The Bexley is a made-to-measure vertical blind sold by Swift Direct Blinds in 6 colourways, available from £7.66. It covers the core vertical-blind brief - stiffened fabric vanes on a top track, rotating for light control and sliding to open - with a colour pairing that leans simultaneously towards neutral and accent choices.

Who it suits

Vertical blinds are at their best on wide window openings and patio doors where a roller or roman would need to be oversized or ganged together. The Bexley follows that pattern: if you have a conservatory doorway, a wide bay, or a set of French doors, it will span the opening cleanly and slide clear when you step through.

The vanes rotate to control light across a wide range - from near-closed for daytime privacy to fully open - which makes the Bexley practical in a living room or a home office where you want the option to adjust during the day without raising the blind entirely. Bear in mind that vertical vanes can swing in a draught if the window is open; most vertical blinds including this style have bottom-chain weights to limit that, though windy conditions will still move them.

Kitchens, bathrooms, and children's bedrooms are less natural homes. The fabric vanes in a standard vertical blind are not as easy to wipe clean as an aluminium venetian, and neither Shadow Grey nor Peony Pink is a particularly child-proof palette. In a bathroom, moisture-tolerant PVC vanes would be a more practical choice than fabric.

The colours

6 colours available

Shadow Grey is the neutral of the pair - a cool mid-grey that sits comfortably alongside white woodwork, anthracite window frames, or most modern interior palettes. It is the kind of colour that disappears competently into the room rather than making a statement, which is often exactly what you want from a wide window covering.

Peony Pink is the contrast: a warmer, softer tone that reads as a considered choice rather than a default. It suits living rooms and bedrooms where colour is part of the scheme, though it will look out of place if the rest of the room is very cool or industrial. The two finishes are priced identically at the range's base from-price, so the choice is purely aesthetic.

With only two options, the Bexley range is narrow. If neither Grey nor Pink fits, you will need to look at a broader range elsewhere rather than expecting a third or fourth alternative here.

Price by your dimensions

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Starting from £7.66, the Bexley sits at the accessible end of Swift Direct Blinds' vertical-blind pricing. As with all made-to-measure blinds, the price rises with width and drop - a narrow window covering costs considerably less than a patio-door span, so the from-price represents the smallest sizes. Measure carefully before ordering: the retailer will cut to the dimensions you supply.

How it compares

Within vertical blinds, the choice usually comes down to vane width (89mm or 127mm), fabric weight, and colour range. The Bexley's two-colour palette is on the lean side compared with ranges that offer ten or more finishes, so if colour-matching is a priority, a broader range may serve you better.

If what you need is a functional wide-window covering at a straightforward price point, the Bexley is a reasonable option - Shadow Grey in particular is a go-anywhere neutral. If your priority is something other than a vertical blind - say, you want genuine blackout for a bedroom or a more decorative finish for a living room - a dimout roller or a roman blind in a heavier fabric would be worth comparing. Vertical blinds carry a commercial character that not all interiors absorb well; the Bexley does nothing to change that, but it executes the brief competently within its two-colour scope.

Fitting and operation

Vertical blinds fit to a top track fixed to either the wall or the ceiling of the recess. Most installations are face-fixed above the window opening to give maximum coverage at the sides and let the vanes hang without touching the frame. If you are fitting into a deep recess, top-fix to the ceiling of the recess is also straightforward. The operating chain draws the vanes across the track and a separate control rotates them; both are standard on virtually all vertical blinds at this price point.

A note on care

Fabric vertical vanes are best maintained by vacuuming regularly with a brush attachment to prevent dust build-up between vanes. Spot-clean marks with a damp cloth. Avoid soaking the fabric, which can cause the stiffening backing to delaminate over time.

Likely the same fabric, at other retailers

Bexley 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 this page from £7.66
  • Blinds By Post from £43.00
  • So Easy Blinds from £48.44

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.

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