The Cath Kidston Designer roller collection at Unbeatable Blinds is a made-to-measure range offered in 22 prints, starting from £12.79. It is the retailer's presentation of Cath Kidston's licensed fabrics on a roller blind: a flat panel of printed cloth wound onto a tube, which is the simplest blind style to operate and to live with. The collection leans towards the brand's recognisable florals, spots and ditsy patterns rather than plain colours, so it is chosen for its prints as much as for its function.
Who it suits
A roller is the most straightforward blind to fit and use - there is no tilt and no folding, just a single panel that draws up and down on its tube. That makes this collection a good fit for rooms where the print is meant to be the feature: children's rooms, bedrooms, studies and kitchens where a patterned blind sets the tone. The cloth is light-filtering rather than blackout, so it softens and diffuses daylight rather than blocking it; in a bright bedroom where you want full darkness, a roller in a blackout fabric would suit better, but for everyday privacy and a printed finish this collection does the job.
Because the panel is flat and wipeable, a roller copes reasonably well in a kitchen or a busy family room. The patterns here are forgiving of light marking too, since a busy print hides the odd smudge better than a plain cloth would.
The colours
22 colours available
This is a print collection rather than a set of plain shades, so the colour families describe the dominant tone of each design rather than a solid colour. Pink leads the range, running through florals and rose prints such as Antique Rose Pink, Garden Rose Multi and Provence Rose Pink, alongside the brand's spot and stripe patterns in Button Spot Pink and Mid Stripe Candy. Yellows appear in Wild Poppies Citrine, Button Spot Yellow and Mimosa Flower Multi, with blues in Birds Roses Blue and Button Spot Blue, and softer neutrals in Washed Rose Grey, Mews Ditsy Pastel and Mid Stripe Chalk. There are playful multi-colour prints too, including Dino Multi and British Birds Pastel. Printed cloth can read quite differently in a window than on a screen, so a sample is worth requesting before you commit, particularly for the multi-colour designs where the balance of tones matters.
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The collection sits at an accessible entry point for a licensed designer fabric, in line with roller blinds generally being among the more affordable made-to-measure styles. Price moves with the size you order rather than with which print you choose, so the decision is about the design you want.
How it compares
Against a roman blind in the same Cath Kidston cloth, a roller shows the print as one continuous flat panel and folds away to almost nothing at the top, where a roman gathers the fabric into soft pleats and gives a more decorative, upholstered look. Against a plain roller from a non-designer range, this collection trades a little on price for the brand's distinctive prints. If you want the same designer print with a softer drape, the roman version is the alternative; if you want simplicity and a clean flat panel, the roller is the better pick.
A note on care
Roller blinds are among the easiest to keep clean. Wipe the fabric down with a soft, dry or barely damp cloth, working gently across the printed surface rather than scrubbing at it, and avoid harsh detergents that could lift or fade the print over time. Let the blind down fully when you wipe it so you reach the whole panel, and roll it back up only once the cloth is dry to keep the tube turning cleanly.
The same Cath Kidston designs, at several retailers
Cath Kidston roller blinds are sold by more than one UK retailer, so the same designs turn up under each shop's own range. They differ in construction, colourway and fitting, so it pays to compare on more than price:
- Unbeatable Blinds this page from £12.79
- Terrys Fabrics from £20.79
- Shade & Story from £41.00
Designs carried by more than one of these retailers include Mayfield Blossom, Mews Ditsy, Paisley, Spitalfields Border, Spot, Summer Birds, Tea Rose, Vintage Bunch and Wiggle Rose.
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These are the same designs rather than guaranteed identical blinds - one retailer may weave a jacquard where another prints the pattern, and colourways and fittings vary. Check the specific design, colour and fitting at each retailer before buying.