The Conway is a made-to-measure Roman blind sold by English Blinds, available in 16 colours and starting from £27.43. What distinguishes it within the Roman category is its palette breadth - stretching from near-neutral naturals through to richer accent shades - which makes it a credible option across a wide variety of rooms without needing to commit to a specialist range.

Who it suits

Roman blinds sit in fabric folds at the top of the window when raised, which means they suit rooms where a softer, more textile-led look is the goal. The Conway works well in living rooms and dining rooms where daylight control is secondary to appearance - it's the kind of range that complements upholstered furniture and painted walls without drawing attention to itself.

Bedrooms are a reasonable fit in the neutral and darker shades, though Roman blinds are generally not the first choice if genuine blackout performance is the priority. The opacity class isn't stated in the available detail for this range, so confirm with English Blinds before ordering if light exclusion is critical. For rooms where moisture is a concern - bathrooms and kitchens specifically - a Roman blind in an unlisted fabric composition may not be the most practical choice; a wipe-clean roller or moisture-tolerant venetian blind would serve better.

Home offices and reading rooms are a good match for the lighter neutrals in the range, where the softness of a Roman blind reduces glare reflection compared to hard-slat options without blocking working light entirely.

The colours

16 colours available

The 16 finishes span a wide tonal range. The neutral anchor shades - Dove, Mushroom, Camel, Silver, and Oak - sit in the warm and cool greige territory that works with most interior colour schemes. Darker greys and near-blacks are covered by Anthracite and Graphite, which are useful for rooms where a Roman blind needs to recede visually rather than become a feature.

The range adds genuine colour options beyond the neutrals: Azure and Dresden sit in the blue family; Olive and Bracken lean earthy-green; Heather and Bordeaux provide muted purple and wine tones; Sunshine and Maize bring in yellow; and Tile reads as a warm terracotta. That spread means the Conway can serve as an accent blind in a room with an established colour scheme rather than defaulting to safe beige. Whether those richer tones skew warm or cool enough to suit your walls is worth checking against a physical sample before ordering.

Price by your dimensions

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The entry price sits at a modest level for a made-to-measure Roman blind, which puts the Conway in accessible territory without signalling budget construction. As with all made-to-measure Roman ranges, the price increases with both width and drop, and the widget above shows how that scaling works across the standard set of common sizes.

How it compares

Within the Roman blind category, the Conway's main strength is its colour count. A plain Roman range with fewer options forces either a compromise on shade or a search across multiple ranges; 16 finishes avoids that problem for most decorating projects. The trade-off is that the range doesn't carry specialist features - there's no thermal interlining option mentioned, and opacity class isn't confirmed, so it shouldn't be the go-to choice for someone with a specific performance requirement like blackout or significant heat retention. For those needs, a Roman blind with a confirmed lined construction, or a honeycomb blind for thermal performance, would be a more reliable specification.

Against roller blinds, the Conway reflects the broader Roman blind trade-off: a Roman offers a more decorative, fabric-heavy appearance and folds up cleanly rather than rolling onto a tube, but it stacks more at the top when raised and is generally a more involved installation than a roller cassette. If the decorative quality of the fabric isn't the priority, a roller in a similar colour will usually be simpler and lower cost.