Coated and lined blockout fabrics in pinch pleat, eyelet and S-fold styles, measured, made and fitted to your windows by our Sydney team.
Blockout curtains are curtains made from a coated fabric, or lined with a separate blockout lining, so light cannot pass through the fabric. Some light can still show around the edges, which a ceiling fix or pelmet reduces. They are also called blackout curtains. Our team measures and fits them across Sydney.
Blockout curtains darken a bedroom that gets light while someone sleeps, and slow the heat a room loses through its glass, when they are measured and fitted to close the gaps.
In a nursery, that means daytime naps and bright summer mornings. For a shift worker, it means sleeping through the middle of the day.
For light sleepers in street-facing rooms, the problem is street light and privacy at night. Whichever room it is, blockout curtains Sydney homes rely on come down to the right fabric, a curtain cut to the window and a fitting that closes the gaps.
There are two ways to make a curtain blockout, and they look and hang differently. A coated fabric has a coating bonded to its back, while a lined curtain has a separate blockout curtain lining sewn behind it.
| Construction | How it works | Look and feel | Good to know |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coated blockout fabric | A blockout coating is bonded to the back of the fabric | One layer, lighter, with a smooth back | Care depends on the coating |
| Lined blockout curtain | A face fabric is sewn to a separate blockout lining | Two layers, heavier, with a fuller drape | Lets you choose the face fabric |
| Triple weave fabric | A dense weave with a dark yarn woven through the middle | Soft, one layer, no coating | Reduces light strongly but may not stop all of it |
Choose lined curtains for a heavier, fuller drape and a choice of face fabric. Choose a coated fabric for a lighter curtain and a single-layer S-fold. Triple weave curtains suit rooms that need less darkness.
A curtain measured to your window can be made wider and longer than the opening, so less light escapes at the sides and top. Most light in a blockout room comes in around the curtain, not through it.
Ready-made packs come in standard widths and drops and usually hang from a rod, leaving light gaps at the edges.
A made to measure curtain covers the opening with room to spare on a track fitted close to the ceiling. A measure includes fabric samples, track advice and installation.
Yes. Closed blockout curtains slow the heat a room loses through its windows on cold nights and cut the heat it gains on sunny days. The Australian Government’s YourHome guide to glazing explains why: curtains that fit snugly with a pelmet trap still air against the glass. Heavy fabric or extra layers add insulation, which is why thermal curtains are often lined.
A pelmet is a panel over the curtain top that stops air moving behind it. For the warmest room, choose floor length curtains, close the top with a pelmet or ceiling fix, and draw them before the room cools. They can also help limit fading.
On west-facing glass in summer, thermal blockout curtains do less than shading outside the window, so look at our outdoor blinds and awnings.
The heading style sets how the curtain folds, how far it stacks back and which track it needs, and a sheer or a blind can
be layered with it. Stack back is the space an open curtain takes beside the window; fullness is the extra fabric gathered
into the width.
Pinch pleat blockout curtains have tailored, evenly spaced gathered pleats and hang from a track, often with a pelmet above. The style suits formal rooms and the heavier drape of lined curtains.
Quote a pinch pleat curtain
S-fold blockout curtains fall in soft, even waves from top to bottom on an S-fold track with fixed carrier spacing. They suit modern rooms, floor to ceiling glass and lighter coated fabrics.
Quote an S-fold curtain
Eyelet blockout curtains form deep folds through metal rings on a rod and suit casual rooms. A rod does let more light in at the top than a track.
Quote an eyelet curtain
Hang a sheer by day and a blockout curtain by night on a double track. See our sheer and blockout curtains, or our sheer curtains if you want the sheer alone.
See dual curtains
For the darkest rooms, hang a blockout curtain in front of a blockout roller blind. Our blockout blinds page explains the blind itself.
See blockout blindsBlockout curtains give you later mornings, warmer evenings and a curtain that actually fits the window.
Nurseries, shift workers and light sleepers get a darker bedroom while it is still light outside.
Closed, floor length curtains with a pelmet or ceiling fix slow heat loss through the glass.
Each curtain is made wider and longer than the opening, leaving less edge for light to find than a fixed-size pack.
Sydney customers on Google describe their blockout curtains, from darker bedrooms to a calm measure and a tidy installation.
Every order includes a free measure and quote, sheers made to your measurements, and installation.
Every blockout curtain is measured, made to your window and fitted on the right track, starting with a free measure and quote. That covers:
Any cord is fitted to the mandatory safety standard for corded window coverings, or the track runs with a wand (a slim rod for drawing the curtain) or a motor.
The price of blockout curtains depends on the size of each window and the choices you make for it. Four things move it most:
Read what made-to-measure curtains cost in Sydney. Every quote is measured to your windows and written, so you know the price before you commit.
Blockout curtains can run on a motorised track with a remote, switch or app, which suits wide windows and heavy lined curtains. See how our motorised curtains work.
No, they are the same product. Blockout is the Australian term, and the other spelling is used overseas. Both describe coated or lined curtains made so light cannot pass through the fabric.
No. The fabric stops light passing through it, but some light can still show at the top and sides. A ceiling fix, a pelmet and extra width reduce those gaps, as made to measure curtains explains.
Yes. Closed curtains slow heat loss through the glass on winter nights. They help most when they reach the floor and close at the top with a pelmet, trapping still air against the window. Read how curtains hold heat.
Choose curtains for softness across the whole wall, and blinds for a neat fit inside the window that can cost less on small windows. The darkest rooms use both, with the curtain covering the edges the blind leaves. Compare our blockout blinds, or pair a sheer with our sheer and blockout curtains.
The cost depends on each window's width and drop, the fabric and lining, the heading and track, and any motor. Every quote is measured to your windows and written, so you know the price first.
A coated curtain has the blockout layer on the back of the fabric. A lined curtain has a separate blockout lining sewn behind the face fabric, so it hangs fuller. See coated or lined above.
Vacuum or spot clean them regularly, air the room to limit condensation, and follow the care label. Coated fabrics generally need professional cleaning rather than a machine wash, and mould grows where damp fabric sits against cold glass.
Yes. A curtain on a ceiling or face-fixed track can hang in front of an existing blind, adding darkness and insulation. Your consultant checks the clearance for the new track at the measure.
Yes, when any cords are fitted to the mandatory safety standard for corded window coverings, or the track is wand or motor operated. The ACCC sets out the mandatory standard for blinds, curtains and window fittings.
Tell us which rooms you want darker or warmer and we will book a time to measure, talk through fabric, heading and track, and give you a written quote. There is no pressure and no obligation.
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Unlike our competitors, we do not advertise periodic sales. ‘Sales’ are designed to pressure customers to buy within a certain time period.
We at Blind Inspiration offer competitive pricing all year round that on average will be 20-30% cheaper than our competitors on ‘like for like’ products. Competitors sales pricing will normally put them on par with our 24/7 pricing.
If you are looking for an obligation free measure and quote for quality advice on quality products without feeling pressured and subsequently backed up by quality workmanship and installation, you need look no further than the team at Blind Inspiration.
