The Crushed Velvet range from 247 Blinds is a made-to-measure roman blind offered in 5 shades, starting from £17.81. A roman blind draws up into soft horizontal pleats rather than rolling onto a tube, and the crushed velvet cloth gives it a textured, light-catching surface that reads as more of a furnishing than a plain functional covering.
Who it suits
Roman blinds suit rooms where the window covering is part of the decor - living rooms, bedrooms, dining rooms and snugs - because the stacked folds give a softer, more upholstered look than a flat roller. The crushed velvet texture leans into that, picking up the light across its surface, so it works well where you want a touch of warmth and depth at the window. The fabrics here are light-filtering rather than blackout, so they diffuse daylight and keep a degree of privacy while still letting the room feel bright.
A roman blind is less suited to steamy kitchens and bathrooms, where the fabric folds can trap moisture and are slower to dry than a wipe-clean roller or venetian. If your priority is a fully darkened bedroom, note that these are light-filtering shades and will dim rather than black out a room - the cloth softens and reduces incoming daylight, but it does not block it.
Where the crushed velvet earns its place is in rooms you want to feel a little more finished. The pile gives the blind depth and a sense of softness that a flat fabric does not, and because the folds gather neatly when raised, the blind reads as a piece of soft furnishing in its own right rather than a purely practical covering.
The colours
5 colours available
The palette stays neutral and easy to place. Two greys - Silver Grey and Steel - cover the pale-to-mid range, alongside a clean White, a warmer Ivory in the cream family, and Black Noir as the single deep shade. That gives a straightforward run from soft and light to dark and defined, so you can keep a window bright with the white or ivory, settle on a contemporary grey, or use the black for a sharper contrast against pale walls. The shades coordinate well across several windows in one room. Crushed velvet in particular shifts in appearance with the light and the angle you view it from, so order a sample before committing to a full-sized blind to see how the texture behaves in your own room.
Price by your dimensions
Enter your window size. We round up to the next standard size, which matches how the retailer actually quotes you.
The range sits at an accessible entry point for a roman blind, which generally sit a step above plain rollers because of the lined, folded construction. Price follows the size of your window, so the figure above adjusts to the dimensions you enter rather than a single fixed number, and the choice between the five shades does not change the cost - it is a question of which tone suits the room.
How it compares
Against a roller blind, the Crushed Velvet roman trades flat simplicity for soft folds and a richer texture - it is the more decorative choice, but it gathers fabric at the top when raised rather than disappearing onto a slim tube. Against a venetian or vertical, the roman gives no slat adjustment; light control is up-and-down only, and the appeal is the fabric and the fold rather than tilt. Within roman blinds, the crushed velvet finish is more textural than a plain flat-weave cloth, which suits a room going for warmth and depth over a crisp, minimal look.
A note on care
Velvet-finish roman fabrics need a gentle touch. Dust the folds regularly with a soft brush or the upholstery attachment of a vacuum on low suction, brushing in the direction of the pile. Spot-clean marks with a barely damp cloth rather than soaking the fabric, and let it dry fully before raising the blind. Avoid hanging crushed velvet romans in consistently damp rooms, where the folds hold moisture and can be slow to dry.
Likely the same fabric, at other retailers
Crushed Velvet roman 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:
- 247 Blinds this page from £17.81
- Blinds 2go from £22.25
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.