Description
Darkness is not an absence. It is architecture. A bedroom that is genuinely dark changes when you fall asleep, how deeply, and whether you wake at five in the morning in June. The Night Vault is a double-layer blackout curtain built to produce that condition deliberately rather than approximately.
It is a polyester-cotton weave with a double-layer construction and a grommet top, which means it hangs from rings on a rod rather than from a track, and it slides without snagging. Panels are 132 cm wide and available in 160, 213 and 241 cm drops, in single or two-panel sets, so a standard window and a French door are both covered without improvising. The second layer does something a single layer cannot: it takes the edge off traffic noise and keeps heat on the side of the glass where it belongs.
The colour is a warm light grey that reads as neutral against almost any wall and disappears into shadow at night. Because the layers are stitched rather than coated, there is no rubberised backing to crack, flake or smell after a season in the sun. Hang them, let them fall, and the room does what a room is supposed to do at night.
A curtain is not decoration. It is the instrument that decides when your day begins.
How Two Layers Do More Than One
- Double-layer blackout weave — Blocks light through construction rather than a coating that cracks.
- Grommet top — Slides on a rod without snagging, simple to hang and simple to remove.
- Noise reduction — Two layers absorb more traffic and neighbour sound than one.
- Thermal barrier — Keeps summer heat outside and winter warmth inside.
- 132 cm panel width — Full coverage with natural gathering instead of a flat sheet.
- Three drop lengths — 160, 213 and 241 cm for windows through to French doors.
- Single or two-panel sets — Buy the coverage the window actually needs.
Technical Specifications
- Material: Polyester-cotton weave
- Construction: Double layer, stitched
- Light blocking: 100 percent blackout
- Header: Grommet top, ring mounted
- Panel width: 132 cm
- Drop lengths: 160 cm, 213 cm, 241 cm
- Set options: 1 panel or 2 panels
- Colour: Light grey, additional tones available
- Care: Machine wash cold, hang to dry
- Use: Bedroom, nursery, living room, hotel
Rooms That Need This
For a bedroom that faces east, where the sun arrives before the alarm. For a nursery where naps have to happen at two in the afternoon. For a living room where a projector needs a dark wall. And for a rental where the existing blinds do nothing but the deposit forbids replacement: these hang from a rod and leave no mark when they come down.
Measuring and Hanging
Q: Is it truly 100 percent blackout?
The double-layer weave blocks direct sunlight completely when the panel is wider than the window and overlaps at the edges. Light entering at the sides is a fit issue, not a fabric issue.
Q: How do I choose the width?
Use roughly 1.5 to 2 times the window width so the curtain gathers. A 132 cm panel suits a window up to about 90 cm wide.
Q: What rod do I need?
A rod with rings that accept grommets, mounted 10 to 15 cm above the frame and wider than the frame on both sides.
Q: Will it reduce noise?
It reduces noise noticeably compared with a single layer, particularly high-frequency traffic sound. It is not acoustic insulation.
Q: Does it help with heating bills?
A double-layer curtain reduces heat transfer at the glass, which helps at the margins in both summer and winter.
Q: How do I wash it?
Machine wash cold on a gentle cycle and hang to dry. Do not bleach and do not iron the grommet edge.
Q: Does it come with the rod?
No. The set includes the curtain panels; the rod and rings are separate.
Q: Is it suitable for a French door?
Yes. The 241 cm drop is sized for door-height glazing, and grommet mounting lets the panel be pushed aside for access.
Q: Will it fit a standard rod?
Yes, provided the rod rings or finials accept grommets. Rod diameter should suit the grommet opening, typically 35 to 40 mm.
Q: Do the panels arrive hemmed?
Yes. Each panel is finished at the stated drop, so no alteration is needed for standard window heights.
Q: How much overlap should there be at the centre?
Ten to fifteen centimetres. That overlap is what stops the light leak that makes an otherwise good blackout curtain look imperfect.
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