The Glimpse range from So Easy Blinds is a made-to-measure vertical blind offered in 8 colours, starting from £51.57. It is a louvre blind: fabric slats hang from a headrail, tilt to set the light level and draw to one side to clear the window. The Glimpse cloth is a blackout fabric, so each louvre blocks light through its body, and the palette ranges from pale creams and a soft pink through to denim blue and a deep black.
Who it suits
Vertical blinds suit wide windows, patio doors and conservatories better than most styles, because the louvres draw aside to open the full aperture and tilt to set the light level across a broad pane. The Glimpse range adds a blackout cloth to that, so the body of each louvre stops light passing through it - useful for a bedroom, a media room or any window where you want to cut daytime brightness hard. The palette is broad enough to suit different rooms, from quiet neutrals to a denim or a black for a stronger look.
It is worth being clear about how blackout works on a vertical blind. The fabric of each louvre blocks light, but vertical louvres overlap rather than seal, so a little light always leaks at the joins and down the sides even when the slats are tilted closed. That makes Glimpse very effective at reducing light, but not a true light-tight seal the way a fitted blackout roller in a recess can be. For darkening a room it is a strong choice; for total darkness expect some edge light.
The colours
8 colours available
The Glimpse palette is varied for a vertical range, spanning soft creams such as Brulee, a pink in Blush, a green in Sage, a blue in Denim, a clean white in Snow and a deep black in Noir. That gives a genuine spread of colour families rather than shades of one tone, so the range can sit quietly in a neutral scheme or carry a stronger accent. Colour on a screen and colour filling a window can differ considerably, so request a sample before committing to a full-sized blind, particularly for the stronger shades where the blackout cloth can read deeper in place than online.
Price by your dimensions
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The range is offered with a single standard fitting, so the starting price reflects a straightforward headrail installation. Vertical blinds are among the more affordable ways to cover a wide window, and the blackout cloth here does not move the entry price away from that, so the choice is about the darkening you want rather than the budget.
How it compares
Against a standard or light-filtering vertical, Glimpse trades brightness for a far greater reduction in light, which makes it the pick for sleeping and viewing spaces rather than rooms you want kept bright. Against a blackout roller, a vertical covers a much wider window in one blind and lets you tilt and draw, but the overlaps mean it will not seal a recess as tightly as a roller cut to the reveal. Within the vertical category, Glimpse is the darkening option with the broadest colour spread.
A note on care
Vertical louvres are simple to keep. Dust them with a soft brush or a vacuum brush attachment down the length of each slat, and spot-clean marks with a damp cloth rather than soaking the blackout cloth. A practical advantage of the style is that a single damaged louvre can be replaced on its own rather than the whole blind. Draw the louvres flat before cleaning so you can reach the full face of each one.
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 from £12.35
- Blinds Direct from £41.87
- So Easy Blinds this page 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.