The Como Blackout Roller Blind is a made-to-measure blackout roller sold exclusively through So Easy Blinds, available in 18 named finishes from £60.29. The range is broad enough to cross several decorating styles - from restrained neutrals to distinctly bold choices - which is relatively unusual at this price point for a single blackout collection. If you're looking for a blackout roller with genuine colour variety rather than the usual two or three safe options, Como is worth your time.
Who it suits
The Como is primarily a bedroom blind. Blackout fabric blocks light transmission through the material itself, which makes it the standard choice for shift workers, light-sensitive sleepers, and parents dealing with early summer mornings. As with all roller blackout blinds, the fabric does the work but won't eliminate every photon: light still enters around the edges unless you use side channels or a perfect-fit frame, or overlap the blind generously outside the recess.
Beyond the bedroom, a blackout roller works well in a home cinema or any room where you need to cut glare for a projector or screen. Living rooms are a reasonable fit too, though many people in those spaces prefer a dimout or light-filtering fabric that keeps some visibility during the day - if that's your situation, a lighter-opacity roller may suit you better.
The Como is a standard roller, not a cassette version, so the rolled fabric is visible at the top when the blind is down. In a utilitarian setting that's fine; if you want a fully concealed mechanism, look for a cassette option instead.
The colours
18 colours available
The range spans 18 finishes, each given an evocative name rather than a colour description - Balance, Bare, Bliss, Curious, Deep, Drama, Harbour, Harmony, Impact, Kiss, Nomad, Nurture, Rise, Sense, Skies, Sorbet, Space, and Tranquil. The naming convention means you'll need to look at the actual swatches rather than guess from the name, but the breadth of the palette is genuine: the range sits in the blue category, with finishes running from pale, almost-neutral tones through mid blues and into deeper, more saturated options. Warm accents appear in names like Sorbet and Rise, while Drama and Deep read as the more assertive end of the collection.
The variety within what is nominally a single colour family makes Como a reasonable starting point if you're working with a blue or blue-adjacent scheme and want a blackout roller that doesn't look like an afterthought.
Price by your dimensions
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At £60.29 entry, the Como sits at the accessible end of the made-to-measure blackout roller market. Larger drops and wider widths will cost more, as with any made-to-measure blind - the widget above shows how the price moves across common sizes.
How it compares
If you need genuine blackout performance and the budget is limited, a standard polyester-backed blackout roller is the right category - the Como sits squarely within it. Where the range stands out is the depth of the colour offering within a single fabric, which gives you more styling flexibility than ranges that offer only two or three neutral shades.
If your priority is thermal performance rather than just light blocking, a cellular or honeycomb blind would outperform any roller on insulation; the Como does not claim thermal credentials beyond what a blackout backing provides. And if you need moisture resistance - a bathroom or kitchen - check whether So Easy Blinds offer a PVC-backed option in this range, as standard blackout polyester is not designed for high-humidity rooms.
For rooms where some natural light is desirable during the day, a day-night or light-filtering roller would serve better than a blackout fabric. The Como is a single-layer blind with a single purpose; it does that purpose well.
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 from £24.00
- So Easy Blinds this page 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.