Why Lining is important?

Drapery lining is one of the most important things to consider when ordering a custom drape other than color, fabric type and style. Lining is the backing fabric used in the construction of a custom drape. Adding the correct lining to your custom drapes is a good investment. It adds more fullness and body to the drape and also protects the main fabric from the harmful UV rays from the sunlight making it last longer than unlined drapes.

FactoryDirectDrapes.com recommends to always add lining to your custom drapes. Without a lining, even high quality fabrics will fade and deteriorate very quickly. At FactoryDirectDrapes.com, all of our fabrics can have two types of linings attached to it: Standard or Blackout/Insulated lining. Our standard lining is made of 50% cotton and 50% polyester. The cotton makes it soft to the touch and the polyester allows it to block the sun the best way possible protecting your drapes and furniture from the damaging UV rays. Since a standard lining is made from a light fabric, it allows some natural light to enter the room while still giving you the privacy you want.

Our Blackout / insulated drapery lining blocks out 100% of the sunlight from penetrating through the drape. The room darkening effect is similar to what you find at most hotels and motels. It also reduces or dampens outside noise that gets in the room and provides superior insulation against unwanted heat or cold. Experts in insulation values rate insulated linings as reducing hot and cold air by up to 50 %! If you live in an area with particularly cold or warm climates, you have more reason to add blackout/insulated lining on your next custom drape purchase and save on your utility costs. Our blackout/insulated lining is made from the highest quality material available in the market today. It will not crack, peel or bubble. This lining is ideal for ideal for bedrooms, media rooms, schools, hospitals, nurseries and nursing homes. You have the option to purchase it as inherently fire retardant as an extra measure of protection for your family and home.

If you take all of these things into consideration, adding a lining to your custom drapes will cost you less in the long run than buying an unlined drape.

FactoryDirectDrapes.com partnered with Mizpah Hotel Restoration project

Some customers may not know that FactoryDirectDrapes.com services Hotel and Motel industry. We’re a member of the American Hotel and Lodging Association (AHL). Before offering our drapes and fabric window treatments to the public, we have supplied retailers, interior decorators, and home improvement centers for more than 50 years.

Recently, FactoryDirectDrapes.com was selected to provide the custom drapes for the Mizpah Hotel in Tonopah, Nevada restoration project.

Mizpah Hotel is a historic hotel in Tonopah, Nevada. The five-story Mizpah was once the tallest building and most splendid hotel in Nevada. It was named after the Mizpah Mine and was the social hub of Tonopah. The hotel was pre-dated by the Mizpah Saloon, which opened in 1907, and was the first permanent structure in Tonopah. It opened last August 2011, 12 years after it was last boarded up.

FactoryDirectDrapes.com offers hundreds of energy efficient and natural eco-friendly fabrics available in richly tone colors. Our blackout drapes provide guests with complete light and privacy control. These drapes keep room cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter and they minimize sounds from halls, elevator lobbies and parking lots . Our privacy sheers are an excellent way to allow filter light into a room while maintaining the guest’s privacy.

Check out these beautiful photos and please keep us in mind on your Hotel and Motel drapes and curtains needs. We offer factory direct wholesale prices, bulk volume discounts, streamlined production for fast turn around and delivery and professional staff. Our products are all proudly handmade right here in America. Call us today at 1-866-713-7273 or visit us at factorydirectdrapes.com. Our goal is to provide your guests the best in lodging comfort.

Blackout Drapes for a Better Night’s Sleep

Sleep is very important. Ongoing research connects sleep deprivation with many of the major, life-threatening diseases like stroke, high blood pressure, heart attack, heart failure, obesity, depression and others. They are also associated with decreased performance and alertness, poor quality of life, aging, occupational injury and automobile injury. Research also proves that artificial lights at night are connected with an increased risk of breast cancer for women and prostate cancer for men. Night time expose to low-level lights through electric lighting, TVs, computer monitors etc. disrupts the production of the hormone melatonin, which is essential to get deep restorative sleep and enhance your immunity against illnesses like colds and the flu and may protect you from diseases like cancer.

