Inside mount blackout blind.

This is the typical roll down blackout shade, inside mounted. It has at a 1/2" gap on one side and a 3/4" gap on the other. The bottom rail is fabricated in such a way that there is a 1/8" gap there as well. We put a valance with side panels, blackout lined. Next step is to attach some trim to the bottom rail of the blind to overcome the light leak there.

What dimout lining does

The before is the verticals. They had bleached out from green to plum. Who knows.. The drapes; again made from my current favorite, Rococco from Fabricland, has a dimout lining. You can really see the difference. It was sunny and hot this day and the temperature in the room changed dramatically as soon as the drapes were closed.

I estimate the r-value of the drapes to be about 4, this is a substantial increase in cost saving for heat loss in the winter as well. In the before picture, the sun shining on the new hardwood floors is quite noticeable, this is just damage waiting to happen.

Check out the post on my  Articles Archive ( see connecting information to the left )  December 2008 ' How Much Does it Cost to Heat One Window?' for more information on heat loss through windows. 

Magnetic Roman Blind and Valance Headrail

Some new developments on the magnetic headrail front.  I can now put a cord lock system on the headrail, no need for a cord cleat as on the blind pictured here.  Today I installed a blind  25" wide and 84" long. Some

new components are coming my way and  I hope to be able to put a continuous cord system on the

 magnetic headrail soon.. Stay tuned!!

This is one of the first ones  I completed: Muslin for the blind, a jacquard for the valance. They are both attached to the metal door via magnetic headrails. What makes this different is that there are no screws into the metal door. This blind functions like a normal Roman Blind  and has  a cord cleat to anchor the draw cords. If you would like more information, or to order a custom length rod, e-mail me at info@designsewlutions.ca.