Blackout Curtains — Joydeco Black, 52"×84" Pair

Why we picked it

Most curtain ranges stop at 84 or 96 inches, which is fine for standard ceilings and useless for anything taller. This one runs to 120 inches across six lengths, and that matters if you have high ceilings, floor-to-ceiling windows, or you’re following the advice to mount the rod close to the ceiling rather than just above the frame. That approach needs length most ranges don’t offer.

Ten colourways alongside that is unusually broad too, which makes this a sensible pick if you’re doing several rooms and want consistency without compromising on colour.

The most useful thing in this listing is a warning most brands would bury. Joydeco states plainly that the dark inner blocking layer affects how the outer colour reads — so a white panel looks greyish-white rather than pure white. That’s a real effect of how blackout fabric is constructed, and it’s the source of a lot of disappointed reviews across this whole category. Saying it upfront is doing buyers a favour.

It’s also a useful thing to know generally: if you want genuinely bright white curtains, you’re looking at unlined or sheer fabric. Any panel with a dark blocking core will read cooler and greyer than the swatch suggests.

The 52″ panel width is worth noting as well. Ten inches wider than the common 42″, it gives a pair 104 inches of fabric — enough for a window up to roughly 60–65″ with proper gathered fullness, where a 42″ pair tops out nearer 50″.

The care requirement is stricter than most. Machine washable, but the listing specifies washing separately and in a mesh bag. That’s more effort than the “toss it in cold” instruction on most panels, and it suggests the fabric or grommets need protecting during the cycle. Worth factoring in if low-maintenance is what you’re after.

What’s in the box

The honest take