The Alvor range from Blinds By Post is a made-to-measure vertical blind offered in 3 shades, starting from £12.65. It is a compact vertical louvre range with a cool, blue-leaning character to its cloth, so it suits a room that wants a calm, light-filtering window dressing across a wide or tall opening rather than a broad palette to choose from.
Who it suits
Vertical blinds are the natural choice for wide windows, patio doors and conservatories. The louvres tilt to set the angle of light and draw to one side to clear the glass entirely, which makes them practical where a sideways stack is more convenient than a blind that pulls up. Because the slats hang vertically, they handle the full height of tall windows without sagging, and a single blind can span a much wider opening than most pull-up styles manage.
Alvor is a light-filtering range rather than a blackout one. The fabric diffuses daylight rather than blocking it, and even with the louvres tilted closed the overlaps between slats leak a little light, so it works as a privacy and glare-control blind rather than a room-darkening one. For a bedroom that needs genuine darkness a blackout roller or pleated blind would be the better tool; for a living room, conservatory or behind a patio door where the aim is to soften bright daylight while keeping the view, the range fits the brief.
The colours
3 colours available
Alvor is a small, focused range, with the cloths named Esse, Otto and Aqua sitting in a cool, blue-leaning part of the spectrum rather than spanning a wide colour library. That makes it easy to specify where a fresh, light tone is wanted to complement a neutral or coastal scheme, and it keeps the decision simple. Where a broader range of warmer or darker colours is needed, the wider Blinds By Post vertical offering will give more choice; the strength of Alvor is a tidy, considered set of shades. Colour on a screen and colour filling a window can differ considerably, so request a sample before committing to a full-sized blind.
Price by your dimensions
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Price down 3% since 7 Aug. (our checks since 12 Jun)
The range sits at an accessible entry point, consistent with vertical blinds more broadly - generally among the more affordable made-to-measure styles for covering a large area, because the cloth is light and the mechanism simple. The price you see depends on the finished width and drop, since a vertical blind for a patio door uses considerably more fabric than one for a standard window.
How it compares
Against a roller blind, a vertical gives you tilt as well as draw, so you can angle the louvres to manage glare without clearing the whole window, and it scales to far wider openings than a single roller comfortably will. Against a wood or aluminium venetian, the vertical fabric reads softer and is better suited to large expanses of glass, though it does not wipe down as readily as a hard slat. Within the Blinds By Post vertical offering, Alvor is one of the cooler, blue-led options; ranges with warmer or more neutral tones exist if the room calls for those instead.
A note on care
Vertical louvres need little routine upkeep. Dust them with a soft brush or a vacuum on a low setting, working down each slat, and spot-clean marks with a damp cloth rather than soaking the fabric. A useful practical point with verticals: if one louvre is damaged or stained beyond cleaning, it can usually be replaced on its own rather than renewing the whole blind, which keeps a long-running blind serviceable. Draw the louvres flat before brushing so you can reach the full face of each slat.
Likely the same fabric, at other retailers
Alvor vertical blinds are sold under the same name by more than one UK retailer, and the price scales identically across window sizes - a strong sign it is the same fabric from the same supplier:
- Blinds By Post this page from £12.65
- Shade & Story from £41.00
- Blinds Direct from £50.35
- So Easy Blinds from £54.65
- Wilsons Blinds from £83.38
We match these on the shared name and an identical price curve, not an independent inspection, so treat it as likely the same fabric rather than confirmed - and check the specification and colour at each retailer before buying.