Review: Lights Out Blinds
Saturday, May 25, 2013While the British weather is nothing to be celebrating at the moment, we still have a few signs that it should be summer. The light mornings being one. I've been looking recently for anything to help with the sudden 5am starts from the kids. With renting our property I didnt want a fitted blackout blind which would involve making unneccessary holes in walls. This is where the Lights Out Blinds come in.
Lights Out Blinds are portable pop up black out blinds. Each pack contains two blinds, offering a positioning flexibility. Some windows may only need the one blind meaning you can use each of the blinds in different rooms, whereas others may need more than one if the windows are a large size. The blinds are much bigger than I expected measuring 1m x 1.2m. We have very large windows in our house so the blind is slightly smaller than the window. I found that by rotating them I could completely cover the window by sticking them next to each other so that they overlap in the middle and block out all sunlight. I also found that although one blind doesn't completely cover the window it still blocks out a majority of light. When putting one on Zach's window I stood in the hall so I could see the light in his room compared to Gracie's and there was a massive difference. I then decided instead of using both in Zach's room I would give them one each. They are designed to fit any window even recessed windows thanks to the adjustable sucker used to attach to the window.
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Two Lights Out Blinds on Zach's window on a very bright day! |
The blinds take just seconds to put up and take down. You can see the full demonstration video here. They fold back down into a handy carry bag perfect for storing when travelling. What I love is that by being so lightweight and easily stored they will be a comfort to your baby/child if they are not used to sleeping in a different place. Of course the blinds are not just limited to use for the nursery, they can be beneficial for many situations such as; people who work shifts who struggle to sleep when it's light, for people in rented accommodation with no fixtures/fittings allowed, to darken classrooms when using interactive whiteboard or projectors or even for use in hospitals or hospices making the room calmer for resting.
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Lights Out Blind carry bag |
The Lights Out Blinds come in a pack of two for a RRP of £34.99 but I have seen many retailers selling for around £29.99 which is a bargain if you think about how much two pairs of blackout curtains would cost you!
If you keep an eye on my blog I may even have a competition coming very soon ;)
Disclaimer
We were sent one pack of Lights Out Blinds free of charge for the purpose of this review but all opinions are my own.
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