Blackout Blinds from snugconcepts.co.uk

Have you ever tried to sleep in the day and found yourself struggling due to the sunlight streaming in through your windows? Perhaps you work nights, are recovering from a late night studying for an exam, or just taking advantage of a precious opportunity for that sweetest of pleasures, the afternoon nap. You snuggle into your warm bed, but find your closed eyelids pieced by the brightness of your surroundings. You are unable to sleep because it's just too bright!

This is not a strange phenomenon; studies have shown that daylight stimulates chemicals in the human brain that make us more aware and alert. This is a useful adaptation normally, but not when our schedules require us to sleep outside of night-time hours.

In order to get a truly deep and restful sleep in the daytime, it is essential to block out all sources of light and create a simulated night-time. This can be done using eye masks, but these have a tendency to shift if you move about in your sleep, and most people find it irritating to sleep with something around their face.

Another solution is blackout blinds. These are blinds that are designed to fit tightly around the edges of your bedroom window, in order to block out all incoming light. They are a thick and opaque material, enabling you to create a virtually light-free room even in the middle of the day. There are many different colours and designs to fit your decor.

This type of blind can also enhance your sleep at night-time by blocking out the distracting lights from street lights or passing cars. The thermal quality of the material often gives the added benefit of keeping the room cool on those hot summer days, or keeping it warm in the winter. Blackout blinds can also have soundproofing qualities, in both directions.

Blackout blinds can be a big help with babies and toddlers who are establishing sleeping patterns. At this age, children are napping during the day and a completely dark and cool room helps them to settle into a deep and restful sleep.

Also, furniture, carpets, flooring, and artwork can be faded and yellowed if exposed to direct sunlight through a window over several years. Installing blackout blinds and keeping them closed during the day when a room is not in use can prevent this from happening.

So if you are working shifts, or have young ones that nap during the day, blackout blinds could be the solution for creating an "artificial night" that will allow deeper and more restorative sleep.



Snugconcepts.co.uk can supply the widest range of blackout blinds and Velux blinds for any window to give your room a new feel, and allowing you to sleep better at a low cost.