Temporary Blackout Blinds
From £7.50
If you’re looking for temporary window coverings made to last, our black blinds are the perfect solution. The blackout material blocks light and offers privacy.
They are:
- Blackout
- Stick on – No drill required
- Easy to measure & fit
- Customisable
- Delivered in the UK Next Day (Mon-Fri)
Temporary blackout blinds
Don’t let street lights or sunlight disrupt your sleep with our temporary blackout blinds.
Designed to completely block out light, they’re perfect for shift workers who need to sleep during the day, or adults, children and babies who wake up earlier than expected due to sunlight. They can also be used as portable blackout blinds when travelling.
These pleated blinds are a cost-effective alternative to permanent window coverings, making them a great option if you want to try blackout blinds for the first time, are on a budget, in a private rental property or just aren’t ready to commit to permanent blinds.
Perfect-fit temporary blackout blinds
Our temporary paper blackout blinds are available in two sizes, both of which can be cut to fit your window precisely, making them as good as any made-to-measure option.
Installing our blinds couldn’t be easier:
- Step 1: Measure and cut
Simply measure your temporary blackout blind against your window and use a pair of scissors or craft knife to cut them vertically to length.
- Step 2: Peel back and stick!
Peel back the protective tape and stick them in the desired location.
Unlike permanent blinds that come with fixtures, our stick-on blinds are no-drill blinds and remarkably easy to install. What’s more, the adhesive is designed to leave no visible trace after the blind is removed, making it an ideal option for rentals, renovations, student accommodation, or while waiting for your permanent blinds to be made. They can also be used as travel blackout blinds for cars and caravans.
Adjustable stick-on blinds
Our temporary blackout blinds are unlike roller blinds and are cordless. However, they can be adjusted using the complimentary clips that accompany them. You can also pick up extra clips or velcro strips to keep the blackout blinds in place. They work well for both windows and doors.
Perhaps one of the best things about our stick-on blackout blinds is that they are reusable. You can easily detach the blind and reapply the strip that protected the adhesive area. When you need to use it again, take off the strip and reinstall the blind. You can also recycle the stick on blackout blind when you’re done using it.
You can find all information relating to the delivery of your blinds, and what to do if you want to return something, on our delivery and returns page.
All of our temporary blackout blinds are delivered the next working day by BlindsInABox. We understand how inconvenient waiting for products can be!
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Richard Smith –
Not sure about “temporary” we have been using these in our bedroom for 6 years!…working nights and sleeping during the day these have been a cheap effective alternative to other products. Easy to trim to size and find each one lasts a couple of years daily use before the need to replace. Excellent product and will continue to buy.
Amy (verified owner) –
I bought these for my children’s bedrooms in the summer months after battling for weeks with gro-blinds which kept falling down. These are excellent black-out blinds. Not only did they arrive the next day, they took me seconds to put up and are really blackout. Because there is a street light out the front of the house, I needed to have something which went right to the edge of the window and because these are self adhesive, that has been possible to do. I’ve overlapped one and a half blinds on each and they are really easy to put down. What I also like is that they can be put up with the clips so that you can still have daylight. Definitely a preferable and much more affordable solution than trying to get made to measure blinds and then fit them. I’m not sure they’ll be temporary in this house!
Sebastian (verified owner) –
Great product! Easy to assemble and provides much needed darkness to the baby room!
Delivery also super fast! Highly recommend.
TonyD (verified owner) –
This was my 2nd purchase. Previous purchase of white blinds for bathroom window privacy has worked well for a year – having not wanting to drill into tiles. And surprisingly remained steam proof ! This time bigger black blinds to cover from upstairs downstairs bay windows, whilst curtains were removed for room painting. And very handy interim measure, as self adhesive and cuttable, so could customise to shape of bay windows. This time i remembered to score with stanley knife whilst still in paper binds as soon as i took out of the box. Covered each 3m bay window in under 5 mins. And very good value.
Dawn Cubbin (verified owner) –
Love these black blinds. The sun shines constantly on our house and makes it really hot inside and the blinds seem to make our room cooler. Added bonus is the black ones are blackout and this stops street lights etc shining through at night. A+ from us here in Doncaster 😉
Would love to see them in a variety of colours..
Jackie W (verified owner) –
Delivered very quickly after ordering. Had the blinds before so knew what to expect. Excellent temporary blinds to use in a new house, till you decide on colour schemes etc. We have used some black ones in bedroom, for years to keep bright light out, so we can sleep when working shifts.
They also help to keep rooms cool in Summer.
Kenneth Palmer (verified owner) –
Moved into a new build and needed some temporary blinds while waiting for our blinds to be made and delivered. These blind are the ideal solution for this easy to fit, effective privacy and black out at night.
JoJo (verified owner) –
Just moved into a new built house and urgently needed blinds. After using a grey blanket for a few days a neighbour suggested Blinds In A Box. I bought three blackout blinds and they are brilliant. I would highly recommend them. Easy to use website and quick delivery.
