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Blackout Shades

Create The Perfect Environment For Bedrooms & Media Rooms

What Are Black Out Shades?

Blackout shades are designed to completely block out all light from entering a room. These shades are ideal for bedrooms, media rooms, or any space where you need full darkness and privacy. They fit tightly against your window frame, making sure that no light seeps through.

Whether you choose cellular shades, roller shades, or even curtains with a blackout lining, our products provide effective light control and help improve sleep by keeping your room dark. Plus, they offer UV protection to keep your furniture and carpets from fading. Perfect for anyone looking to add comfort or functionality to their home.

Room Darkening Pirouette Privacy Sheers Designed And Installed By AIM Home Automation

Benefits of Blackout Shades

At AIM Home Automation, we understand how important it is to have a comfortable and functional living space. Blackout shades are one of the best choices for improving your home’s comfort and usability. Here’s why choosing blackout shades from us can make a big difference:

  1. Maximum Light Blocking: Our blackout shades are perfect if you need complete darkness. Whether it’s for sleeping during the day or just reducing glare on your TV, these shades block out sunlight and street lights effectively.
  2. Energy Savings: Blackout shades help you save on energy bills by providing excellent insulation. They keep your home warmer in winter and cooler in summer by blocking heat from the sun and keeping warm air inside.
  3. Noise Reduction: Besides blocking light, our blackout shades can also reduce outside noise. This makes them ideal for bedrooms, nurseries, or any room where you want a quieter environment.
  4. Increased Privacy: With blackout shades, you get total privacy. They are opaque, so you don’t have to worry about anyone seeing inside your home.
  5. Protect Your Interiors: The UV protection that our blackout shades offer helps prevent your furniture, floors, and artwork from fading due to sun exposure.

Blackout And Room-Darkening Shading Products

Duette® Cellular Shades

Duette® Cellular Shades are an excellent choice for those seeking versatile light control and insulation. Their unique honeycomb structure traps air, providing superior energy efficiency by keeping your home warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer. These shades are available in various opacities from sheer to blackout, making them suitable for any room, whether you want to enhance privacy or completely block out light.

Designer Roller Shades

Designer Roller Shades combine sleek design with functionality. Available in a wide range of fabrics and patterns, these shades offer a modern look while providing the option to choose from light-filtering or blackout materials. This makes them perfect for achieving a desired aesthetic without compromising on light control or privacy.

Duette® Vertiglide Vertical Shades

Duette® Vertiglide Vertical Shades are ideal for wide window expanses and sliding glass doors. They operate on a vertical track, allowing for easy side-to-side movement, and utilize the same cellular construction as Duette® shades, which enhances the room’s insulation. These shades can be configured with blackout options to create a perfect setting for any room requiring minimal light intrusion.

Designer Banded Shades

Designer Banded Shades offer a dynamic aesthetic with alternating sheer and solid fabric bands in a single shade. This innovative design allows you to transition between sheer and privacy modes effortlessly. Perfect for those who appreciate a stylish, contemporary look with functional flexibility.

Skyline® Gliding Panels

Skyline® Gliding Panels are a chic solution for large windows, offering a minimalist design with wide fabric panels that glide smoothly along a track. These are particularly suitable for contemporary spaces, providing both light control and significant visual impact. They can be customized with various opacities, including blackout options.

Provenance® Woven Wood Shades

Provenance® Woven Wood Shades bring an organic texture to your home with materials such as bamboo, reeds, and grasses. These shades create a warm, natural aesthetic while offering substantial light filtering capabilities. For enhanced privacy and light blocking, a blackout liner can be added.

Vignette® Roman Shades

Vignette® Roman Shades feature consistent folds and no exposed rear cords, keeping windows uncluttered and safe. Available in numerous fabrics and colors, they offer a timeless look while providing the option for a blackout lining to suit different lighting needs.

Sonnette® Roller Cellular Shades

Sonnette® Roller Cellular Shades merge the dynamic construction of cellular shades with the simplicity of a roller shade. These shades are designed to provide energy efficiency and can be equipped with a room-darkening option to reduce light significantly, making them ideal for any living space.

