The Amaris range from Blinds By Post is a made-to-measure vertical blind offered in 2 shades, starting from £7.80. It is a compact, neutral vertical louvre range pitched at a low entry price, built around a pale cream and a white, so it suits a room that wants an unobtrusive, light window dressing across a wide or tall 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 cope with the full height of tall windows without sagging, and a single blind can span a much wider opening than most pull-up styles manage.
Amaris 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 choice; 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 well.
The colours
2 colours available
Amaris is a small, neutral range built around two shades - a warm beige and a clean white - rather than a broad colour library. That makes it straightforward to specify where the aim is a louvre that recedes quietly into a neutral or pale scheme, with the beige adding a touch of warmth and the white reading cooler and crisper. Where a wider spread of colours is needed, the larger Blinds By Post vertical ranges will offer more variety; the strength of Amaris is a simple, low-cost pair of neutrals. 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 matching a white against existing paintwork.
Price by your dimensions
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The range sits at a notably 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 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 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, Amaris is one of the plainer, neutral-led options; ranges with stronger colour exist if the room calls for more than a pale shade.
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 - pale neutrals show marks more readily, so a gentle, prompt wipe helps. 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. Draw the louvres flat before brushing so you can reach the full face of each slat.
Likely the same fabric, at other retailers
Amaris 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:
- Swift Direct Blinds from £6.08
- Blinds By Post this page from £7.80
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.