Dimout Roller Blinds: Compared Across UK Retailers

12 dimout roller blinds, £42-£279 for a standard window (around 1200×1200 mm). Enter your exact window below - each price updates to your size, and we move you to the right size band if you go outside this one.

Dimout fabric blocks most daylight but not quite all of it - a middle ground between a standard and a blackout blind, useful where you want a darker room without the edge-sealing fuss of true blackout.

A roller blind is a single piece of fabric wound on a tube that rolls up out of the way and down to cover the window, worked by a side chain or a spring. It is the simplest made-to-measure blind and, because it uses the least fabric and the plainest mechanism, usually the cheapest at any given size. That simplicity is also its strength: it suits almost any room, sits neatly in or over a recess, and there is very little to go wrong.

Fabric choice does most of the work. Rollers run the whole range from sheer voiles through light-filtering weaves to full blackout, and moisture-resistant PVC-coated fabrics make them a sensible pick for kitchens and bathrooms where a wipe-clean surface helps. Light behaviour follows the fabric, though the roll always sits slightly narrower than the recess, so a little light slips down the edges whatever you choose. Care is easy - a wipe with a damp cloth, or a sponge for the coated fabrics - and against the neighbouring types a roller typically undercuts a roman or a wood venetian for the same window.

On the practical side, you can have a roller on a side chain, on a spring you pull down and let glide back up, or on a quiet motor worked by remote or app. It needs only a shallow recess to sit in, so it fits the tight reveals that defeat bulkier blinds, and a cassette or fabric-wrapped pelmet tidies the roll at the top where the look matters.