Corsica is So Easy Blinds' plain fabric vertical, and it does not pretend to be anything grander: 8 colourways from £27.42, every one of them a neutral. This is the vertical blind as most people picture it - pale louvres across a patio door or a wide, office-style window, chosen to disappear into the room rather than decorate it. The appeal is the honest one: a lot of glass dressed properly without drama, from a shade card you could read in a single glance.
Who it suits
Verticals earn their keep on wide openings. Where most rollers run out of width and force a big span into a two-blind split, a vertical simply adds louvres, which is why it remains the default dressing for patio doors, sliding doors and the picture windows of flats and offices. The louvres tilt through their whole arc, so you can take glare off a television or angle sightlines away from the street without losing the light; drawn right back, the blind stacks to one side and lets you walk through the opening. And if one louvre is ever stained or bent, it can be replaced on its own - a quiet virtue no roller offers.
Opacity here is standard, so Corsica filters light and gives daytime privacy rather than darkness; a bedroom that needs to sleep in the black should be considering a blackout vertical or lined curtains. And if the job is a small cottage window rather than a wall of glass, a vertical's headrail and stack are more machinery than the opening needs - a roller or roman will look the better dressed.
The colours
8 colours available
The palette runs Cream, Ivory, Grey and White, and the honest advice is that the differences matter more than the names suggest. Cream and Ivory sit close together but pull warmer and softer in turn against a white wall; White hung beside white uPVC will tell you whether your frames have yellowed; Grey is the shade that changes most with the weather, gentle in morning sun and flat under cloud. Neutrals are what screens misjudge worst, because there is nothing else in the picture to steady them against, so order samples and hold them to the frame and the wall before committing.
Price by your dimensions
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No price movement in our checks since 3 Jun.
The from-price attaches to the smallest opening, which is not really what anyone buys a vertical for; the interesting figures sit further into the table, where patio-door widths live. Check it at your own measurements - width moves a vertical's cost more than drop does, and one blind across a wide span is usually a tidier answer than a pair of anything else.
How it compares
Within So Easy's own catalogue, Corsica is the quiet staple: plain louvres, a neutral card, nothing to agonise over. The same Corsica name appears at four other retailers we track - 1Click Blinds, Blinds Direct, Vertical Blinds Direct and Wilsons Blinds - and prices for the same louvre at the same size differ between shops. Our Corsica vertical comparison puts the current figures side by side, and checking it before ordering is the whole point of a fabric several shops cut. Buyers who want colour rather than calm will find Corsica limiting - patterned and textured verticals exist for that - and anyone dressing a bathroom should weigh a rigid PVC louvre instead, which shrugs off moisture better than a woven fabric can.
A note on care
Fabric louvres collect dust along their leading edges, so run a duster or a vacuum's upholstery brush down them every few weeks, top to bottom. Marks lift with a damp cloth and gentle pressure; never soak a stiffened louvre or put one through a machine, because the stiffening is what keeps it hanging straight. Keep the headrail track clear of fluff so the blind draws smoothly, untwist any louvre turned by a draught or a passing dog before the crease sets, and check the bottom weights and their connecting chains now and then - a missing chain is the usual reason a run of louvres starts swinging out of line.
Likely the same fabric, at other retailers
Corsica vertical 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:
- Blinds Direct from £14.45
- Vertical Blinds Direct from £20.23
- Wilsons Blinds from £23.80
- So Easy Blinds this page from £27.42
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.