Palm Beachâ„¢ Polysatinâ„¢ Shutters

Palm Beachâ„¢ Polysatinâ„¢ Shutters are crafted with a UV-resistant polysatin compound, making them highly durable and suitable for high-moisture areas. These shutters can withstand intense sunlight without warping, peeling, or discoloring and are easy to adjust for privacy and light control.

Luminette® Privacy Sheers

Luminette® Privacy Sheers combine the soft elegance of sheers with the privacy benefits of soft draperies. Equipped with a vertical design, these are perfect for sliding doors and large windows, allowing for seamless light control and a luxurious feel.

Silhouette® Privacy Sheers

Silhouette® Privacy Sheers offer an innovative solution that features adjustable fabric vanes that appear to be floating between two sheer fabric panels. This design beautifully diffuses harsh sunlight and provides precise light control while maintaining privacy and outside views when open.

Black Out Shades FAQ’s

Yes, blackout shades help keep your room cooler by blocking sunlight and insulating windows. This means less heat gets in during the summer, and in the winter, they help keep warmth inside.
Yes, you can install blackout shades behind your existing blinds. This setup lets you control light better—use the blinds for a little light, and when you want total darkness, lower the blackout shades.
Absolutely, blackout shades are great at blocking out all the light from outside. They cover your windows tightly to make sure no light sneaks in, perfect for bedrooms or places where you watch TV and don't want any glare.

There are a few types, like:

  • Roller shades: These roll up and down smoothly and look clean and simple.
  • Cellular shades: These have a honeycomb design that also helps insulate your windows.

Woven wood shades: These give a natural look and can have a special liner added to block out light.

  • These options make it easy to find the right shades for any room.
Yes, when installed correctly, blackout shades can make your room very dark. They fit close to the windows to stop any light from getting through, helping you sleep better or enjoy movies without outside light bothering you.

Google Reviews

Taryn Sisco
Taryn Sisco
2024-04-04
They were great!! Polite, fast, did an amazing job!!!!
Drew Pfotenhaur
Drew Pfotenhaur
2024-03-29
The AIM installation team was very friendly and fast. They loved playing with my dogs and made sure everything was set up the way we wanted.
Colleen Maberry
Colleen Maberry
2024-03-22
The install team was amazing! They removed the old blinds and installed the new shades in record time. They made sure all my questions were answered before leaving. I highly recommend them.
Brittany Hernandez
Brittany Hernandez
2024-03-21
Ben and Nate with AIM Home Automation have made purchasing blinds for our new home a breeze. When we ran into an issue, they were quick to resolve it. I appreciate their quick responses, professionalism, and wide selection of blinds to choose from. Thank you! Britt & Derek
DG
DG
2024-03-09
Awesome!!! Timely and friendly. Great to communicate with and responsive. Elijah is the best. 10/10 recommend.
Johanna Wilson
Johanna Wilson
2024-03-07
The AIM Home Automation products we had installed today far exceeded our expectations! Our Roman shades are beautiful and look perfectly tailored for our windows. Our consultant Ben was so much help!! Special shout out to our installation team: Kyle, Dustin and Larry. These guys were AMAZING! Polite, professional, efficient and cleaned up after themselves. If you’re looking for home window solutions, Call AIM Home Automation!!!
Tom Brockhagen
Tom Brockhagen
2024-03-01
Awesome job!! Very efficient, polite, and knowledgable. Very happy with the shades!!
Alicia Kucharek
Alicia Kucharek
2024-02-24
AIM made selecting shades for my home easy and stress free. During the consultation I explained the look I was going for and they were quickly able to guide me to a product that I love and had the exact look I was going for. I am so happy with my shades and would highly recommend AIM.
Christi Lorimer
Christi Lorimer
2024-02-18
We bought shutters from AIM twice. They are great to work with. Staff is friendly, professional, and do a great quick job with the install. We will definitely use again
Ellyn Gebhardt
Ellyn Gebhardt
2024-02-04
I would highly recommend Aim Home Automation for any blind needs. They did a great job from the design team to the installation . Kyle, Dustin and Larry could not have been more professional and knowledgeable when the installation was being done. I was extremely pleased with the product and their service.