How to: Blackout Curtains

The hotel-look is a true customer-favorite. Something that characterizes many hotel rooms is that they have a double-curtain solution, a combination of two fabrics that together give that luxorious feeling of textile. The curtain closest to the window is often a more sheer kind that let's the light in but still gives a certain protection against insight, and the curtain closest to the room is of a heavier kind that drapes beautifully, and maybe even has black-out for long mornings sleeping in?

The Gotain Hotel-curtain suits perfectly for the hotel-look. It's a tad sheerer than out Thin Linen curtain, doesn't have as much texture and let's in plently of lovely light. The curtain that hangs closest to the room is the one that gives the space most character, choose a Velvet curtain for an elegant look or a Woven Linen curtain for a more natural feeling. Order your curtain samples here!

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There is a wide span of linings in terms of black-out, that within the industry stretch from dim-out to black-out. At Gotain we use black-out, which ticks all boxes for the highest quality of black-out linings. As always when it comes to darkening - remember to think about hanging your curtains high and wide for the best possible effect.

There are three easy tips and tricks to ensure a completely blacked out bedroom:

1. Choose a curtain rail that runs along the whole width of the room. This way the light won't sneak in on the sides or above the rail. If you have a wall mounted rail or rod - try placining it as high up and close to the ceiling as possible!

2. The sun will try and peek in on the sides of your curtains, and it's easy to forget the little gap by the floor. Most homes have slightly uneaven floors, and we recommend adding 1cm to the length of your curtains, something which is extra relevant when they are to have a blackout effect.

3. A lined blackout curtain is heavier that many other curtains, and therefore it's of highest importance that your rail or rod is mounted correctly. We recommend that you mount your rail on the ceiling, but if you have to mount it on the wall - keep in mind to use a few extra brackets to ensure everything is stabile and stays in place!

To get as good blackout effect as possible, we sew the lining to the seams of the curtain. As these two textiles are of completely different fabric compositions and characteristics, you would risk to damage the whole curtain if washing it as a whole.

In the case of a stain/dirt we always recommend spot treatment. Clean with warm water and a white cloth - pat the fabric gently and finish with steaming - let dry.

No, avoid ironing your blackout curtain.

To get the best possible blackout effect, we sew the lining to the seams of the curtain. As these two textiles are of completely different fabric compositions and characteristics, you would risk damaging the curtain by washing it asa whole or expose it to too much heat by ironing. Instead we recommend that you steam your curtain to get rid of creases, which is a much more gentle treatment.

In case of a stain/dirt we always recommend spot treatment. Clean with warm water and a white cloth - pat the fabric gently and finish with steaming - let dry.