Veronica Poole (verified owner) –
Your product is amazing !!! Very reasonably priced, does exactly what it says ‘on the box’. Easy to install and cut to size required and very robust for something meant to be temporary. Easy to understand why you got your investors.
Patricia (verified owner) –
Excellent service. I bought the blinds to help keep a porch cooler in hot sunny weather. Working a treat. Easy to trim and fix.
Elisabeth Avery (verified owner) –
Just what we needed when moving to a bungalow where the curtain rails had been removed. Quick and easy to fit. Seem quite durable and give good blackout.
RedJoe (verified owner) –
Very good – bought to keep the sun out during a heatwave, and they did that well. Easy to fit and fast delivery.
Angus Hanney (verified owner) –
Very happy with the blinds. They’ve been up for a round a month now. Easy to install. Genuinely block-out bright sunshine (used for my office and needed the blinds to block out sunlight to see my computer screen). Good value for money.
Tabitha (verified owner) –
A great idea! We have had an extention and are not decoratively ready to put up curtains so this has been an excellent temporary answer to our privacy issue. So easy to cut and install.
Joanne (verified owner) –
Excellent product. It was just what I needed while I make a decision about what to do at the windows in my newly renovated house, and looks good too – I may just keep it as a permanent blind!
Ruth Giemajner (verified owner) –
Super product. Definitely blackout. So easy to put up even for someone who is useless with their hands. 10/10
Jo (verified owner) –
Great blinds. I was recommended them by my partner as a temporary solution whilst I wait for my new shutters and curtains to be made. They are perfect. I bought the wide version which comfortably covers half of my four sash windows in the sitting room so only needed 2 blinds and the 3rd was used for the bedroom. Perfect!
Great value and are excellent black out blinds. Very easy to install. The delivery was efficient despite the postal strikes at Christmas. Highly recommended.
Sylvia Keenan (verified owner) –
1st class product; 1st class service.
Susan Grant (verified owner) –
The blinds are brilliant and stylish. So easy to put up (and take down).
Just one thing – I think it would be helpful if installation instructions included a suggestion to put some temporary weights on the bottom so the blinds to relax them so they cover the whole window. Only needs to be done once. I used clothes pegs to fix ordinary cutlery knives to the bottom edge and left them on overnight.
Ale (verified owner) –
Amazing blinds! After living in a flat with no blinds for nearly 3 months, I am so glad I found this website. We are both doctors and the absence of blackout blinds made it difficult during nightshirts. These were really quick and easy to put on and the blackout function is amazing. Love them! Although the overall mechanism to put the blinds up and down is somewhat tedious for the vertically challenged, it’s simple enough that I still do it most days.
Lesley M (verified owner) –
Bought these for rental property as don’t want to drill holes or buy expensive ‘perfect fit’ blinds. Room gets a lot of sun in the morning and these blinds are ideal for keeping room dark.
Gillian McG (verified owner) –
Fantastic product -using them as there is a delay to our shutters being fitted and we had taken the curtain rails down. Delighted to have found this website – fit perfectly, we didn’t even need to cut them. Easy to use and fit and great price too.
Nadia (verified owner) –
Absolutely exceeded my expectations. I couldn’t believe how strong they were and they really do block out the light, it’s changed my night times! so easy to put up too, in fact quite enjoyable! I think i’ll end up leaving them there for as long as they last, they look that good.
The only reason for 4 stars is that I would have loved just an extra 20cm or so in width for the Large size. I know you can double up on them, but then pulling them up and down would be a bit of a faff to keep aligning. So it’s ever so slightly too narrow to be complete black out. Large and Standard sizes are not massively different in width, so my only plea would be to get the Large to be wider 🙂
Andrea H (verified owner) –
Purchased one small black blind as a test run as we hope to buy a new build house and thought these would be great as a temporary solution. Well this little back blind arrived on a Tuesday after purchasing Sunday night, by DHL, i managed to cut and fit in a narrow bathroom window in about 5 mins, we have porcelain tiles around this recessed window and didnt want to drill. The blind looks brilliant and provides privacy and will be great when the summer sun starts beating down. Cant believe what great value these are especially including delivery. Will 100 % order again.
Laura (verified owner) –
Absolutely awesome! They are a game changer
Jude (verified owner) –
Love these black-out blinds. They work as advertised, easy to install too. would definitely recommend.
ROBERTA (verified owner) –
Great product! I highly recommend these blinds. Been using them for a few years now. Going to put up the black ones today as the light is now coming through too early for yours truly! Great company and customer service. 100% worth purchasing them. Thanks Blinds in a Box! Long may your business flourish!
Gill (verified owner) –
What can I say other than excellent service and product in every way, will definitely buy more blinds from this company.
Susan (verified owner) –
I’m actually pleased with these, wish I’d discovered them sooner. They work a treat for my daughters bedroom which has a normal blackout blind but still doesn’t block all the light. Added these underneath, brilliant. Pretty good quality paper and used leftovers for a craft project. One star dropped as I didn’t receive the pegs which have apparently been sent. Shame they don’t come in other sizes , so easy to install.
