The Alvor range from So Easy Blinds is a made-to-measure vertical blind offered in 4 shades, starting from £54.65. It is a vertical louvre blind built around a cooler, blue-leaning palette, with the named cloths sitting toward the blue end of the spectrum, so the range suits a room where a fresh, restful window dressing is wanted across a tall or wide opening.
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 softens and diffuses daylight rather than blocking it, and even with the louvres tilted closed the overlaps between slats leak a little light, so it is better read as a privacy and glare-control blind than a room-darkening one. For a bedroom that needs genuine darkness a blackout roller or pleated blind would serve better; for a living space, dining room or conservatory where the aim is to take the edge off bright daylight while keeping the view available, the range fits well.
The colours
4 colours available
The Alvor range works within a cool, blue-toned family, with the individual cloths named Bacco, Esse, Otto and Aqua. These read as a coordinated set of blues rather than a wide-ranging colour spread, so the choice here is about finding the tone that suits the room rather than picking from many distinct hues. That makes the range a natural fit for a bathroom, a coastal-leaning scheme or any space where a calm, watery note is wanted at the window. Colour on a screen and colour filling a window can differ considerably, so request a sample before committing to a full-sized blind, particularly when judging how strong a blue reads against your wall and floor tones.
Price by your dimensions
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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 will depend on the finished width and drop, since a vertical blind for a patio door uses far 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 warmer and is better suited to large expanses of glass, though it does not wipe down as readily as a hard slat. Within the So Easy Blinds vertical offering, Alvor is one of the more colour-led options thanks to its blue palette; more neutral grey and cream ranges exist if a quieter tone is wanted.
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 a single 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 from £12.65
- Shade & Story from £41.00
- Blinds Direct from £50.35
- So Easy Blinds this page 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.