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Sleepout Portable Blackout Curtain vs Redi Shade Easy Lift Fabric Cellular Blackout Shade
Which should you buy? Our verdict on both, pulled from our full The Best Nursery Blackout Curtains and Blinds: 4 Compared (and One to Skip) comparison.
Sleepout wins because it mounts on the glass and seals its own edges, which is where nursery light actually gets in. Redi Shade's cordless cellular shade is the cheaper, more permanent-looking baseline, and the two of them together beat any single curtain.
Sleepout Portable Blackout Curtain
Buy itA one pound blackout panel that suction cups directly onto the window glass, which is the only design here built specifically to kill edge light.
- Two locking suction cups mount it on the glass itself, so there is no rod, no drilling and no gap above a rod to leak light.
- Velcro runs along the entire edge of the panel, so you can tuck it against the frame, hang it vertically or horizontally, and add panels for a wider window.
- Sleepout lists GREENGUARD Gold and OEKO-TEX Standard 100 certification for the fabric, and the panel is machine wash and hang dry.
- The standard panel is 60 by 40 inches, so a tall nursery window needs the XL size or two panels overlapped.
- Suction cups need clean glass, and the company's own instructions treat re-wetting them as normal maintenance.
- It looks like a panel stuck to your window, so most people run it behind existing curtains rather than instead of them.
Redi Shade Easy Lift Fabric Cellular Blackout Shade
Buy itA cordless blackout honeycomb shade you trim to width on the kitchen table and push into the frame with no drill, which makes it the easiest safe starting point for a nursery.
- Cordless lift is standard on the Easy Lift line, so there is no operating cord anywhere in the room.
- It trims at home using an included measuring scale and guide, and installs with no drill, screws or brackets.
- The 9/16 inch honeycomb blackout fabric also slows heat transfer at the glass, which matters in a nursery that bakes in the afternoon.
- An inside mount leaves a light gap down both sides, so plan on a curtain over it or an outside mount.
- The product page describes blackout honeycomb fabric but does not publish a light blocking percentage for this shade.
- It comes in a single 64 inch length, which is short for a tall window.
Side by side
| Sleepout Portable Blackout Curtain | Redi Shade Easy Lift Fabric Cellular Blackout Shade | |
|---|---|---|
| Our verdict | Buy | Buy |
| Best for | Renters, frequent travellers, and anyone whose nursery already has a blind that leaks light around all four sides. | The first thing you install in a nursery when you want cordless and tool free, with a curtain added on top later. |
| Price tier | $$$ · premium | $ · budget |
The bottom line
Our overall pick is the Sleepout Portable Blackout Curtain - A one pound blackout panel that suction cups directly onto the window glass, which is the only design here built specifically to kill edge light. Choose the Redi Shade Easy Lift Fabric Cellular Blackout Shade instead if the first thing you install in a nursery when you want cordless and tool free, with a curtain added on top later.
Want the full picture, including the other options we compared and the popular one we'd skip? Read the complete The Best Nursery Blackout Curtains and Blinds: 4 Compared (and One to Skip).