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Disclaimer: Blackout EZ sent me two window covers for free to try. This post also contains affiliate links. This means that if you choose to make a purchase, I will earn a commission at no extra cost to you. All opinions are my own and you can trust that I would vouch for these products regardless of receiving this perk. And seriously, I LOVE these! I would recommend them to every parent who does not have a good system in place for blocking out light in their child's bedroom.

I recently found Blackout EZ window covers, and they have changed my life! I wish I had known about these things 4 years ago!!In light of this, I thought I would review them and write a post about how incredibly awesome they are.
I would recommend Blackout EZ to just about anyone; not only parents with babies and young children, but also anyone who works night shifts and has to sleep during the day, or anyone who could benefit from sleeping in a totally dark bedroom! 

A big key in maximizing your child's sleep is keeping their sleep area very dark. Any bit of light in the room can inhibit melatonin, which is the hormone that regulates sleep. For this reason, a very dark room produces good sleep! 

Over the years, I have tried different methods of darkening my sons' windows. With my oldest, Ethan, he really only needed two layers of room darkening curtains and he was good to go. As he got older, he needed less and less coverage for his windows.

My youngest, Campbell, proved to be our more sensitive sleeper, and I had to use a combination of construction paper, blankets, and two layers of room darkening curtains in order to make his room dark enough so that he would sleep soundly! Let me show you what an eyesore his windows were! 

Not a pretty sight! It just made the room seem oppressive! This has been our set up for the last year and a half!
All of that has changed now thanks to Blackout EZ! As I stripped away the old curtains and blankets, I had to laugh at my DIY job of taping construction paper to the windows. 
Believe it or not, some of those pieces were originally black and got bleached out by the sun! 

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Needless to say, I was READY to test out BlackoutEZ! My package contained 2 blackout fabric sheets, 2 white Velcro pieces, 2 black Velcro pieces, and instructions. The blackout fabric felt pliable but also sturdy. I loved that it came with numbered grid lines for easy cutting and trimming, because I did end up needing to trim mine a bit.
I ordered two small window covers which were slightly larger than my window. BlackoutEZ offers large, small, and custom window covers for purchase.
The first step was placing the white Velcro around my window along the frame. I measured and cut 4 pieces to fit the 4 edges of my window frame. Then I removed the backing so that they would stick right to the frame.
This first picture shows what it looked like with one piece of Velcro applied and the second picture shows what it looks like with two pieces of Velcro meeting in the corner.
Because the white velcro blends in so well, that means if I ever want to take the window covers off for a while, no one will even notice the velcro!
Next, I held the window cover up against the window. I found the numbered line where I needed to trim to get the fabric to fit width wise in the window. 

 

Then I laid the fabric on the ground and trimmed the side so it would be the correct width.


Placing the black velcro came next! I measured and cut a strip of black velcro to go on the top edge of the fabric. Then I removed the backing and stuck the velcro to the fabric. Now the fabric could be hung by the top edge to the white velcro that was already along the top of the window! 
From there I found the numbered line where I needed to trim the fabric to fit lengthwise in the window. Again, I laid the fabric on the ground and trimmed the bottom so it would be the correct length.
Finally, it was time to measure and cut the other 3 pieces of black Velcro to fit the remaining 3 edges on the fabric. 
Now the final step is to line the fabric up against the window and velcro into place!! This took me a couple tries to get even, and it would be best to have an extra set of hands, but the best part is.... if you mess up, it's VELCRO and you can pull it down and try again!! 🙂
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Here is my finished product! Let me tell you, after I did both windows in the room, it was pitch black! And now, I have my windows back so I could put up pretty curtains or blinds!
I already had faux wood blinds that I was wanting to put up but couldn't before. Doesn't the finished product look so much nicer?! I am LOVING it! And so is my sleeping Campbell!

 

 

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