Why Blackout Blinds Are Not Just For The Middle Of Summer
Of all the different kinds of blinds, shutter blinds do the most to keep light out. That may make them less useful in some rooms of the house, such as the living room or kitchen, because of their all-or-nothing utility. However, there are places where they are entirely useful.
The bathroom can be one of these, because it helps maintain privacy. But the most common place to find them is the bedroom.
An obvious reason for this is to be found in summer, when the late sunsets can make it hard for children to sleep and early sunrises can wake everyone up too soon. While the longest daylight hours in Britain are to be found in Scotland, even down here in Brighton the sunrise and sunset can be over 16 ½ hours apart in Midsummer.
All of this provides a good reason to think about investing in such blinds as summer approaches, especially if the window faces toward the rising sun in June. But shutter blinds can also be very useful even in the darker months that we are now into.
The most likely reason for this is artificial light. The coastal towns of Sussex may not be like Blackpool with its seafront illuminations, but there are plenty of cases where lights will commonly be close to windows.
It may be that the window is near a street light, or it could be close to a security light that is frequently illuminated, not because burglars are lurking but because it is being tripped by a roaming cat.
With Christmas approaching, there may also be lots of festive lights outside homes that can add to the light pollution.
When shutter blinds were first invented in Classical Greece, such nocturnal light pollution would not have been a major consideration. But in a modern setting, it is not just summer that creates the need to shut extra light out to help people get an undisturbed night’s sleep.
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