The good news is, with blackout drapes, you can experience the darkness and silence you need for a better sleep any time of the day. Unlike ordinary drapes, blackout drapes are made of light-blocking fabric and tight woven fabrics. When installed in a bedroom it blocks 99.9% of unwanted light that disturbs people's sleep. It also reduces noise by up to 50% and saves energy by blocking out heat and cold. These room darkening drapes are similar to what you find at most hotels and motels. If you're a grave yard shift worker, blackout drapes stop light from leaking through during the day when you sleep. Making your room as dark as possible simulates night time and signals your brain to release the hormones melatonin. Additionally, turning off TV, radio, computers and other electronic devices will greatly enhance your good night sleep.

FactoryDirectDrapes.com offers blackout drapes in different colors of white, brick, burgundy, cream, hunter, royal, sage, tan and taupe at competitive prices which make it easy and affordable for you to install it in your bedroom. Additionally, any drape fabric we carry at FactoryDirectDrapes.com can have a blackout lining attached to it. So, dress your bedroom windows with black out drapes for a better night's sleep.

Blackout curtains may prevent cancer and more.

Adding blackout drapes in your bedroom may help protect you from cancer according to the researchers from University of Haifa (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090203135015.htm)

Studies have shown that women who work grave yard shift have a higher risk of breast cancer.

Light exposure during night disrupts the production of the hormone melatonin, which is essential to get deep restorative sleep and may protect you from diseases like cancer.

Blackout drapes or room darkening drapes are similar to what you find at most hotels and motels. They are effective in eliminating unwanted light from entering a room. Making your room as dark as possible while you sleep signals your brain to release the hormones melatonin. Additionally, turning off TV, radio, computers and other electronic devices will greatly enhance your good night sleep.

FactoryDirectDrapes.com offers blackout drapes in different colors of white, brick, burgundy, cream, hunter, royal, sage, tan and taupe at competitive prices which make it easy and affordable for you to install it in your bedroom. Additionally, any drape fabric we carry at FactoryDirectDrapes.com can have a blackout lining attached to it. So, dress your bedroom windows with black out drapes for a healthier sleep.

Better Sleep With Blackout Drapes

Sleeping in a completely dark room will help improve your quality of sleep. This means turning off the lights, TV, any blinking lights, and removing as much light from the window as possible. Unfortunately, standard lined drapes and blinds will still let in a lot of light which will impair your quality of sleep. Blackout Drapes from Factory Direct Drapes™ will not only help you sleep better at night but will be the perfect addition to the overall design of the bedroom.

Nine benefits of Blackout Drapes

Blackout drapes at Factory Direct Drapes™ and Factory Bargain Drapes™ are amongst the most functional types of drapes we offer. They can block out all of the light in and out of the room, acts as an insulator, helps save money on utilities, and adds another level of privacy. In this article we will delve deeper into each of these benefits so you will be better prepared for your next purchase for Blackout Drapes.

But first, what are Blackout Drapes (sometimes referred to as dim-out drapes)? They are Drapes that are designed to not allow any light to come through the fabric allowing you total control over the light in a room. Blackout drapes can come as one fabric that is blackout or as two with a normal fabric with a Blackout lining. Although Blackout Drapes are ideal for anyone, they can be especially useful for shift workers or anyone who keeps irregular hours. Below you will find nine benefits of Blackout drapes. 

1. Light Blocking. If you need the option to block all light from a room then Blackout drapes will be your best option. Although the material will block out 100% of the light, some will seep through the sides since there will be a gap from the all to the drape.

2. Save money on Utilities. PG&E states that approximately 16% of all heat in a room will escape through your windows. With the blackout curtains insulating properties you will be able to save every month on your utility bills.

3. Privacy. Blackout drapes help provide security by totally blocking out the window and also not letting as much sounds escape to outside.

4. Insulation. Blackout drapes help insulate keep a room cool in the summer and warm in the winter.

5. Better Sleep. The CDC (Center of Disease Control) recommends to “Sleep in a quiet, dark, and relaxing environment, which is neither too hot nor too cold” (link). Blackout drapes will make your room as dark as a cave to help you sleep better.

6. Longer Lasting. On average a Blackout drape will last 10-15 years longer because it is more resilient to sunlight then a normal fabric.

7. Blocks outside noise. Live on a busy street or have noisy neighbors?

8. Looks Better. When blackout lining is added to your drapes it adds more weight. The extra weight helps the drapes hang nicer and gives it more graceful full folds.

9. Home Entertainment. Do you have a room where you consider your theater room or a family room with a big television? Blackout drapes do a wonderful job at helping create that movie theater atmosphere.

Blackout drapes are the Swiss Army knife of the Drape industry and are as ornate and decorative as they are practical.