The Faux Silk range from Make My Blinds is a made-to-measure roman blind offered in 3 colourways, starting from £12.17. A roman blind raises into soft horizontal folds of fabric rather than rolling onto a tube or tilting on slats, and the faux silk cloth gives this small range a smooth, lightly lustrous finish across its three shades.
Who it suits
Roman blinds suit living rooms, bedrooms and dining rooms - spaces where the softness of gathered fabric is part of the look. When lowered the blind hangs as a flat panel; when raised it stacks into neat pleats at the top of the window, so it reads more like a piece of soft furnishing than a purely functional cover. The faux silk finish leans towards a more formal, dressed feel, which suits a sitting room or a main bedroom better than a busy utility space.
This is a light-filtering range, so it softens and diffuses daylight rather than blocking it - good for rooms where you want privacy and a gentler light rather than full darkness. If your priority is a fully dark bedroom, a roman in this light-filtering cloth is not the right tool, and a blackout roller or a lined blackout roman would serve better. Roman blinds are also less suited to steamy kitchens and bathrooms, where folded fabric can hold moisture, so the range is best kept to drier living spaces such as a sitting room, dining room or bedroom where the look matters as much as the function.
The colours
3 colours available
The range is deliberately compact, covering three shades that span its useful breadth: a warm neutral in Soft Sand, a crisp Pure White, and a deeper Navy. Between them they offer a light, a mid-warm and a dark option, so the range can sit quietly against a pale scheme or anchor a room with the navy. The faux silk weave carries a subtle sheen that shifts with the light, so the same shade can look a little different through the day, brighter where the light catches it and deeper in shadow. Because the choice here is between three distinct shades rather than dozens of near-neutrals, it pays to think about which tone suits the wall colour and the rest of the soft furnishings before deciding. Colour on a screen and colour filling a window can differ, so request a sample before committing to a full-sized blind, particularly with the sheen of a faux silk cloth, which photographs differently to how it looks in the room.
Price by your dimensions
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The range sits at a mid entry point for roman blinds, reflecting the lined, folding construction, which is more involved than a flat roller panel. Price across the three shades is consistent, so the choice is about the colour you want rather than the budget.
How it compares
Against a roller blind, a roman is softer and more decorative: it gathers into fabric folds rather than winding flat onto a tube, which gives a more upholstered look at the cost of a little more bulk at the top of the window when raised. Against a venetian, the roman offers no tilt control - you raise it for light and lower it for privacy - but it brings warmth and texture a slatted blind cannot. Within roman blinds, a faux silk cloth reads more formal and lustrous than a plain matt cotton-look fabric, which is the main reason to choose it.
A note on care
Faux silk roman blinds need gentle handling. Dust them regularly with a soft brush or a vacuum on a low setting with an upholstery attachment, working with the weave rather than against it. Avoid wetting the fabric, which can mark a faux silk finish and disturb its sheen; spot-treat small marks carefully and test any cleaning on a hidden part of the blind first. Raise and lower the blind evenly so the folds keep their shape over time.
Likely the same fabric, at other retailers
Faux Silk 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:
- Make My Blinds this page from £12.17
- 247 Blinds from £13.00
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.