The Chester is a motorised roller blind sold by Motorised Blinds, available in 12 colour variants and priced from £72.00. Its combination of electric operation and a wide, varied colour palette makes it one of the more versatile motorised rollers in its category.

Who it suits

Motorised roller blinds are genuinely useful in awkward locations - a wide window above a desk, a roof lantern with limited reach, or any room where operating a chain blind requires an uncomfortable stretch. The Chester suits those situations well. Because the motor removes the cord entirely, it also meets the cordless requirement for children's rooms without needing to specify a special cordless mechanism.

The palette runs from very pale neutrals (Cream, Ivory, Ecru, Pure White) through to deeper tones (Shadow Noir, Navy Blue), which means the blind isn't restricted to one room type. The lighter variants suit home offices and living areas where you want diffused light without deep shadow; the darker ones are better candidates for bedrooms where light control matters more. The opacity class is not stated in the range description, so confirm with Motorised Blinds before ordering if blackout or a specific dimout rating is important to you.

The range is less well suited to bathrooms or kitchens, where moisture and grease are the primary concerns, because motorised mechanisms should be kept away from high humidity unless specifically rated for it. The retailer doesn't publish a moisture or IP rating for this range, so treat it as a dry-room product unless you can confirm otherwise.

The colours

12 colours available

The twelve colours cover a genuine spread rather than being variations on a single theme. The neutral end runs from Ecru and Ivory through Cream and Pure White - four close but distinguishable options for rooms where you want the blind to recede. The mid-tones include Nubula Grey and Shadow Grey for cooler contemporary spaces. Then there are three accent options that stand out: Papaya (a warm peach-orange tone), Kiwi, and Willow Green on the green side, plus Sunset Orange for a bolder statement. Shadow Noir and Navy Blue complete the palette at the darker end.

If your priority is matching a neutral wall scheme, the four pale variants give enough choice to hit most off-white and warm-white interiors. If you want the blind to function as a colour accent - common in children's rooms or creative studios - Papaya, Kiwi, or Sunset Orange give that without tipping into garish.

Price by your dimensions

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At a from-price of £72.00, this sits firmly in the mid-to-upper range for roller blinds. That premium relative to a standard chain roller is largely the cost of the motor. The from-price covers the smallest available size; prices will rise with width and drop in the standard way for made-to-measure orders.

How it compares

Against a standard chain roller blind in a similar fabric, the Chester will cost noticeably more, but the motor is the point. If you can reach the chain easily and don't need smart-home integration, a conventional made-to-measure roller will do the same light-control job for considerably less. The Chester makes more sense when the window is genuinely hard to reach or when you want to control several blinds together from a single switch or app.

Within the motorised roller category, the main comparison is between a wider colour choice with a simpler spec versus a narrower palette with published opacity or fire-rating details. If you have specific opacity requirements, check whether those are documented before ordering - a motorised roller that doesn't achieve the opacity you need is an expensive mistake.

Fitting and operation

Motorised roller blinds require a power supply at the window. Most run from a mains-connected transformer or a rechargeable battery pack; the Chester's power method is not specified in the range listing, so confirm the wiring or battery requirement before you commit, especially if you're retrofitting to an existing window without a nearby socket. Control method (wall switch, remote, app) is similarly worth confirming directly with Motorised Blinds, as this varies between motorised ranges.

Installation is otherwise the same as any roller blind: top fix or face fix brackets, recess or outside fit. The absence of a cord or chain simplifies the upper section and gives a cleaner finish to the face of the bracket.