The Custom Faux Linen Blackout Curtain is Joydeco’s made-to-order panel for people who want a soft, linen-look fabric and a room that stays dark. The brand lists it as 100% blackout, with a grommet top and ten colors, and each panel is cut to the rod width and drop you type in.
I have not hung this curtain myself. This verdict sticks to what the brand publishes, plus the practical questions worth settling before you order something cut to your own measurements.
The short version: it suits a bedroom or any room that needs real darkness, and it rewards careful measuring. It is a risky pick if you might want to send it back because the color or size just did not feel right.
What It Is Made Of
The fabric is faux linen, which gives the textured, natural look of linen. Joydeco says a faux weave generally takes a blackout coating more reliably than genuine linen.
- Fabric: faux linen with a blackout coating built in
- Light control: listed as 100% blackout
- Lining weight: the brand’s heavier full blackout liner, rated 250GSM
- Certification: OEKO-TEX® certified, according to the brand
- Header: grommet top with eight silver rings per panel, for rods under 1.5 inches
- Colors: ten to choose from
- Sold as: a single panel, not a pair
- Price: check the current price at Joydeco
The brand says every fabric it sells carries OEKO-TEX certification, a third-party textile standard. Its listing also mentions energy savings and noise reduction. Treat those two as the brand’s claims. What is easy to see on paper is that a thick, lined panel gives you more to work with than a single layer of sheer fabric.
You can browse the range at Joydeco’s own store, where this panel is sold and the current sizes, colors and prices are listed.
Sizing a Made-to-Order Panel
There is no size chart to pick from. You supply two numbers, rod width and drop, and the panel is cut to match.
Joydeco’s formula multiplies your rod width by the fullness you want, then splits the result across the panels. The brand’s standard is 2x fullness. As an illustration, a 72-inch rod with two panels at 2x calls for panels 72 inches wide each (72 x 2 ÷ 2).
The drop is measured from the rod’s top edge down to the floor. When you are fitting a new rod, the brand’s guidance is to let it run 6 to 15 inches past the frame on each side and hang it 6 to 10 inches above the frame, so open panels stack beside the glass instead of covering it.
Each order line is a single panel. Set the quantity to two when one window needs a pair.
Header, Hardware and Colors
A grommet top threads the rod through metal rings, which usually gives structured, even folds and a panel that slides easily by hand. This one has eight silver rings sized for rods under 1.5 inches.
If you already own a thick decorative rod, measure it before you order. The rings are made for slim rods, and a custom panel is hard to send back if it does not suit your hardware.
The ten colors include greyish white, beige, light grey, dark grey, charcoal grey and black, plus sage green, light pink, light blue and denim blue. That is among the wider color runs in Joydeco’s blackout range, and it covers both quiet neutrals and a few softer shades.
Screens are unreliable judges of fabric color, and the return policy does not cover a shade that disappoints you in person. Joydeco sells fabric swatches, so order one and hold it against your wall and floor first.
What the Review Numbers Tell You
Joydeco’s own store shows nearly 200 reviews on this panel, the highest count on any single curtain it sells. Across the whole store it shows more than 4,700 reviews, with about 85 percent of them at five stars.
Those figures come from the seller’s storefront, so read them as the brand’s data and not as an independent test. They show how much feedback the page has collected. They say nothing about how a particular window turned out.
This page cites no independent owner write-ups, so rather than guess at praise or complaints, here is what stands out from the product details.
- Strength: made to your exact measurements instead of a fixed size list
- Strength: listed as full blackout, with a natural, textured look
- Strength: a wide color range, plus swatches to check a shade first
- Trade-off: the heavy liner is not recommended for machine washing
- Trade-off: the brand’s lining notes say tiny pinholes at the seams can let faint slivers of light through on a full blackout liner
- Trade-off: strict return rules, covered below
How It Compares With Other Panels
Inside Joydeco’s own range, the closest rival is the Custom Classic Blackout Curtain. It uses plain polyester instead of textured faux linen, keeps the same full blackout construction, and starts near $25 a panel at Joydeco.
That makes the faux linen panel the one to pick when the fabric will be on show all day, as in a bedroom. The classic suits someone dressing several windows on a budget, where a lower per-panel price adds up.
Two other options are worth a look. The Custom Velvet Curtain is the plush option, with a broad palette that includes navy, orange, purple and forest green and a heavier cloth that typically adds insulation. The Custom Textured Thermal Insulated Blackout Curtain sits between the classic and the faux linen, with thermal insulation built in at a price near $25.
For privacy without darkness, a linen-blend light-filtering panel or a sheer is the better tool, since neither carries a blackout coating. You can see all of them, with options and prices, on the Joydeco store.
A useful outside comparison is NICETOWN. Its ready-made panels come in fixed sizes, and its own custom line costs more per panel than anything in Joydeco’s range, going by the prices NICETOWN publishes. NICETOWN also advertises a 30-day return window, against Joydeco’s 7 days and narrower rules. If you cannot be sure of your measurements, that gap may matter more than the price.
Returns, Shipping and Care
Because every panel is cut to order, the return rules are narrow. Joydeco takes a panel back only if it arrives damaged, is the wrong item or reflects a mistake on its side, and the photos must reach it within 7 days of arrival. A shade that looks different on screen, a fabric weight you dislike or a correctly made panel that simply does not suit the room all fall outside the policy.
An eligible return still costs something: a 10% restocking fee comes off the refund and you pay the return shipping. Authorization comes first, because a parcel sent without it is neither accepted nor refunded. The refund lands about five business days after the parcel arrives and is inspected.
On timing, allow 2 to 5 business days for production, then 7 to 12 for standard shipping, or 3 to 7 with the paid faster option. Orders of $99 or more ship free. Cancel within the first 24 hours if you need to, since after that the order is locked in for production.
This panel uses the heavy liner, and Joydeco does not recommend machine washing that liner, so plan on spot cleaning or a gentle hand wash. The brand’s standard routine for its blackout panels is a cold wash, a low tumble dry, a low iron if needed and no bleach, with the heavy liner as the stated exception.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does it block every bit of light?
The listing says 100% blackout, built with the heavier liner. The brand’s own lining notes concede that pinholes at the seams can let faint slivers of light through, so think very dark rather than perfectly dark.
Does one order give me a pair?
No, a quantity of one means one panel. Set the quantity to two when a single window needs a matching pair.
How wide should the fabric be?
Joydeco recommends 2x fullness: double your rod width, then split the result across the number of panels you are hanging.
Can I return it if I dislike the color?
Not under the stated policy, which covers damage and errors only. That is why a swatch is worth ordering first.
How long until it arrives?
Count on two to five business days of production, then 7 to 12 business days in transit, or 3 to 7 if you pay for the faster option. Joydeco ships worldwide, and import duties come on top of the listed price.
The Verdict
If you want a dark room and a calm, linen-look curtain cut to your exact window, this is a straightforward pick in Joydeco’s range, and you can check the current price on Joydeco’s store. Measure with the brand’s formula, order a swatch if color matters and plan around the 7-day return rules.
Skip it if you are likely to change your mind after delivery. A panel cut to your size is hard to return, and the policy covers damage and mistakes, not second thoughts. For a more flexible purchase, stock-size curtains from a seller with a longer return window are the safer route.
