PERL SPELLBOUND lot of 2 lined pinch pleat panel white(perl)Spice Rust Red Venezia Scalloped Pleated Window Treatment ValanceCrushed Voile Sheer Curtain Panel 50x95Window curtainsNEWPORT COLLEGE TWO (2) GROMMET PANELS CURTAINS BED BATH & BEYOND NAVY PRINT NEWMallorca Espresso Brown 84" Window Curtain Drapery Panel Embroidery BranchesWindow panels set of 2 curtains burgundy red rod pocket panelsEUC~ Sheer Embroidered Circle Curtain Panel Set (2) Off White/ Cream 51x 87"Crushed Voile Sheer Curtain Panel 50x63 lavenderHenley Blue Striped White Beige Tab Top Valance CurtainCrushed Voile Sheer Curtain Panel 50x63Cedar Ridge Compass Curtains 50" W x 84" L Two Panels "NEW" with Free Shipping BED BATH & BEYOND GRANDA GROMMET WINDOW PANEL 54 x 84 - TAUPE ~ MOONGLOW Got one to sell?(Image credit: Alexis Buryk) Being awoken by the sun is actually good for you, but there are times when darkening a room aids in sleep especially for napping children, shift workers or others with non traditional sleep schedules and for blocking artificial night time light such as from a streetlamp.

Blackout curtains also are energy saving (keeping heat from escaping in the winter and the hot sun from heating up your room in the summer) and help block or muffle outdoor noise.Patio Furniture Garden Ridge Traditional blackout curtains have a liner behind them to block light. Low Hot Water Pressure Bathtub FaucetYou can find blackout curtains in all kinds of colors and patterns, even light-hued ones. Dogs And Puppies For Sale BcSearch online for "blackout" or "thermal" curtains. (Image credit: Pottery Barn Kids) If you already have curtains you love, but want to transform them into blackout curtains you can buy liners à la carte and add them to existing curtains with clips, hooks or by using a double curtain hanger (like this).

If you're shopping online search for "blackout liner" or "blackout lining". Here are a few to get you started: If it works with your decor, you can buy heavy and/or dark curtains to give the effect of blackout curtains, but without an additional liner. Velvet, wool or tightly woven cotton, polyester or canvas in dark colors are your best bet. Roller shades generally block out more light than many fabrics, but you can also buy blackout versions for even more blockage. Try pairing them with sheer curtains for light when you want it and darkness when you don't. (Image credit: I Am Momma Hear Me Roar) You can purchase blackout fabric to make your own blackout curtains if you're so inclined. sells both lining fabric and blackout drape fabric. JoAnn's sells blackout liner fabric as well. Check out these sites for instructions, tips and inspiration for making your own blackout curtains:Bed Bath & Beyond superfans might have some trouble swallowing this one: Effective April 20th, the company is changing its famously generous return policy, and will deduct 20 percent from returns that don't have receipts.

Over the weekend, a Racked tipster sent us a photo of a handout spotted at a Bed Bath store located in Bergen County, New Jersey, explaining the store's new policy of deducting 20 percent from an item's value if it is returned without a receipt and if the store cannot trace the transaction in its database. Bed Bath confirms to Racked the return policy will indeed be changed next month. "We are expanding nationwide a modification to our return policy that will only affect customers whose purchase cannot be located to process a return, either because the receipt was not provided or because we could not identify the purchase through a query of our transaction records," Bed Bath writes to Racked in an email. "We have been providing advance notice of the upcoming change to our customers via signs and handouts in our stores, encouraging customers to hold onto their receipts to avoid being impacted by this change in any manner." Last month, Racked ran an in-depth report on Bed Bath & Beyond's retail strategy;

analysts and avid shoppers pointed to the liberal return policy as one reason why customers love shopping there and have been loyal for years. The brand's previous return policy, as stated on its website, gave customers without a receipt a full refund of a returned item for "an exchange or merchandise credit." One store associate admitted to Racked last month that there are shoppers who abuse the return policy. The associate said that Bed Bath sees "outrageous returns," but noted that the brand does not lose money on returns because they see customers spending more money with their store credit than the cost of item they've returned. The brand also has deals with vendors who take back items and refurbish them, so the loss of income doesn't only come out of Bed Bath's pocket. Bed Bath tells Racked it takes pride in "providing customers with a noticeably better shopping experience" and that "modifications such as this will allow us to continue to deliver exceptional service in the future."

The brand would not say if the decision to change the return policy had anything to do with losing profit. Competing retailer Costco changed its own liberal return policy in 2007 because shoppers were returning years-old electronics. Similarly, Amazon has changed its free shipping perks under Amazon Prime several times to keep up with its desire to please customers while trying to curb losses. Bed Bath's new policy will likely upset some customers who've purchased expensive products from Bed Bath and will only get 80 percent of the item's worth in store credit if they cannot find their receipt. Then again, its return policy is still more accommodating than many other stores, which will not take back any purchases without a receipt.Your stuff will never survive the truck ride on shoeboxes and Scotch tape. Here’s a list of all the supplies you need to properly pack your entire home. Purchase clean, dry cardboard boxes in a variety of sizes if your moving company doesn’t already provide them.

Order wardrobe boxes, partitioned “dish pack” boxes and other containers designed for specific items. Buy a large roll, and cut sheets for padding boxes and wrapping breakable items. Use gallon-size bags for grouping small items, and snack-size bags for rounding up screws and fasteners. Packing Paper or Plain Newsprint Avoid using newspaper for stuffing and wrapping fragile items; the ink may stain some materials (and your hands). Use it to wrap small items that are easily lost or may be mistaken for trash. Use it for stuffing and wrapping lampshades; packing paper is too stiff. Buy multiple rolls, and at least one dispenser for each person who will help you pack. Mark each box with its contents (except for valuables) and the room where it belongs. Choose thick-tipped markers for strong, clear labeling. Use them for labeling electronics cords, color-coding boxes and more. Corral throw pillows and stuffed animals inside bags, and label them like boxes so they’re not mistaken for trash.