Check out our black outs.

Who doesn’t like a darkened room when it comes to getting the best night’s sleep? Step up Streme with the ideal black out blind.

Who doesn’t like a darkened room when it comes to getting the best night’s sleep? I know there are some who can fall asleep whatever the circumstances but personally, I think I might be part vampire or (for those of a certain age who can remember the classic Steven Spielberg film), maybe I’m a Gremlin. For a good night’s rest, I have to keep the light at bay and, possibly worse than having semi transparent curtains, a bright sliver of light piercing its way through an otherwise blacked-out window opening, is an absolute no-no.

According to www.sleepfoundation.org , light is the most significant external factor that affects our sleep. At the risk of sounding like a 1960’s hippie, light plays a vital role in regulating our circadian rhythm (man) – that’s our internal body-clock, which tells us when to be at rest and when to be alert. And it’s not just about how much light but the type of light, when we see it and the length of exposure. For a perfectly natural function, it transpires that the art of sleeping gets very complicated!

So, what’s to be done if, like me, you can’t get enough darkness? “Curtains” seems to be the obvious answer, but have you ever noticed that the designs that you most like and which go best with your décor have about as much light-stopping capability as a paper tissue? And if you’re lucky enough to find a proper blackout curtain that looks the part (and if you can afford it), there’s still the issue of those pesky strips of light which make their way past because you can never get the curtain pole right up against the wall.

Now I know these might sound like First World problems but, as a browse around the Sleep Foundation’s website will demonstrate, getting quality sleep is very important for our physical and mental health.

Step up Streme Screen Solutions and their blackout blind. Similar to a roller blind, but with the addition of a cassette and snug fitting side guides, the system fits into your window reveal (or over the window opening if necessary), allowing you to shut out 100% of the light. You can still have your curtains in place and use them as normal, so that you retain the cosy feel of the room.

The powder-coated aluminium frame for the window blackout blind comes in white, anthracite grey, brown or, at an additional cost, can be bespoke painted to suit your décor.

In common with Streme’s range of insect blinds, the system also serves to keep out bugs, so you truly can sleep tight.

So, if you simply prefer to sleep in the dark, you work nights, or you’re looking to install a blackout blind screen in a baby’s/child’s room because you’re fed-up of being a sleep deprived zombie, maybe this is the solution you’ve been looking for. For migraine sufferers, these are a God-send too. It’s all very well to try to sleep with an eye mask but, if you’re anything like me, that’s never going to be a completely satisfactory solution. To see how good they look and how easy they are to operate, take a look here - https://www.youtube.com/embed/jHdLhk-WVgw?rel=0

And now that you’re all clued up, place your order and look forward to some restful nights. Sleep well.