NICETOWN Blackout Blocking Insulated Draperies Reviews Summary

Blackout Effectiveness

Pros:

• "These block all the light and keep your room cool."
• "Now my bedroom is so dark I can’t tell the difference between my eyes being open or closed and I sleep like an absolute brick."
• "Believe me when I say it blocks out 100% of light!"
• "They really do cut out the light and heat, living in FL that really helps."
• "Light is completely blocked out! There's a streetlight outside my bedroom, but you wouldn't know it."
• "These curtains are both good looking, and actually blackout. Not a single ray of lights comes through and the room stays dark as if it’s still night."
• "These curtains completely block out the sunlight."

Cons:

• "Our curtain rod is placed further away from the window, which creates a light gap at the top and bottom."
• "The only bit of light coming through is the top from underneath the curtain rod, which does not bother me because my room is still DARK even with that bit of light."
• "Though it is easy to correct the height off the floor, there are no curtains with tops that can cut out the light from going over the top where the rod is."
• "Unfortunately the light comes in at the top of the curtain but I think that is the rod that the curtains hang from."
• "The way I had to set up my curtain rod makes it so some light leaks out of the top."
• "If they don't add extra material to the top. Or anything to prevent the light coming in the top, then they are garbage."
• "I tried hanging them different ways to fully block out light, but the light did shine through at both the top and bottom."

Material Quality

Pros:

• "These are amazing, the curtains are great quality! The color is beautiful and they are truly blackout!"
• "Very strong material, heavy duty, hardly any wrinkles."
• "The feel is almost suede-like & I love the black backing."
• "They seem like high quality curtains, not as cold, heat comes on less, they're soft too."
• "These curtains offer an excellent weight, thickness, and quality for a simple yet elegant touch to your windows."
• "The fabric is soft and luxurious."
• "These curtains are very luxurious feeling. The material looks high-end, not cheap like some blackout brands."

Cons:

• "The first pair was nice, but I had to cut and hem to fit the window. Big mistake! The blue and the black darkening fabrics shed strings like crazy!"
• "The material at first feels very thick and nice... But I've switched to night shift and more than ever I need it dark and... These do not cut it."
• "The material has sun bleached and turned white, both inside and outside... The outside was a solid blue."
• "They came quite wrinkled, as expected, but some parts were covered with this strange white powder."
• "I followed the washing instructions, but the grommets not only had some bent spots, but also cut through both layers of fabric. These are now worthless."
• "The unfortunate thing about them, is that the rather cheaply made silver colored grommets at the top are not securely sewn in."
• "The material has sun bleached and turned white, both inside and outside... The gromits on the top are large and allow in a lot of light."

Sound Reduction

Pros:

• "Great curtains that do as advertised. They reduce noise and block the sun and headlights."
• "Very effective sound reducer."
• "The curtains do a wonderful job keeping the bedroom dark, but it only muffles the intensity of the sound from outside."
• "I bought these mostly to block out the noise from a very loud street. Surprisingly, it works! It doesn’t cut every single sound but probably an 85% difference - which I’ll take!"
• "These curtains do a great job of muffling sound and blocking light."
• "These curtains have helped with road and other noises."
• "These are great blackout curtains and really help to cut down on outside noise too."

Cons:

• "The sound isn’t done completely."
• "Only 'con' is if you need this to block sound it won't make a dent."
• "The curtains are thick and do a good job at blocking incoming light but they claim to reduce noise and are absolutely awful at it."
• "I moved into a city apartment and have been bothered by traffic sounds ever since. I have not gotten a single good nights sleep. I ordered these in hope that they would help. They did not."
• "They do muffle sound, just not drastically, which for me was totally fine but if you’re looking for noise cancellation these aren’t that."
• "I will say they are quite thick and muffle noise so it's perfect for me when people cut the grass in the mornings."
• "If you want a full blackout effect, these don't accomplish that. I work nights & need total blackout in my bedroom with west facing windows."

Customer Support

Pros:

• "Great customer support, 2 points for that!"

Cons:

• "When you try to use their chat function for customer support it requires you to give them your email!"
• "I'm very angry and tired to deal with this, send me the return sticker if you do not have it now and reimburse me for the money."
• "I even asked the company how to get the wrinkles out and they did not reply."
• "I tried to call their “24/7” customer support rang forever then made the beep of a disconnected line!"