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Mar 07, 2013 06:29


Daylight savings time is coming and I need something to darken our bedroom for the baby so she's not up at the buttcrack of dawn ( Read more... )

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juleakab March 7 2013, 13:31:53 UTC
We got ours at Target, and they were about $15 per panel 5 years ago. I like the curtains over the shades, because they have heat retaining properties, too, but I think the shades do give a more complete blackout, because they are flush against the window (light does glow around the gaps at the edges of the curtains). I'm in the market for more, again, because I think I'm going to get new curtains for the girls' room and take the boring gold curtains for other rooms in the house. I'll let you know if I strike gold!

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juleakab March 7 2013, 14:08:47 UTC
I'll keep looking, but so far, Walmart seems to have the best price on the ones I wanted. http://www.walmart.com/ip/Eclipse-Kids-Quinn-Energy-Efficient-Curtain/15223397

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juleakab March 7 2013, 14:16:56 UTC
One more: Do you know any sewey people? I think I might try to make my own. http://www.makeit-loveit.com/2012/06/make-your-curtains-blackout-curtains-simplified-version.html

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juleakab March 7 2013, 14:51:53 UTC
Just read your ETA - It's still a good idea to start looking now. It only takes the sun a month to catch back up to the time change. But, yay for buying some time!

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juleakab March 7 2013, 15:20:08 UTC
Sorry for the million posts - this was something I needed to start researching anyhow, and I don't feel like cleaning, yet.

I think I've decided on these: http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10051&langId=-1&catalogId=10053&productId=100657611&R=100657611&superSkuId=203243166#.UTivcI5anMA

There don't seem to be a lot of choices for prints/patterns in blackout curtains, but if I get these, then I can just buy (or make) pretty curtains that the girls like, and not worry about their room-darkening properties.

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timollie5502 March 7 2013, 18:11:15 UTC
Good idea. We have blinds and medium weight curtains on the windows already, but I think we need something more effective with Robyn in the room. I think I'll switch out a pair of the Eclipse curtains for now and save our other curtains for when the room is just ours again :)

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