This designer roman collection at Unbeatable Blinds is a made-to-measure range offered in 17 prints, starting from £18.69. It is the retailer's presentation of licensed designer fabrics on a roman blind, which gathers the cloth into soft horizontal pleats as it draws up and hangs as a flat panel when lowered. Although the slug carries an Emily Bond stripe name, the collection as listed leans on William Morris At Home designs alongside a set of plain shades, so it is chosen for that mix of named prints and quieter plains rather than for any single pattern.

Who it suits

Roman blinds suit living rooms, bedrooms and dining rooms, where their soft pleated fall reads as a decorative, fabric-led finish. This collection works in both directions: the William Morris prints give a window a characterful, patterned look, while the plain shades such as Linen, Smoke, Pebble and Indigo let you take the soft roman form without a busy pattern. It is less suited to steamy kitchens and bathrooms, where the folded fabric holds moisture and is harder to keep fresh than a wipe-clean roller or a venetian.

The cloth here is light-filtering rather than blackout, so it softens daylight and gives daytime privacy without blocking light entirely. A bedroom that needs full darkness would want a blackout-lined option instead, but for a living space where you want a softly diffused, fabric-led finish this collection fits.

The colours

17 colours available

This collection mixes named prints with plain shades, so the colour families cover both. Greys, blues and reds are the largest groups: greys and a plain Smoke and Pebble sit alongside William Morris At Home designs, blues take in Indigo and the Willow and Pimpernel Indigo prints, and the reds run through Raspberry and the Strawberry Thief patterns in Nettle, Ochre and Woad. Yellows appear in the Sunflower designs and a plain Gold, with a plain Linen and other neutral and cream options filling out the range. The William Morris Strawberry Thief and Willow prints are the most recognisable patterns here, while the plains give a calmer alternative. Printed cloth can read differently in a window than on a screen, so order a sample before committing, especially for the deeper prints and the plain shades where the exact tone matters.

Price by your dimensions

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For licensed designer fabrics the collection starts at a fair price, though a roman generally costs a little more than the equivalent roller because of the extra cloth and the folding mechanism. Price tracks the size you order rather than whether you choose a William Morris print or a plain shade.

How it compares

Against a roller blind in similar cloth, this roman gives a softer, more decorative finish - the fabric gathers into pleats and reads as an upholstered treatment rather than a flat panel. The trade-off is that a roman costs a little more and copes less well in damp rooms, where a roller wipes clean. Within this range the choice is also between the patterned William Morris designs and the plain shades, so you can pitch the look anywhere from a quiet plain to a bold botanical print without changing blind type.

A note on care

Roman blinds need a gentler touch than a flat roller. Dust along the pleats regularly with a soft brush or a vacuum upholstery head on a low setting so dust does not settle into the folds. Spot-clean marks with a barely damp cloth rather than soaking the fabric, and avoid hanging the blind in a consistently steamy room, since trapped moisture is the main thing that ages a roman blind, whether it is printed or plain.

The same William Morris designs, at several retailers

William Morris roman blinds are sold by more than one UK retailer, so the same designs turn up under each shop's own range. They differ in construction, colourway and fitting, so it pays to compare on more than price:

  • Terrys Fabrics from £15.99
  • Blinds 2go from £18.24 woven jacquard
  • Unbeatable Blinds this page from £18.69 printed (At Home)
  • Blinds By Post from £23.87 printed (At Home)
  • Wilsons Blinds from £24.96 printed (At Home)
  • Blinds Direct from £30.57 printed (At Home)

Designs carried by more than one of these retailers include Acanthus, African Marigold, Bird, Blackthorn, Bower, Brother Rabbit, Compton, Double Bough, Foliage and Fruit.

Our full William Morris blinds guide - every pattern and price →

These are the same designs rather than guaranteed identical blinds - one retailer may weave a jacquard where another prints the pattern, and colourways and fittings vary. Check the specific design, colour and fitting at each retailer before buying.