Room Darkening Treatments

Room Darkening Treatment Solutions

Room darkening works best for bedrooms and media rooms where you want to eliminate any light from entering through the windows. However, you may notice that your windows have what is called a "halo effect" around the edge of the window covering. To reduce light from entering with a true room darkening effect, you must cover the gaps to eliminate the “halo effect” from your windows. This is achieved by using a layered window treatment that combines blackout curtains with either roll shades, cell shades, or blinds.

Why Room Darkening?

The ideal solution to achieve optimal darkness

The best approach for home theaters and bedrooms

Multiple options and styles available to match your needs

Why Choose Room Darkening Treatments?

Various levels of light control and privacy can be achieved with room darkening treatments. When installed properly, room darkening treatments are hung on tight-fitting mounts surrounding the edge of the window and are designed to block the most light. Many people desire this effect in their bedrooms as a good night's rest is attained by having the least exposure to light during your sleep hours.


Room-darkening solutions are a game-changer for those who work graveyard shifts or hold unusual work schedules, as their quality of sleep is improved by creating the ambiance of the night by eliminating exposure to natural daytime light.


If you're looking to keep your energy use bills in check throughout the year, the use of room darkening treatments will keep your house cool during the summer months and reduce heat loss in the winter months--your home's energy consumption can be reduced by as much as 25%!  Another value of blackout window treatments is ensuring your peace of mind with added security for your home.

Room Darkening Treatments for Bedrooms

a bedroom with blue walls , a bed , two windows and honeycomb blinds installed by Affordable Blind Pros.

While curtains have gained popularity for bedroom darkening treatments, we suggest looking into the many styles of shades that can be automated, have a one-touch feature, or are simply easier to maintain. There are endless options to customize the fabric, color, and style to fit the aesthetic and safety needs of your room.

Room Darkening Treatments for Media Rooms

a home theater with blinds by Affordable Blind Pros.

There are specific considerations to make for a media room when choosing a darkening room treatment. In order to achieve the right ambiance, you will want to avoid the "halo effect", have an automated feature, and be sure they eliminate glare or reflections anywhere in the room.

What are the best products for Room Darkening Solutions?

It really comes down to a matter of functionality and personal taste when considering what room darkening treatments are best to suit the needs of your space. We recommend the layered treatment if you desire to achieve complete darkness and want to avoid the "halo effect" in your room. However, our team is always available to offer professional consultation for any of your window covering needs.

a living room with blinds by Affordable Blind Pros

Room Darkening versus Blackout Shades – What's the difference?

Room darkening shades are designed to reduce the amount of light entering a room. These shades are not designed for complete darkness, but they will eliminate most of the light. Room darkening  may be ideal for a child's room or a living room space. In contrast, blackout shades create complete darkness by minimizing any gaps that create the ‘halo effect’ of light coming through your windows.

Don't Just Take Our Word For It

Our experience w/Affordable Blinds was wonderful! I love my new 2cell/cellular blinds up/down! The color was perfect….I love the quality & the header matched my Blinds & wasn’t just white. I also ordered them for my doors w/divided lite glass….they look amazing! Shane was wonderful to work with, he worked with us in finding the perfect window covering for our situation on our sliding glass door & decided we would go ahead & change our coverings on our doors to match! So glad we found Affordable Blinds….the prices were very affordable & we love the look & quality! Thanks again Shane….looking forward to doing business with you in the future when we change out our other windows!

Kristi

CLIENT

I HIGHLY recommend Affordable Blinds of Durango! The product is superior to others (metal v plastic parts), my questions were answered in detail, every phone call was returned promptly, the price was identified to the penny in advance, every appointment was met on time, the level of courtesy and respect were inspiring and uplifting, and I’m thrilled with my beautiful, efficient blinds. If you use Affordable Blinds of Durango you’ll be rewarded with excellent service and product AND find yourself basking in sunshine of old-school professionalism!

Susan

CLIENT

Affordable blinds, will always be my choice for window coverings for my home. Shane, from Affordable Blinds was exceptional in assisting us choose what would be an efficient , quality product without “breaking the bank”. The work was done in a timely manner. Our home has just the improvement we were hoping for!

Connie

CLIENT

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