From: DrLith 
Newsgroups: misc.consumers.house misc.consumers.frugal-living
Subject: Re: Advice Please: Blinds For Keeping A Room Dark
Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2005 07:51:43 -0400

Searcher7@mail.con2.com wrote:
> I need blinds that wwould stop as much light as possible from entering
> a room, and was hoping someone here could tell me what to look for.(I
> assume that curtains can only do so much).
> 
> Is there a particular name of a blind that I should be asking about at
> a store that sells things along these lines?

As the other poster mentioned, roller shades are a good, inexpensive, 
easy to install option. However, room-darkening drapes are just as good 
(but probably more expensive) in terms of allowing light through the 
actual material, and probably superior in terms of not allowing light to 
seep out around the edges. Good drapes, new, can be expensive, but you 
can often find them at thrift stores if you're not picky about style.

My husband sometimes works nights and needs to sleep during the day. 
We've got 2" faux wood "room darkening" blinds, but there's a lot of 
light that seeps in between the slats and around the edges (they are 
also inside mount). It is dim, but not dark, esp. when the sun is 
directly on the windows.