On 12 July, 23:31, "Dave Liquorice"
wrote:
On Tue, 12 Jul 2011 23:06:54 +0100, Pete wrote:
would that not leave aa gap on the ends for light to creep through ?

I thought the black out ended years ago. *B-)

With the bracket spaced a little in from the end of the rod and the
first ring fitted between the wall and the bracket it's as good as it
going to get.

If you want to retain the finials on the rod then you have little
option but to have a gap down the sides roughly the width of the
finials.

If your daughter really must have blackout conditions then perhaps a
roller blind that runs in channels down each side is a solution, with
the pole and curtains on the room side to make it less stark.

Curtains lined with a blackout interliner can be just as effective.
Provided there is a decent "bunch" left at the side of the window when
the curtains are closed, that seals the light.