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Amazon Basics Room Darkening Blackout vs Best Home Fashion Premium Blackout

Which is the better buy? Side-by-side on rating, price, strengths, and watch-outs — with the published ratings we averaged to get there.

The short answer

Amazon Basics Room Darkening Blackout comes out ahead by a narrow margin (4.6 vs 4.4). The gap is mostly about Budget shoppers who want the best-tested light blocking for the lowest price and do not need decorative styling or a wide color range. — read the strengths below before deciding.

Higher ratedRanked #2 in Best Blackout Curtains

Amazon Basics Room Darkening Blackout

4.6

$22.49as of Jun 7

The Amazon Basics Room Darkening Blackout is the value champion, Reviewed.com's Editor's Choice for blackout curtains, which found it blocked light better than every other panel they tested. Its triple-weave 240 GSM polyester with a back coating is rated 100% blackout, and it adds thermal insulation and noise reduction for around $35. It is plain and stock can be spotty, but for pure light-blocking per dollar it is the best buy on this list.

Strengths

— Reviewed.com's Editor's Choice for best blackout curtains, doing 'an excellent job of blocking out unwanted light'
— Triple-weave 240 GSM polyester rated 100% blackout, with a thick blackout coating on the back
— Metal grommets slide easily on standard or decorative rods and look modern

Watch-outs

— Stock can be intermittent, with the top configuration occasionally unavailable
— Limited color and size range compared with specialty curtain brands
— Plain styling without decorative options like lace overlays

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Ranked #4 in Best Blackout Curtains

Best Home Fashion Premium Blackout

4.4

$31.99as of Jun 7

The Best Home Fashion Premium Blackout is the style-forward pick, named Bob Vila's 'Best Style' for its dual-layer and sheer-lace design options. Its triple-weave panels block up to 99% of light and 100% of UV, hang from smooth stainless-steel nickel grommets, and come in the widest range of colors and styles here. It costs a bit more than the budget leaders and tops out just below true-blackout territory, but for blackout performance with real decorative range, it stands out.

Strengths

— Blocks up to 99% of light and 100% of UV rays via triple-weave construction
— Bob Vila named the Best Home Fashion line 'Best Style' for its dual-layer sheer-lace design options
— Stainless steel nickel grommets (1.6-inch inner diameter, eight per panel) slide smoothly

Watch-outs

— Pricier than the top-ranked Amazon Basics and NICETOWN panels
— Light blocking tops out around 99%, a hair behind the true-blackout leaders, and varies by color
— Some decorative lace-overlay versions trade a little blackout for style

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How they stack up

Amazon Basics Room Darkening Blackout

Reviewed.com ranked it ahead of the NICETOWN Contemporary Lined Blackout for outright light blocking, though NICETOWN won CNN's flashlight test. It uses the same triple-weave approach as the NICETOWN Contemporary Lined Blackout and undercuts the Eclipse Fresno, Best Home Fashion Premium Blackout, and Sun Zero Barrow on price.

Best Home Fashion Premium Blackout

Matches the Eclipse Fresno's roughly 99% light blocking and uses grommets like the Amazon Basics Room Darkening Blackout and NICETOWN Contemporary Lined Blackout, but offers far more decorative range, including lace-overlay styles. It costs more than the Amazon Basics Room Darkening Blackout and NICETOWN Contemporary Lined Blackout, and blocks far more light than the Sun Zero Barrow.

Specs side-by-side

Spec	Amazon Basics Room Darkening Blackout	Best Home Fashion Premium Blackout
Fabric	Triple-weave 240 GSM polyester	100% polyester, triple-weave
Light Blocking	100% (room darkening, back-coated)	Up to 99% (100% UV)
Header	Metal grommets	Stainless steel nickel grommet (8 per panel, 1.6 in)
Sizes	52 x 84 in, 2 panels	52 x 84 in (and many sizes), 2 panels
Thermal	Insulating barrier	Insulating
Noise	Noise-reducing	—
Extras	2 Velcro tie-backs	—
Care	Machine washable	Machine washable
Styles	—	Solid, lace overlay, flame-retardant options
Reversible	—	Same color front and back

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