This designer roller collection at Unbeatable Blinds is a made-to-measure range offered in 84 prints, starting from £13.59. It is the retailer's bringing-together of licensed fabrics from several designer names onto a roller blind: the simplest blind style, a flat panel of printed cloth on a tube. Despite the paisley reference in its slug, the collection is broad, spanning patterns from labels including Emily Bond, Sara Miller and Sophie Allport, so it is chosen for the spread of designer prints it offers rather than for any single design.

Who it suits

A roller is the most direct blind to fit and operate - no tilt, no pleats, just one panel that draws up and down. That makes this collection a practical choice for almost any room where you want a designer print on a clean, low-fuss treatment: kitchens, studies, bedrooms, hallways and living rooms all suit it. The cloth is light-filtering rather than blackout, so it diffuses daylight and gives daytime privacy without blocking light entirely; for a room that needs full darkness a blackout fabric would be the better route.

Because the breadth here is so wide, the collection covers very different briefs from one product. The animal and botanical prints suit a feature window in a relaxed room, while the stripes and quieter linen-toned designs sit more discreetly where you want pattern without it dominating.

The colours

84 colours available

This is a print collection, so the colour families describe the leading tone of each design rather than a plain shade. Blues and creams are the largest groups, with greens and greys close behind, then pinks, and smaller numbers of purple, white, black, red and yellow designs. The named prints span the designers on offer: Emily Bond pieces such as George Stripe Sage, Marley Coal and Peggy Fern; Sara Miller designs including Birds Of Paradise Fuchsia, Heron Teal and Hummingbird Cornflower Blue; and Sophie Allport patterns such as Bee Sky, Sheep Sage and Stamford Stripe Natural, among many others. With this many designs across several labels, the range really has to be browsed rather than summarised, and a sample is worth requesting before you commit, since printed cloth reads differently in a window than on a screen.

Price by your dimensions

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Price around its usual level (checked since 23 Jun).

For licensed designer fabrics the collection starts at an accessible price, consistent with roller blinds being among the more affordable made-to-measure styles. Price moves with the size you order rather than with which designer print you choose, so the cost is driven by your window, not by the design.

How it compares

Against a roman blind in the same kind of designer cloth, a roller shows each print as one continuous flat panel and folds away to almost nothing at the top, where a roman gathers the fabric into soft pleats for a more upholstered look. Against a plain, non-designer roller, this collection trades a little on price for the named prints and the breadth of choice. If you want the same designers with a softer drape, look to the roman ranges; if you want simplicity and the widest spread of prints, this roller collection is the one.

A note on care

Roller blinds are among the easiest to keep clean. Wipe the fabric with a soft, dry or barely damp cloth, working gently across the printed surface rather than scrubbing, and steer clear of harsh detergents that could lift or fade a print over time. Lower the blind fully so you reach the whole panel, and roll it back up only once the cloth is dry so the tube keeps 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.

Our full Cath Kidston blinds guide - every pattern and price →

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.