to install. If you want them on the outside of the frame, make sure you get them cut a little large, otherwise you'll have a gap. They are the kind you pull on the horizonal bar and they spin up, no cords. I found that they didn't want to roll all the way up, so I unrolled them all the way and rerolled them and they are perfect now. GL. It does help keep the cold out.
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