Day & Night Blinds

Day & Night roller blinds (Also known as Zebra Blinds) are a superb way to shade a room. The alternating strips of dimout and sheer fabric allows you to either enjoy absolute privacy and reduced light levels in a room, or, at the pull of the chain, you can let in plenty of light. Having this level of control can be compared to that of a venetian blind, however these Day & Night blinds are lighter and made solely of fabric. This stylish option is taking the industry by storm simply because it as a modern and diverse means of shading a room which provides you with plenty of options for blocking light from entering your room.

What are Day & Night Blinds?

A Day & Night blind looks much like a roller blind, except the mechanism is geared. The fabric is looped around the barrel and bottom bar, providing two layers of fabric. This means that when the metal chain is pulled, the blind not only raises or lowers, but the fabric moves. As a result, you are able to line up the alternating strips of colours to block out the light or let in more light. Alternatively, this blind can be totally rolled up, like a roller blind, keeping it tucked out of the way until you need it.

Choice of Headbox

We offer you the option to choose a headbox for your made to measure Day & Night blind which goes over the mechanism and barrel, hiding it from view. This headbox is wrapped in a colour matched fabric (which is also used to wrap the bottom bar of the blind too). The headbox covers the front and top of the barrel, as well as reaching around to the back where it is fixed to the wall behind the blind.

How to Measure for Day & Night Blinds

Measuring for Day & Night Blinds is really easy. First thing's first, identify whether your blind is going inside or outside of a recess

A recess fit blind means you supply us with the width and drop of your recess – from top to bottom and wall to wall. We make deductions to account for the brackets to ensure your blind fits within the recess perfectly. To measure for a Day & Night blind to fit inside the recess of your standard window, simply measure the full width and the height of the recess. Then input those measurements into the product page with your order selecting the 'recess' option. We'll do the rest, leaving you the well-deserved excuse to put your feet up, you worked hard for it after all!

Don't be tempted to deduct any measurements, we do this for you. Make sure you use a metal tape measure; a cloth one can stretch and give you more millimetres per centimetre than a pound-shop ruler. Also, take your measurements in three places and give us the smallest (if there is a smallest). You will find that some recesses shift and settle over time.

A Day & Night blind going outside of a recess is usually called an exact fit blind. An exact fit blind means we won’t make any deductions to the width or drop measurements. Exact fit is the bracket to bracket measurement and is commonly found installed outside of a recess. The size you give us is the size your blind is made to.If you want your blind to hang outside the recess, measure the height and width but be sure to add some overlap to reduce light leakage. This overlap should be about 70mm at the top and bottom and 50mm each side, ensuring you suffer no dazzling strips of sunlight once your blind is happily installed. Please select the 'exact' size option when ordering.