Did you install or already have black bedroom curtains and do they help you sleep?

Did you install or already have black bedroom curtains and do they help you sleep?
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We don’t have black curtains, but our bedroom curtains have very thick lining in, and they keep the light out well. If I sleep anywhere else, I never sleep as well, as you really notice the light.
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