r3mix3r

I'm just curious if anyone knows of some good drapes for reducing heat from the sun, and eliminating light?

My bed room window has the morning sun shining directly into it, and it gets very bright, and hot when the sun is beating in. It's especially bad now since its summer here in Florida.

FiftyFive

I have something like these in my bedroom and they work pretty well..

http://www.jcpenney.com/jcp/X6.aspx?...ts/C028538.jsp

The Dougler

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get tint film put on your windows for heat reduction 50%, then get Black out curtains.

Street Spirit

My family in Florida always has all of their glass doors and windows tinted, then dresses them with various types of blinds and shutters. But tinting is the key.

csmeance

I got some blackout panels from JC Penny's for around 40 dollars each and they are phenomenal! I forgot the company, but it's solid color in blue, grey, white, black and red.

imj0257

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I have the same problem...my room gets really warm even with the fan and a/c on. I need something to block the sun from coming in the windows, but I live in an apt complex and can't tint the windows. Some kind of drape..?

NSXNEXT

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room darkening shades

chill_dog

Really thick curtains like at a hotel.

wndrlst

I have thick dark velvet curtains (Pottery Barn) in my bedroom. They block the heat and light very well when drawn, and they have a nice soft bedroom-y feel. They're

litesout

I just got some Linden Street Back Tab Solar drape panels from JC Penny. They do a good job of blocking out most of the light. More importantly, they block almost all the heat coming through the windows. I live in Central Florida and have a 6 ft wide window that faces due west. The drapes make it like its not even there. They're standard sailcloth drapes, but they have a white thermal lining on the back. And they match my accent wall.

I did tint the window in my front door (which faces due east) and it made a substantial difference in the amount of heat transmitted through it. Not sure that the tint would do too much in conjunction with the heat blocking curtains, but if you've got the cash for both, why not?

imj0257

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Went to Bed Bath and Beyond and got some Energy Saving/Room Darkening drapes on a rod. Work great, I just will have to get used to the shinyness of the drapes. But looks good imo :0

juniorbean

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Cool that they come in so many colors. That way you can be sure the carpet matches the drapes ...

gatrhumpy

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Is it easy to tint the windows? You have to tint the outside, right?

chill_dog

But that's easily avoided if there is no carpet

pmptx

Usually you tint the inside, just like a car.
That is why the 3M site shows lower effectiveness based on more effective windows (low-e) than single pane. The window is doing more of the work before the film on the inside is effective.

juniorbean

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Haha... touche.