Gary (verified owner) –
I opted for temporary blinds for my conservatory windows as I was struggling to decide which permanent type to go for (I didn’t want to opt for the old and discarded vertical blinds I’d inherited when buying the house). Blindsinabox struck me as a straightforward yet quality option for a fair price. My order arrived promptly and it was easy to cut and fit the blinds. I’m also delighted with the blackout properties. So overall very happy to recommend and I may just stick with these for the long term rather than a ‘permanent’ option after all!
Simon McGinnes (verified owner) –
Quick delivery and blinds work perfectly. I needed something to partially obscure the reflected light coming into my office from adjacent buildings. Took no time at all to install and does exactly what I need. Thank you!
Susie Liddle (verified owner) –
With a large bedroom window that faces directly to the morning sunrise sleep past 4am during the summer months has been rare. Lined curtains and a Venetian blind still left the room like daylight after 4am. I decided to try Blinds in a Box and woohoo it’s DARK. The only problem is because it’s summer I need a window open. First night I had metre long steel rules to stretch out the blinds. Second night I was awake with the blinds rattling in the gentle breeze all night . Now I use the steel rules every night to hold the blinds down and all is ok. Could you maybe provide a weight accessory though as I am an artist and my steel rules belong in my studio and I need to remember to bring them every night. But thank you for the sleep…I needed it. It would be a 5* if they didn’t rattle
S Dunn (verified owner) –
Wedged something quick and available immediately to turn our conservatory into a bedroom for my dying husband. Did exactly what it said on the box
-next day delivery
– easy to fit
-economical
Blacked out the windows for privacy and light
Slightly faffy to lift up each morning but overall excellent and whilst technically temporary they seem to be lasting well
Pat (verified owner) –
Does the job, speedy delivery and is most definitely a black out blind!
Jill Edwards (verified owner) –
I am delighted with these black blinds. I have a rounded bay window in my bedroom that faces south. The sun is relentless during heatwaves. I was able to order one box of blinds that I could cut and make 5 blinds from, that perfectly fitted the 5 windows on my bay. They peg neatly and unobtrusively into place at the top of the windows, but easily come down to cut out the sun during very hot weather. The process of fitting them, could not have been easier. I found the YouTube Video of Blinds in a Box and how to cut and fit them very useful. I know you say they can be used as temporary blinds, but I can see these being at my window for many many years. They also arrived very quickly, with good step by step information of exactly when they would arrive.
Christopher Williams –
These are a great idea
Sharon (verified owner) –
Arrived very quickly, able to post through the letter box. Which is a bonus.
The blinds look lovely and do what they are meant to do, keep out the light. Very easy to put up.
Luke (verified owner) –
They work well however they aren’t 200 cm of usable blind – that appears to be the length of the material prior to folding. If you’re using them for a floor to ceiling window they won’t reach the ground and you’ll have a strange gap.
JD (verified owner) –
I would highly recommend these, they are exactly as described and so simple to install and use.
This has meant we do not have to rush into a decision about permanent blinds, as these are incredibly effective.
Also, promptly dispatched and delivered!
Sarah Ernest (verified owner) –
Excellent black out blinds! Only need them for when the grandchildren stay so they do the job perfectly and are out of the way when not in use!
So easy to put up and the metal clips are better than the plastic ones.
Mrs V Houchin (verified owner) –
Decided to purchase after reading excellent reviews.
Was after ‘temporary blackout blinds’ to only use OCCASIONALLY in Grandkids bedroom, and for when my ‘shift working’ husband had to sleep through the day.
Honest opinion – the black ones would be great if these were to be left DOWN permanently, but I do have to ‘faff’ to get them to get them back up to let daylight in, and stay up!
They are quite fiddly to concertina them to their original shape.
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Cutting them to size was a doddle, but I did need to add extra stronger double sided sticky tape to hold them in position, as the one provided didn’t hold.
So, after considering these points, 4* rating from me, as the ‘faffing to roll them back up again’, has actually put me off using one of the blinds I ordered.
HB (verified owner) –
Absolutely brilliant product. Can’t recommend highly enough. Very reasonably priced and easy to cut & fit.
Nicki F. (verified owner) –
I am delighted with the blackout blinds. Great temporary solution which was easy to put up.
Caroline Khan (verified owner) –
Very simple to put up, great speedy ordering and delivery, a very successful temporary solution 😁
Nicola –
We made the mistake of buying a new front door with a lot of glass which is ok until you get to dark nights & crazy Christmas lights that light up our room, not in a good way . Our daughter recommended these blinds & they are perfect for what we need , so easy to trim to size & install . They’ve done the job no more headlights flashing through driving the dog crazy . Highly recommend them
Julie (verified owner) –
Absolutely fantastic – from delivery to product to installation, cannot fault the product. And not forgetting appearance, they look fantastic. I am so sorry now that I did not go for this option on some other window I’ve paid a lot of money to have permanent blinds fitted. These look far better! Definitely recommend them.