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Blockout curtains, made to measure
Blockout curtains use a dense fabric that stops light coming through it, so the room goes dark when you close them. We make them to your size in Australia, priced as you design.
In the designer, pick Blockout, then a fabric range and a colour.
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Start with the room
Are blockout curtains right for you
Blockout and blackout mean the same thing: a fabric that stops light passing through it. A little light still gets in around the edges, so the fit matters too.
A bedroom that must be dark
Sleep-ins, shift work and early summer sun. Hang it from a ceiling track (the rail it runs on) and take it to the floor.
How to make it darkerA nursery or kids’ room
Day sleeps in a dim room. A wand (a slim rod) opens a hand-drawn curtain, and a motorised track has no cord.
Nursery blinds and curtainsSheer by day, dark at night
Double curtains put a sheer and a blockout on one double track.
Double curtainsA TV or media room
Close them to stop the afternoon sun washing out the screen.
The downsides of blockout curtains
- They need room at the side. When open, the curtain bunches up there, so run the track past the frame.
- Closed, they shut out the view. Double curtains add a sheer for the day.
- Dark colours show dust sooner. They block light as well as pale ones.
Fabrics
Blockout fabrics and colours
We make blockout curtains in 3 ranges, 56 colours in all: Galaxy, Soleil and Simplicity. Every swatch in the designer is a photo of the real fabric, and any colour can be posted to you free.
Hold a sample beside the window in daylight and again at night. A white can look grey beside a warm cream wall.
Blockout: 3 ranges, 56 colours
Galaxy Mars14 colours
Galaxy Neutron14 colours
Soleil Cobblestone19 colours
Soleil Graphite19 colours
Simplicity White23 colours
Simplicity Cinder23 coloursSheer or blockout?
| Feature | Sheer | Blockout |
|---|---|---|
| Light | Soft, diffused daylight | Dark when closed |
| Privacy by day | Yes | Yes |
| Privacy at night, lights on | No, shapes show through | Yes |
| Warmth at the glass | A little | Good, it traps air off the glass |
| Suits | Lounge, dining, kitchens | Bedrooms, media rooms |
Priced as you design
Design yours and see the price
Choose Blockout, a range and a colour, then enter the track width and the drop (the height from the track to the hem). The price updates with every choice.
Fit
How to make the room darker
The fabric stops light coming through it. How dark the room gets depends on the fit.
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Fix the track to the ceiling
It closes the gap above the curtain, so light can’t spill over the top.
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Run the track past the window
At least 150 mm past the frame on each side, so the closed curtain overlaps the wall.
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Take it to the floor
Choose touching the floor or puddled, rather than a hem that stops short.
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Stack it away from the door
One curtain that draws to one side, or a pair that meets in the middle.
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Add a blind behind it
A blockout roller blind on the glass, with the curtain in front, is the darkest set-up.
Heading and track
Fit and controls
Every curtain we make comes on its own track, cut to your width, so the heading and the track always match.
Top fit: the track is fixed to the ceiling, and the curtain falls to the floor. Face fit: the track is fixed to the wall above the window, over the frame.
- Where the track goes: on the ceiling (top fit) for the darkest room, or on the wall above the window (face fit).
- The track: hand-drawn, in white or black, opened with a wand. Or motorised, with a remote.
- Opening: one curtain that draws to the left or right, or a pair that opens from the centre.
- Hem: choose the 70 mm hem, the classic finish for blockout fabric.
- Length: touching the floor or puddled keeps out the most light. 20 mm off the floor clears rugs and the vacuum.
S-fold, pinch pleat or pencil pleat?
The heading is the style at the top of a curtain.
| Heading | S-fold | Double pinch pleat | Triple pinch pleat | Pencil pleat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Look | Continuous soft waves | Neat pleats in pairs | Fuller, formal pleats in threes | A tight gathered top |
| Fabric used | About twice the track width | About twice | About two and a half times | About twice |
| Suits | Modern homes | Classic lounge rooms | Formal rooms | Traditional homes |
Measuring
How to measure
Measure the track, not the window. You need a steel tape and a few minutes per window.
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Width is the track length
Run the track at least 150 mm past the window frame on each side, so the open curtain stacks off the glass.
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Decide where the track goes
On the ceiling for the cleanest line, or on the wall above the window.
- 03
Drop is track to hem
The drop is the height to cover: measure from the track to where you want the hem. For puddled, we add 20 mm.
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Check the size
We make curtains from 800 mm to 5,750 mm wide, and 900 mm to 4,000 mm drop.
Motors
Motorised blockout curtains
Open and close them with a remote. The motor sits in the track.
- Battery track: a Somfy Movelite track with a charger and a Situo 1 remote. No electrician, and it charges a few times a year.
- Wired track: a Somfy Glydea 35e track with a Situo 1 remote. It never needs charging, but an electrician runs power to the window first.
- Price: both motorised tracks are priced by width, and the designer adds it as you go.
Design motorised blockout curtainsMotorised blinds and curtains
Ordering
How ordering works
Everything happens online, and a person answers the phone if you get stuck.
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Design and price it
Pick every option and watch the price update. Add the Perfect Fit Guarantee (+$39 a curtain) and we video call you to check your measurements before we make it.
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Made in Australia, delivered
We make it to your sizes and dispatch it in 8 to 15 business days.
How it works
Perfect Fit Guarantee
An optional add-on (+$39 a curtain). We video call you to check your measurements before we make it. If a measuring error means it still arrives the wrong size, we make it again and cover delivery both ways.
Perfect Fit Guarantee termsDelivery
Worked out by postcode at checkout. Free on orders over $599 to metro and regional NSW, VIC and QLD, the ACT and metro SA.
Delivery and returnsWill blockout curtains make my room completely dark?
Not quite: the fabric stops light coming through it, but some light gets round the edges of any curtain. A ceiling track, a track wider than the window and a hem on the floor cut most of it. A blockout roller blind behind the curtain goes further.
Is blockout the same as blackout?
Yes. Both words mean a fabric that stops light coming through it.
Do blockout curtains keep a room warmer?
They help. Closed, a blockout curtain traps a layer of air between the room and the glass, which does more than a sheer or bare glass. It won’t replace insulation in the walls or ceiling.
Can I get S-fold blockout curtains?
Yes. Choose Blockout, then S-Fold as the heading in the designer. S-fold works for blockouts as well as sheers.
Are blockout curtains good for a baby’s room?
Yes, for day sleeps. A hand-drawn curtain opens with a wand, and a motorised track opens with a remote, so there’s no cord.
How long do blockout curtains take?
We dispatch them 8 to 15 business days after you order. Free samples post separately and never hold up an order.
Can I see the fabric before I order?
Yes. Order up to 10 free samples, posted free, and hold them at your own window before you decide.
What if I measure wrong?
Add the Perfect Fit Guarantee when you design it (+$39 a curtain). We video call you to check your measurements before we make it. If a measuring error means it still arrives the wrong size, we make it again.
Not sure it’s blockout?
Blockout, sheer or double curtains?
Sheer curtains
Soft light and privacy by day.
Double curtains
A sheer and a blockout curtain on one double track.
Bedroom blinds
Blockout blinds and curtains for a dark bedroom.
Not sure about the colour?
Try it at your window first
Colours look different on a screen. Order up to 10 samples, posted free, and hold them at your own window.
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