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There are many reasons you’d want to control the light coming from your windows in Bakersfield. Whether it’s from ambient street light, cars constantly driving down your street, or regular sunlight, dampening the light from your windows is necessary for sleep and relaxation.

For those looking to get better sleep, here are a few ways Bakersfield homeowners can best block light through their windows.

What Window Treatments Block Light The Best?

Lots of Bakersfield window treatments claim to darken a room for better sleep, and you can pretty easily divide them into three categories: the good, the bad, and the ugly. Here’s how they stack up.

Blackout Window Treatments – The Good

The best window treatments to black out your windows should do these things:

• Effectively prevent light from entering.

• Adjust easily based on your preferences throughout the day.

• Look great.

The window treatment that hits all these marks is Bakersfield plantation shutters. When the louvers are completely shut, shutters create a seal on your windows, blocking almost all the light. Our patented Polywood shutters also come with built-in weatherstripping that covers the gaps along the frame, so very little light enters your home. And unlike cheaper shutters, Polywood will never split or crack, which can result in gaps in between the louvers and frame.

And unlike some cheaper DIY blackout products, shutters look amazing in any room. Instead of looking like some hardware, they’re as pretty as they are functional.

Another option in the “good” category is room-darkening roller shades. These are made with thick and dense material to keep out most light, and extend beyond your window opening. There can be some small gaps around the edges of the window where light may peak in. But for something other than shutters, light-blocking shades make the cut.

Blackout Window Treatments – The Bad

Here are window treatments that don’t quite get the job done when it comes to blocking out light. Any fabric window covering, from curtains to drapes, will allow some light in unless they’re both very thick and extend past the edges of your window.

Blackout Window Treatments – The Ugly

Search for “Bakersfield window blackouts” on the internet and you’re likely to find some DIY sheets made to hang in a window frame to block light. Most of them are customizable to your window size and shape, and adhere to your frame via velcro or another adhesive. And for the most part, they do what they’re supposed to do.

But the issues with those products are twofold. First off, they don’t look great. The majority of these products sacrifice looks for effectiveness. So if you get a few of these blackout sheets, do it in a place that you don’t mind looking dull.

Let Sunburst Shutters Bakersfield Help You See

To learn more about plantation shutters or other window treatments to help black out your windows, get in touch with your Bakersfield shutter team. Use the form below or call us at 661-449-1092 today to get a free, no strings attached consultation.