Blackout blinds for the big sleep-in
You got in at 6:30am. The birds are going off, the sun’s coming up, and your body has decided it’s morning. It is not morning. Not for you. You need the room properly dark so you can crash and not surface until well after lunch.
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When 6:30am is your bedtime
Standard curtains won’t cut it. There’s always that glow around the edges, the strip of light across the ceiling, the slow brightening that drags you out of a dead sleep at 9am. A made-to-measure blackout blind takes the room properly dark, so 11am feels like midnight and you sleep straight through.
Late gigs, long shifts on the decks, a wedding that went the distance, a Sunday session that became a Monday problem. However you got here, the goal is the same: shut the world out and recover.
The trouble is daylight. Your bedroom is designed to let it in, and a few hours of sleep in a half-lit room never feels like enough. Take the room dark and your body finally believes it’s allowed to switch off.
Why a dark room actually helps you sleep
Your body clock takes its cues from light. Even a little daylight on your face tells your brain to wind down the melatonin and wake up — exactly the wrong message when you’re trying to sleep through the morning. The Sleep Health Foundation points to a cool, dark, quiet room as the basics of good sleep, and darkness is the part most bedrooms get wrong.
A proper blackout fixes the biggest lever. Less glow, fewer gaps, no slow sunrise creeping across the doona. Darkness on demand, whenever your night has run into someone else’s morning.
How Coverlight takes the room dark
We make the blind for darkness, not the “pretty good” you get from a blackout curtain. The blackout fabric blocks the light across the blind, and the closer it fits to your window, the less light slips down the sides.
- Dense blackout fabric that stops light coming through the blind
- Fits close to your window to cut the light that sneaks down the edges
- OEKO-TEX certified, PVC-free fabric that’s better for the room you breathe in
- A range of modern, neutral tones so it still looks the part
Set it and sleep
Two formats, same Evolution fabric. Pick what suits your room and your budget.
Manual — Soft-Touch Spring
Ultra-smooth, cord-free Soft-Touch Spring. One pull and the room goes dark — nothing dangling, nothing to charge. Choose your frame in Monument, White Gloss or Satin Black.
Motorised
Drop the blind from your phone or a remote, or set it on a schedule to close before you’re even home. Pair it with your smart home and goodnight can mean goodnight at any hour.
Both are cord-free, which keeps things clean, safe and simple. Set the motorised version on a schedule and your room can be dark and waiting before you get your key in the door.
Made to your window, fitted by you
Every Coverlight blind is cut to your exact window, not trimmed down from a standard size. That close fit is what keeps stray light out. Order online, follow the DIY measuring guide, and fit it yourself — no installers, no appointments, no waiting around.
- Made to your exact measurements, not a one-size-fits-all blind
- Made in up to 10 business days, plus delivery, Australia-wide
- Tool-friendly DIY install, no tradie required
- A free fabric sample pack to check the tones and the blackout before you commit
Why choose Coverlight DIY
- Serious darkness. Blocking the light is the whole product, not a bonus feature.
- Made to measure. Cut to your window, not trimmed from a standard size, made in up to 10 business days.
- Cord-free and safe. Clean look, nothing dangling — good for share houses and kids’ rooms alike.
- Smart when you want it. Schedule it, automate it, or just pull it down. Your call.
- Try before you buy. Order a free sample pack and see the dark for yourself.
FAQs
Will it really block out the morning sun?
Can I set it to close automatically?
Is it hard to install myself?
Can I see the fabric before I buy?
Ready to sleep through the morning?
Take the room dark and get the sleep your weekend owes you. Order online, grab a free sample, or call the team.
Or call 1800 482 777