The Aviary Velvet is a made-to-measure Roman blind sold by 247 Blinds in 12 colourways, with prices from £17.00. It is a fabric-forward choice in the Roman blind category: the velvet finish brings textural warmth that plain polyester rollers cannot match, and the palette leans cool and restrained rather than bold.

Who it suits

Roman blinds fold into horizontal pleats when raised, which means they stack above the window opening and reduce the visible glass area. For rooms where you want maximum light when the blind is up - a north-facing kitchen, say, or a small bathroom - a roller blind typically gives more usable glass. For living rooms, dining rooms, and bedrooms where the blind is a decorative feature as much as a functional one, that trade-off is worthwhile.

Velvet fabric has more visual weight than most roller fabrics, which makes the Aviary better suited to rooms with a degree of formality or considered styling - a sitting room, a master bedroom, a study. The fabric's texture catches light in a way that rewards being seen, so fitting it inside a recess that hides most of the blind at rest is less ideal than mounting it outside the recess where the pleated stack is visible when raised.

The pale colourways (Serenity, Whisper, Feather Grey) work well in rooms that receive afternoon or evening light; the darker Denim and Spruce options suit brighter spaces where the intensity of a north or east window would otherwise flatten a lighter shade.

The opacity of the Aviary Velvet is not stated in the product information, so confirm with 247 Blinds before ordering if blackout or a specific light-filtering rating is important for your room.

The colours

12 colours available

The five finishes span a cool, composed palette: Serenity and Whisper are near-neutrals with a faint blueish cast; Feather Grey sits mid-tone; Spruce introduces a dusty green-grey; and Denim is the most emphatic - a blue-grey with more character. None of the colourways are warm-toned, so the range works best in rooms decorated in whites, greys, or cooler natural materials. Against warmer cream or terracotta walls the cooler shades can read as slightly flat, though Spruce is the most forgiving at those boundaries.

The naming convention suggests these are genuinely distinct shades rather than variations on a single neutral, which gives you real choice depending on whether you want the blind to recede (Whisper, Feather Grey) or register as a considered accent (Denim, Spruce).

Price by your dimensions

Enter your window size. We round up to the next standard size, which matches how the retailer actually quotes you.

The range opens at an entry-level from-price for a Roman blind, reflecting the smaller sizes. Made-to-measure pricing scales with width and drop in the usual stepped fashion - confirm your exact dimensions against the grid before ordering, as a modest increase in size can move the price into the next bracket.

How it compares

Within the Roman blind category, velvet fabrics sit above the standard cotton-polyester blends in terms of visual richness and tactile quality. If you are considering this range for a bedroom primarily because it needs to be a blackout blind, a purpose-built blackout Roman or a blackout roller with a thermal-backed fabric would be a more reliable choice until the opacity rating of this range is confirmed. For pure decoration in a living room or formal dining room, the textured velvet finish holds its own against linen-look and woven Roman fabrics at a similar price point.

If you are fitting to a UPVC window and want a no-drill installation, Roman blinds as a category do not support Perfect Fit mounting - that option is limited to rollers, pleated, and venetian blinds in most retailers' ranges. An outside face-fix mounting is the standard route for Roman blinds on UPVC frames.

A note on care

Velvet fabrics benefit from regular light vacuuming with a brush attachment to prevent dust from settling into the pile. Spot-cleaning with a damp cloth and mild soap is suitable for marks; avoid saturating the fabric, as heavy moisture can affect the pile direction. Check 247 Blinds' care label for any specific guidance on this range before cleaning.