Living Room · 100% Motorised Blackout Blinds
Australia's Best
Living Room Blackout Blinds.
Soft daylight and privacy through the day, movie-dark at night — we seal every edge of the window, so dark stays dark.
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- 100% blackoutEvery edge sealed dark
- Child-safe cordlessNo cords, no chains
- Smart-home compatibleGoogle, Alexa, Amazon Home
- Money-back guaranteeOrder with confidence
Living room blackout blinds, fitted and installed across Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, Brisbane and the Gold Coast — or DIY kits shipped Australia-wide.
“Best decision we made. The whole room actually goes dark.”
- Daytime light and privacy together.
- Afternoon sun off the television.
- Full dark for movies and slow mornings.
- One remote runs both blinds.
Before
AfterThe living-room problem
The lounge has to work both ways.
Most blinds do one.
A blackout blind on its own makes the living room feel like a cave in the middle of the day. A sheer on its own does nothing when the afternoon sun is washing out the television. Heavy curtains try to do both jobs and do neither well. The living room is the room where you actually want a choice: light and a view through the day, full darkness when the movie starts or the morning is slow. The fix is two blinds in the one window, run from a single remote.
- A blackout blind alone turns the lounge into a cave at midday.
- A sheer alone does nothing about afternoon sun washing out the TV.
- Heavy curtains try to do both jobs and do neither well.
- Standard blockout blinds leave all four edges glowing anyway.
- The living room is the one room where you want the choice, hour to hour.
Watch the living room actually go dark.
No dimmer. No mood lighting. The same window in the same room — open, then sealed. Drop the blind, kill the light.
Two blinds, one frame.
In a living room the system is usually a Dual Blind System: a sheer and a blackout inside the same frame and pelmet. One clean finish on the window, two completely different modes. A single blackout blind also works for a lounge that just wants evening control.
Filtered daylight and privacy.
Compare the pair
How our blinds stack up against a standard roller.
Both are blinds. Only one is built around the whole window — side tracks, pelmet, bottom rail.
roller blind
Helps reduce light gaps around edges
Complete framed blackout system
Motorised operation available
Cordless and child-safe options
Custom-made to your window
Designed specifically for blackout performance
Better suited for nurseries & shift workers
LimitedDIY installation available
LimitedHelps create a darker sleep environment
Rechargeable motor options available
Cleaner architectural finish
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Living-room scenarios
Daylight and darkness, same window.
Open-plan lounges do everything — morning light, afternoon TV, movie nights, guests on the sofa bed. Two blinds in one frame switch the room between all of it.
- Daytime light and privacy
Sheer down: natural light and the view stay, while the street loses its view in.
- Afternoon sun off the TV
Soften the glare while the cricket's on — without going full blackout at 3pm.
- Movie night, properly dark
Blackout down over the sheer and the four edges close. Cinema-dark on the couch.
- Sofa-bed sleepovers
When guests stay, the lounge doubles as a bedroom that can actually get dark.
- No chains, no cords
Cordless and motorised — a cleaner, safer look in the room everyone lives in.
- One remote, both blinds
A couple of presses from open to fully dark. Add SmartHub for schedules and voice.
Living-room windows run wide — a single blind covers openings up to about 3 metres, and wider spans use more than one blind side by side.
Quick answers.
- The Motorised Blackout Blind is a single motorised blackout shade inside the frame. The Dual Blind System pairs two blinds in the same window: a sheer or light-filtering blind for daytime privacy with natural light, plus a blackout blind for total darkness. The dual setup needs a deeper reveal, around 90 mm at the top versus around 70 mm for a single. Use the window suitability guide to confirm what fits. For a full side-by-side comparison, see the product comparison.
- The MAB framed system is designed to cut the light leaks that standard roller and blockout blinds leave around the sides, top and bottom of the window. Whether the result feels like total darkness depends on your window, the reveal depth, and how carefully it's measured and installed. Most customers find it far darker than anything they've used before. Use the window suitability guide before ordering to confirm the system will work for your window.
- The blackout blind sits between two side tracks that run the full height of the window. A pelmet at the top covers the roller mechanism and closes the gap above the fabric. A sealed bottom rail meets the windowsill. Light usually gets in around the edges of a normal blind. The MAB frame covers those edges. The fabric does its job; the frame does the harder job of closing the gaps.
- Yes. DIY kits ship Australia-wide and include the motorised blind, the frame components (pelmet, side tracks, bottom rail), the rechargeable motor, a charging cable, fixings and a setup guide. Most customers find the install straightforward with two hand tools and a second pair of hands. Before ordering, work through the Window Suitability guide and the Measuring Guide.
Adelaide & Perth customers benefit from our Salisbury Plains & Bibra Lake facility with faster turnaround times, personalised service, and top-quality locally crafted blinds.
Yes.
There are no cords or chains, making them a much safer option for homes with children and pets.
How it works
Same system, two paths.
Same blackout system, two pathways. DIY ships Australia-wide. Pro install is free to measure across key metros.
Free in-home measure across Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, Brisbane and the Gold Coast.
Where they live
Built for the rooms that need the dark.
Bedrooms, nurseries, theatre rooms, apartments. Tap a room to see the install in context.
Why people switch to motorised blackout blinds.
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Where we install
Across key Australian metros.
Professional installation available across key metro service areas including Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, Brisbane and the Gold Coast. DIY kits ship Australia-wide.
Adelaide
SABuilt locally. Installed across SA.
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VICAcross Victoria, via IntoBlinds.
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NSWDirect install across Greater Sydney.
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WAManufactured in Bibra Lake. Across WA.
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QLDAcross South-East Queensland.
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QLDAcross the Gold Coast metro.
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What our customers say.
“Highly recommended. Fair pricing, excellent customer service and fantastic product.”
“Easy install, quick delivery and awesome customer service. Nothing too much trouble. Highly recommend this product and company.”
“Very easy to install and they look amazing. We have just ordered more for our other bedrooms. A++”
“John at Midnight Anytime Blinds was great — really happy with the customer service provided and the blinds are awesome. We're ordering more for other bedrooms we love them so much.”
“I first got in touch with John, who clearly explained all the details and was extremely professional. The blinds arrived after a few weeks, and converting my existing blinds to motorised ones was incredibly easy. The rail quality is excellent, and everything works perfectly — no light coming through at all.”
“Great product, great service. From phone call to install only a week and a half. We would highly recommend MAB for service and quality. Best product to turn day into night.”
Finishes
Colours to match the room.
Powder-coated frame finishes and DUO Blockout or LeReve Blockout fabrics. Tap any fabric to see the weave up close, or browse the full range with live pricing in the configurator.
Frame colours
- White
- Black
- Silver
- Cream
DUO Blockout fabrics
- Salt
- Stella
- Aztec
- Basalt
- Calm
- Carbon
- Cumulus
- Dove
- Muse
- Nova
LeReve Blockout fabrics
- Crystal
- Shell
- Chalk
- Concrete
- Graphite
- Marble
- Mink
- Onyx
- Pewter
- Sand
A dual system needs a little more depth.
A single blackout blind generally needs around 70 mm of reveal depth at the top. A dual sheer-and-blackout system needs around 90 mm, since two blinds share the pelmet. Both need roughly 30 mm of side clearance and 20 mm at the front. If you're not sure your window has the depth, send a photo with rough measurements and the team will confirm before you order.
Two ways to a properly dark room
Pick your path.
Free in-home measure across key metro service areas, or DIY kits shipped Australia-wide. Same system either way.
