Blackout window coverings for a better night's sleep during the long summer days

For many people, summer is their favourite season. Long, bright days mean spending more time outdoors and enjoying natural daylight well into the evening. However, all that extra daylight also has a downside. The sun rises early and sets late, making it more difficult to keep your bedroom dark. This can have a significant impact on the quality of your sleep.

With blackout window coverings, you can create a dark and peaceful sleeping environment that helps you sleep better. Good blackout solutions are especially important in the bedroom. They are also ideal if you work shifts or need to sleep during the day, where keeping daylight out can make a noticeable difference.

Why do you often sleep less well during summer?

Light plays an important role in our natural sleep cycle. As soon as it starts getting light outside, your body receives the signal that it is time to wake up. During summer, this often happens early in the morning, meaning you may wake up sooner than you would like.

It is not only the rising sun that can disturb your sleep. Street lighting and other outdoor lighting can also prevent your bedroom from becoming completely dark. If you are sensitive to light, this can affect the quality of your sleep.

A dark bedroom helps your body relax more easily and supports a healthy sleeping pattern. That is why more and more people are choosing blackout window coverings for their bedrooms.

When are blackout window coverings especially important?

Although blackout window coverings are beneficial for almost everyone, there are situations where they are almost essential.

Bedroom

The bedroom is the room where blackout window coverings are most commonly used. By blocking as much incoming daylight as possible, you create a peaceful sleeping environment where you are less likely to wake up because of the early morning sun.

Children's and baby's bedroom

A dark bedroom is also beneficial for babies and young children. Daytime naps and maintaining a consistent bedtime become much easier when the room can be properly darkened.

For shift workers

Do you regularly work night shifts or irregular hours? Then you may need to sleep during the day. In that case, it is important to make your bedroom as dark as possible. Blackout window coverings help block daylight, allowing you to rest more comfortably and wake up feeling refreshed before your next shift.

Which window coverings provide the best blackout?

Not every type of window covering blocks the same amount of light. Some products are mainly designed to reduce visibility from outside or to regulate natural light, while others are specifically developed to make a room as dark as possible.

Pleated blinds with blackout C fabric

One of the most effective ways to darken a room is with pleated blinds fitted with a blackout C fabric. This is a double honeycomb fabric with an integrated blackout foil that effectively blocks incoming light. As a result, it creates a much darker room than decorative or light-filtering fabrics.

KeJe offers several window covering solutions with blackout C fabric, making it easy to find a suitable option for almost every situation.

KeJe Splendid Pliss

The KeJe Splendid Pliss is a pleated blind in a frame that is installed without drilling or screws using a magnetic steel strip. This makes it an ideal solution for uPVC window frames. Thanks to its top-down/bottom-up operation, you can easily adjust the amount of daylight and privacy. Combined with blackout C fabric, the Splendid Pliss is an excellent choice for bedrooms.

KeJe Fixed Window Plissé

The KeJe Fixed Window Plissé is a robust solution that is mounted directly onto the window frame. It is particularly suitable for windows that are opened frequently, such as roof windows and outward-opening windows. Combined with blackout C fabric, it creates a dark bedroom while maintaining a sleek, finished appearance.

KeJe Day 'n Night

The KeJe Day 'n Night combines two fabrics in one frame: a light-filtering fabric for daytime and a blackout C fabric for the evening and night. This allows you to switch effortlessly between natural daylight and maximum blackout without installing multiple window coverings.

KeJe Supplente

The KeJe Supplente has been specially developed for roof windows and combines a pleated blind with an integrated pleated insect screen in a single frame. This means your bedroom stays dark while also keeping mosquitoes and other insects outside. Combined with blackout C fabric, the Supplente is the ideal solution for bedrooms beneath a pitched roof.

Blackout roller blinds

A roller blind with blackout fabric is also an excellent choice for the bedroom. The specially designed blackout fabric blocks a large proportion of incoming daylight, helping you create a darker and more comfortable sleeping environment.

Roller blinds have a clean, minimalist appearance and are easy to operate. For this reason, they have remained one of the most popular bedroom window covering solutions for many years.

Why blinds and shutters do not completely darken a room

Blinds and shutters are excellent options if you want to control both natural light and privacy throughout the day. By tilting the slats, you can easily decide how much light enters the room.

However, they are less suitable when complete blackout is your goal. Small gaps always remain between the slats, allowing some light to enter. This is particularly noticeable during the early summer mornings.

If you want to make your bedroom as dark as possible, pleated blinds with blackout C fabric or a blackout roller blind are generally the better choice.

Which blackout window coverings suit your situation?

The best solution depends on your type of window, the window frame and your personal preferences. Below, you can see which blackout window coverings work best for different situations.

For uPVC window frames

Do you have uPVC window frames and would rather avoid drilling or screwing into them? Then the KeJe Splendid Pliss or the KeJe Day 'n Night are excellent choices. These pleated blinds are installed using a magnetic steel strip, leaving your window frames undamaged. Combined with blackout C fabric, they are ideal for bedrooms.

For tilt-and-turn windows

With tilt-and-turn windows, it is important that the window covering moves together with the window when it is opened or tilted. The KeJe Splendid Pliss and the KeJe Day 'n Night are specifically designed for this purpose. Because they are mounted directly onto the window frame, the pleated blind stays neatly in place while the window is opened or tilted.

For roof windows

For roof windows, the KeJe Supplente and the KeJe Fixed Window Plissé are the best solutions. Both products remain neatly aligned with the window, even when it is open. The Supplente also combines a blackout pleated blind with an integrated pleated insect screen, keeping both daylight and insects outside.

Create a darker bedroom for a better night's sleep

A good night's sleep starts with a comfortable sleeping environment. Especially during the long summer days, blackout window coverings help keep unwanted daylight out and create a calm and relaxing bedroom.

Pleated blinds with blackout C fabric and blackout roller blinds are among the most effective solutions when you want to make a room as dark as possible. Other types of window coverings, such as Venetian blinds and shutters, are ideal for controlling light and privacy but will always allow a small amount of light to pass through the slats.

Would you like to find out which solution best suits your home? Explore the full range of KeJe window coverings or contact a KeJe dealer near you for personalised advice.