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Blackout curtains for doors?

Asked by mathwhiz1987 (14points) October 10th, 2013

I live in a group home and sometimes, the hallway light coming in through the cracks of my door, especially the bottom part, wakes me up. Would it be best to hang a blackout curtain that will cover the entire door or would a heavy blanket do the trick?

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janbb's avatar

Either one should work as long as you can hang it securely.

YARNLADY's avatar

Yes, just make sure the curtain rod extends beyond the edges of the door. You might want to add a weight at the bottom (sew a picket and insert a dowel).

JLeslie's avatar

Black out curtains are awsome. They will most likely be lighter weight than a blanket. You can get them inexpesively at Bed Bath and Beyond.

SamSingh's avatar

Yes, definitely it will be a good way to stop hallway light. You can use any other dark color curtain also for this.

dabbler's avatar

What about weather-stripping around the door frame?

JLeslie's avatar

When I read @dabbler answer I realized I had read the question too fast. I would just roll up a towel for now and put it in at the bottom of the door. Eventually you can put weather stripping as he suggested.

Also, you might want to try wearing a mask to sleep. The little bit of light in the room can be good if you get up in the middle of the night.

Lastly, I thought I would mention if your door opens into your room it will be a pain with the curtain. Usually doors open into a room rather than out to a hallway, but not always.

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