The Glimpse range from Blinds By Post is a made-to-measure vertical blind offered in 8 colourways, starting from £12.35. It is the broadest of the everyday vertical collections in tonal reach, with louvres that tilt to set the light and draw to one side to clear the glass - the action that makes verticals the standard choice for wide openings.
Who it suits
Vertical blinds are the usual answer for wide windows, patio doors and conservatories. The louvres rotate together to angle daylight in or out, then the whole stack draws aside for a clear view or to pass through a door, giving you both tilt and draw control across a broad span of glass - something a flat roller cannot do. That makes Glimpse a practical fit wherever you have a wide window to dress and want to manage glare across its full width.
What sets Glimpse apart from a strictly neutral range is its slightly wider tonal spread, so it suits rooms where you want a little more colour direction - a soft pink or a sage green, a deeper denim or noir - while still keeping the calm, draped look of a vertical. Because each louvre hangs separately, a single damaged slat can be replaced on its own rather than renewing the whole blind.
The colours
8 colours available
Glimpse reaches a touch further than the plain-neutral verticals. The named colourways are Blush, Brulee, Gaze, Sage, Noir, Denim, Oyster and Snow, which span soft creams (Brulee, Oyster) and a crisp white (Snow) through to a gentle pink in Blush, a muted green in Sage, a soft blue in Denim and a deep near-black in Noir. That mix lets you stay neutral with the creams and white or introduce a quiet accent without leaving the range. The fabric is a standard light-filtering cloth, so the louvres soften and diffuse daylight rather than blocking it, keeping a room bright while easing direct sun. As with any vertical, the louvres overlap rather than seal, so a little light always leaks at the joins - worth bearing in mind if the room needs to be properly dark. Colour reads differently on a screen than across a full window, so order a sample before committing, particularly for the deeper Noir and Denim tones.
Price by your dimensions
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Price down 3% since 7 Aug. (our checks since 12 Jun)
Vertical blinds are generally among the more affordable made-to-measure styles, and Glimpse sits at an accessible entry point. There is a single standard fitting across the range, so pricing scales with the size of your opening rather than with the colourway you pick.
How it compares
Against a roller blind, Glimpse offers tilt control and a draw-aside action a roller cannot match, which matters most on patio doors and very wide windows; a roller is simpler and reads flatter but covers the glass in one fixed panel. Against a wood or aluminium venetian, the vertical louvres handle tall, wide spans more gracefully and are lighter to operate across a big window, trading the crisp horizontal line of a venetian for a softer, draped look. With its slightly broader palette, Glimpse covers both the calm-neutral brief and the want-a-bit-of-colour brief from a single product.
A note on care
Vertical louvres need little maintenance. Dust them with a soft brush or a vacuum on a low setting, working from the top down, and spot-clean marks with a damp cloth and a mild detergent solution rather than soaking the fabric. Let louvres dry fully in the open position before drawing them, and if one gets damaged it can be replaced individually rather than renewing the whole blind, which keeps the range easy to live with over time.
Likely the same fabric, at other retailers
Glimpse 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 By Post this page from £12.35
- Blinds Direct from £41.87
- So Easy Blinds from £51.57
- Vertical Blinds Direct from £69.30
- Wilsons Blinds from £69.30
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.