The Como is a plain roller blind sold exclusively by Blinds By Post, available in 4 variants across three colour families starting from £36.00. Its distinction within the range is the pairing of each colour in both a standard chain-operated version and a motorised equivalent, giving you a direct like-for-like comparison between the two drive types without switching to a different fabric.
Who it suits
The Como's colour palette - anchored in blue and green tones - makes it a natural fit for living rooms and home offices where something less neutral than grey or cream is wanted without going bold. Lago and Ocra in particular read as calm, measured colours that hold up across changing light through the day.
As a roller blind, the Como works well in rooms where a clean, flat look is the aim. The fabric sits flush against the window when down and rolls neatly onto the tube when up, leaving nothing visible but the cassette. For rooms where you want a softer drape or a more decorative quality, a Roman blind in a similar palette would be the closer match.
The retailer does not specify the opacity class for the Como in the product listing, so if blackout or a defined light-filtering rating is important to your project, confirm directly with Blinds By Post before ordering. The categories the range sits in do not include a blackout or dimout designation.
The colours
4 colours available
The Como runs across three colour families: Lago, Ocra, and Verde. Lago is the blue-tone option, Ocra leans warm, and Verde sits in the green spectrum - between them they cover a reasonably wide range of interior moods despite being a three-colour palette. Each is offered as a standard chain-operated blind and as a motorised version; the motorised variants carry a premium over the range's base from-price.
None of the three are particularly saturated; the names suggest the colours are inspired by Italian landscape references rather than primary-colour statements. The palette is coherent as a set and the three options are genuinely distinct from each other rather than being variations on the same hue.
Price by your dimensions
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The Como starts at £36.00 in the standard variants, making it an entry-level to low-mid-range roller blind by UK made-to-measure standards. The motorised versions carry a premium, as is typical for any range where motorisation is offered alongside a chain-operated equivalent. As with all made-to-measure blinds, the price rises with width and drop; the grid above shows how the standard sizes fall across both drive types.
How it compares
Within Blinds By Post's own range, the Como occupies a fairly specific position: a coloured roller blind in cool and earthy tones, with motorisation available at the outset rather than as an afterthought or a separate product line. If the blue or green palette does not fit your room, you would look elsewhere in the retailer's catalogue for the same structural qualities in a neutral or different colour family.
Compared to roller blinds in general, the Como's motorised option is worth weighing against the chain-operated version if you have high or awkward windows where reaching a chain is inconvenient. The mechanism difference aside, the fabric and the light-control characteristics should be the same between the standard and premium variants within each colour.
For rooms where light control matters more than colour - a bedroom needing genuine darkness, for instance - a blackout-rated roller in a neutral might serve you better. The Como is not positioned as a blackout product, and if full darkness is the priority the opacity should be confirmed before ordering.
Fitting and operation
The Como follows the standard roller blind fitting pattern: top-fix or face-fix brackets, recess or outside fit depending on your window type. The motorised variants require a power source near the window - either a mains connection or a rechargeable battery motor, depending on which motor Blinds By Post specifies for this range. Check the product detail for motor type before ordering if you are planning the cable run.
Chain-operated versions are straightforward to fit and operate in the standard UK way. Both options are made-to-measure, so measure carefully - width and drop to the millimetre, noting whether you are measuring the recess opening or the desired finished blind size.
Likely the same fabric, at other retailers
Como roller 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 from £5.64
- Blinds By Post this page from £24.00
- So Easy Blinds from £60.29
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.