I would like to see some kind of additional material supplied to seal off all light coming in around the sides and top. My bedroom faces East so I receive intense sunlight in the morning around 6:30 am. I'm using the cardboard corners (shipping material) to try to seal out the light. some additional consideration is suggested to you.
Response from Blindster
Unfortunately, in order to mount inside the window, the shades must be cut to a width that allows the shades to fit inside the brackets and move up and down without touching the side of the window. If the shade rubs against the side of the window it will either become frayed on the edges and/or damage the wood around the window.
The only way to minimize this light seepage is to order the shades as outside mount. That way you can make them wider than the window, giving better coverage. There still will be a halo effect when the sun is at it's brightest. And the look is very different.
I will contact you directly to see if you want to reorder the shade as an outside mount.