The Atina range from 247 Blinds is a made-to-measure blackout roman blind offered in 9 colourways, starting from £15.00. Roman blinds fold up into soft horizontal pleats as they raise, giving a softer, more upholstered look than a flat roller, and the blackout lining here means the fabric is built to cut daylight rather than diffuse it.
Who it suits
Roman blinds suit living rooms and bedrooms, where their fabric pleats add warmth and a tailored finish that a hard slat blind does not. Because Atina is a blackout range, it is a natural fit for a bedroom or nursery where you want to keep morning light out, or a snug and media room where you want to darken the space on demand. The neutral spread means it sits comfortably with most existing decor.
Romans are less suited to steamy kitchens and bathrooms, where soft fabric can hold moisture and is harder to wipe clean than an aluminium or PVC slat. For those rooms a wipe-clean venetian or a moisture-resistant roller is the safer choice. Worth noting too that blackout performance is about the fabric: some light will still pass around the edges of any blind fitted inside the recess, so a deep fit or generous overlap helps if true darkness matters.
The colours
9 colours available
This is a focused, mostly neutral palette. Greys are the largest family (Gainsboro, Grey Bisque, Mottled Grey), with creams (Oatmeal, Pure Ivory), a Bright White and a Mottled Black for cooler or higher-contrast schemes. The one departure is Orange Splash, a single warm accent for a room that wants a lift of colour against the neutrals. The mottled finishes carry a subtle texture rather than a flat solid, which reads as a little more characterful in the fold. Colour on a screen and colour filling a window can differ considerably, so request a sample before committing to a full-sized blind, especially to judge how the blackout fabric looks in daylight versus the deeper tone it takes on when backlit.
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The range is offered in two fittings, and the choice affects the price. The standard fit starts from the range from-price, while a no-drill option starts from a higher figure - that fitting clamps to the window without screws, which suits renters or uPVC frames you would rather not drill, but it carries a clear premium over the screw-fixed standard fit. Final cost depends on the width and drop of your window, so use the figures above for your own measurements.
How it compares
Against a roller blind, Atina trades the roller's flat simplicity for the softer, layered look of fabric pleats, at a similar entry price for the standard fit. Against a venetian, it gives up tilt control but offers something a slat blind cannot: genuine blackout, which the gaps in any venetian rule out. Within roman blinds, the deciding factor here is the blackout lining - if you want a roman that softens and diffuses light rather than blocking it, a standard or sheer roman fabric would suit a living room better than this darker-by-design range.
A note on care
Fabric roman blinds need gentler care than hard slats. Dust regularly with a soft brush or a vacuum on a low upholstery setting to stop dust settling into the pleats. Spot-clean marks with a damp cloth and a little mild detergent rather than soaking the fabric, and avoid hanging a fabric roman where it will sit in constant cooking steam or splashes, which the blackout lining is not designed to shrug off. Raise and lower the blind gently so the pleats keep their even fold over time.