Blackout shades and curtains are fashionable again. They beautify the home in a modern way and you will be happy to use these touching curtains in your home. You will have the feeling that you are living in a luxury penthouse.
What is the history of blackout shades and curtains?
In 1939, they came into force in Great Britain mandatory darkening of apartments and houses due to the danger of enemy air attacks. The inhabitants thus hanged thick black cotton curtains, through which not a single beam of light came through. Even the headlights of cars were covered with smaller cloths made of the same material. Although these were rather troubling times, the owners got used to the privacy these curtains brought and so preserved even after the war.
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The purpose of these curtains today is quite different from what it used to be. Most such curtains block today as much as 99 percent of light and UV rays. Considering that they also capture the heat of the sun and make the apartment warmer, they can in winter we save on firewood.
Here are super 'stylish' blackout curtains that can they turn every apartment into a glamorous apartment in New York or London, and at the same time let them into the home only a minimal amount of light.
Gallery - blackout curtains that will make you feel like you're living in a penthouse
