How to Design Blackout Curtains
Blackout Curtains when
used correctly can dramatically reduce the amount of natural resources required
to heat and cool your home during winter and summer, they can also be used to
increase the overall impact of your homes natural thermal protection. Blackout
curtains have always been traditionally used to keep out the sun, but over
recent years the benefit of keeping your house warm during winter has become
more evident
Material manufacturers
have been busy producing many blackout curtains material due to the high demand
from consumers, many materials now come in either a translucent finish or a
full blackout curtains fabric. Leading wholesalers have seen the many benefits
of providing a large range of many colour and textures to enhance your home or
new windows.
One of the first
aspects that i take into consideration when decorating a clients windows to
ascertain the amount of light that this window allows into the area, a trick
with decorating is to maximize light whilst maintaining a heat effective
material. This is also paramount if a window is positioned in a dark room that
requires maximum heat retention. Blackout curtains definitely provide both of
these functionalities, as with any decorating keep it simple and keep it clean.
Blackout Curtains are
traditionally sewn together via the heading on the material, this can be done
in many different ways with the most popular being a pinch pleat finish, also a
gather pencil pleat finish is another popular way of sewing blackout curtain together.
A true blackout curtain starts off as a base cloth , this is the front material
that faces inside your room, then an additional 100% blockout lining is
stitched together with this front base cloth.
Taking a blackout
curtain to its maximum potential can be achieved by also stitching another
material in between the lining and the base cloth, this is called bumph, bumph
is primarily used as an additional thermal and sound absorption material. Many
colours now form the basis of blackout curtains with prints, colours and
textures all being modernised into contemporary designs
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