• ikea blackout blinds (electric or otherwise) are cheaper than elsewhere and good - you might be able to add side channels to stop leaking light around the edges

  • That's a good shout.

    We've also got quite a bit of spare scotia(?) beading and low skirting left over from the builders doing our floor.

    I guess the appeal of these is that they are properly dark (see somewhere around 8m in the video)

    Edit - looks like you can just buy u channels which could probably be glued to the wall

  • I got a load of blinds fitted recently by Hilarys blinds and have to say they were excellent.

    One tip - they will come out to do a free measure / consultation and also bring out samples.

    Even if you don't end up using them it might be worth taking advantage of to see what's suitable for your window types etc.

  • The ikea blackout blinds I have are very dark, except where I don’t have channels around the edges! If you go first to the “circular economy” green bit near the exit of ikea you can also get customer return bargains, so they’re even better value for money.

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