The Arona roller blind range at Blinds By Post spans 15 colourways, split evenly between standard chain-operated variants and motorised equivalents, with made-to-measure pricing starting from £31.00. It sits in the grey-toned roller category but reaches wider than that suggests, covering warm neutrals, earthy mid-tones, and a handful of stronger statement colours alongside the predictable stone and ash anchors.

Who it suits

Roller blinds are the default choice for most rooms because they stack cleanly onto the tube when raised, leaving the full window unobstructed, and they operate simply. The Arona range falls squarely into that practical bracket. Neutral colourways - Stone, Pebble, Ash - suit living rooms and kitchens where the blind needs to sit quietly behind other furnishings. The darker options such as Naval, Stark, and Space work in home offices where glare control matters more than brightness.

The motorised variants are worth considering for wide windows or awkward placements where a dangling chain would be inconvenient - above a kitchen worktop, for instance, or in a high-ceilinged room where reaching the chain requires stretching. They carry a premium price over the standard versions, so they are not an automatic upgrade; the mechanical simplicity of a chain-operated blind is entirely adequate for most installations.

The range is categorised as a grey roller, which means the fabric opacity is not stated explicitly in the retailer's listing. Before ordering for a bedroom where blackout performance matters, confirm the fabric specification with Blinds By Post directly. For a living room or home office where light-filtering or dimout is sufficient, the category is a reasonable fit.

The colours

15 colours available

The thirty colourways divide into two groups. The first is the neutral-to-cool grey run: Ash, Pebble, Stone, Space, and Stark give a range from pale warm cream through mid-grey to near-charcoal. These are the workhorses - they coordinate with white, wood, and most painted walls without requiring thought.

The second group reaches into warmer and bolder territory. Brulee is a warm off-white bordering on blush; Warmth is a deeper tan; Verde moves into muted green-grey; Wave and Siren introduce cooler blue-grey and teal-adjacent tones. Ray and Zest sit at the brighter end - a warm yellow-ochre and a sharper citrus note respectively - which is unusual for a range that leads with grey neutrals and worth knowing if you want a single-range solution with an accent option.

Fifteen of the thirty colourways carry the motorised option, tagged as premium variants. All twelve non-motorised colours also have a motorised counterpart, plus Ash, Pebble, and Stone gain motorised versions as well, making the full-palette motorisation close to complete. Impact, Naval, Ray, Siren, Space, Stark, Vela, Verde, Warmth, Wave, and Zest are all available with standard chain operation at the base price.

Some finishes carry a premium price over the range's base; the motorised variants are all tagged premium, and pricing scales with your chosen dimensions in the standard made-to-measure way.

Price by your dimensions

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At £31.00 entry, the Arona sits at the accessible end of made-to-measure roller blind pricing. The from-price reflects the smallest available size; larger drops and wider widths will increase the cost in line with the additional fabric and mechanism. The motorised variants carry a meaningful uplift over the chain-operated equivalents - motor mechanisms add cost regardless of range - so budget accordingly if motorisation is on your list.

How it compares

Against other roller blind ranges in the grey-neutral category, the Arona's main differentiator is the breadth of its palette and the integrated motorised option. Many ranges of this type offer six to twelve colourways; thirty variants covering both standard and motorised versions in a single range reduces the need to switch to a different product line to get motor drive.

The trade-off is that the opacity specification is not prominently called out. A dedicated blackout roller with a foil-backed or coated blackout fabric will serve a bedroom more reliably if darkness is the primary requirement - that type of blind is specifically engineered for the job. If the goal is style flexibility across multiple rooms with the option of motor operation in some of them, the Arona's range is more useful than a specialist single-purpose blind.

For rooms where thermal performance is a priority, a cellular or honeycomb blind handles insulation better than any roller fabric. The Arona is not a thermal product; it is a style-led roller with an unusually wide colour and operation choice for its price bracket.

Fitting and operation

Standard roller blind installation applies: top fix or face fix to suit your recess depth, with inside-recess fitting requiring enough depth for the tube and mechanism. The motorised variants will need a power source nearby; confirm with Blinds By Post whether battery or mains motor options are available before measuring up, as this may affect where and how the blind can be positioned.

Cord safety for the chain-operated versions follows the standard UK requirement; Blinds By Post, as a UK retailer, is obliged to include compliant cord management with any chained blind.