The Bella Blackout Vertical Blind is a made-to-measure vertical blind sold by So Easy Blinds, with the retailer describing the fabric as blackout. What sets it apart within the vertical blind category is the breadth of choice: 47 distinct colours, which is unusually wide for a single vertical blind range. From-price is £51.57, which is a reasonable entry point for a made-to-measure blackout vertical covering a substantial opening.

Who it suits

Vertical blinds are most at home on wide openings - patio doors, conservatory windows, and wide picture windows where the vanes slide along a track to open and rotate to control light. The Bella's blackout fabric rating makes it a plausible option for rooms where you want to reduce light through large glazed areas: bedrooms with floor-to-ceiling sliding doors, for example, or a conservatory you use as a sleeping space.

That said, bear in mind that "blackout" as described by the retailer means the fabric itself is opaque. In practice, light will still enter around the edges of vanes and at the track ends unless you fit closely against the wall. For a bedroom with a standard window rather than a wide opening, a roller or Roman blind with side channels will give more complete darkness than a vertical blind - the inherent gaps between vanes work against total blackout in narrower applications.

Living rooms and dining rooms with wide windows or bifold doors are where this range is most useful. The vane rotation gives good daytime light control, and the fabric's blackout weight will provide meaningful privacy even when the vanes are not fully closed.

The range is less suited to standard-width residential windows where a roller or Roman would look more domestic in character. Vertical blinds carry a practical association with offices and commercial spaces; that look works well in modern open-plan homes but may feel out of place in a traditional interior.

The colours

47 colours available

Forty of the 47 colours are listed, with a further 7 not shown here - the full range is broader still. The listed palette covers a genuinely wide tonal spread: soft neutrals and near-whites (Vellum, Dove, Oyster, Modesty, Butter), warm taupes and stones (Taupe, Cashew, Hessian, Beige, Portobello), greens (Glade, Cacti, Vine), blues (Placid, Mirage, Tropez), greys (Grey Whisper, Rock, Nato), deeper tones (Midnight, Noir, Sloe), and more characterful names suggesting stronger accents (Lipstick, Ruby, Pop, Heat, Mambo, Boujee, Shine).

The variety means the Bella serves both conservative colour choices - for anyone wanting a neutral finish for a large opening - and more deliberate colour decisions. The naming convention is varied; some names describe the colour directly (Duck Egg, Beige, Noir), others are evocative rather than descriptive (Havana, Arcadia, Amalfi). Where the colour is not immediately clear from the name, confirm the finish by checking the retailer's colour sample before ordering.

Price by your dimensions

Made to measure from £51.57. Check So Easy Blinds for the price at your exact window size.

At £51.57 from-price, the Bella sits at a mid-level entry point for blackout vertical blinds. Vertical blinds covering large openings involve more fabric than a standard window blind, so this from-price reflects the scale of the product. Made-to-measure pricing rises as width and drop increase.

How it compares

Against a standard non-blackout vertical blind, the Bella's main claim is the fabric opacity - useful where an ordinary light-filtering vertical would let too much morning or evening light through. The trade-off compared to a blackout roller blind on the same opening is largely stylistic: the vertical format is easier to operate across a wide span and handles odd-height doors well, but does not provide the same seal against edge-light that a well-fitted roller can achieve.

If thermal performance is a concern alongside light control, a honeycomb or cellular blind would outperform the Bella on insulation. But cellular blinds are not typically available in large vertical formats, so for wide patio-door openings where blackout fabric is wanted, a vertical blind like the Bella is the more practical solution.

A note on care

Fabric vertical vanes can be vacuumed with a brush attachment and spot-cleaned with a damp cloth. Avoid soaking the vanes in place. Check the retailer's care guidance for whether the vanes can be removed for washing - some vertical blind vane sets are designed to be detachable.