The Henlow Light Filtering Vertical Blinds from So Easy Blinds is a fabric vertical available in 13 finishes, starting from £48.44. It covers the core use case for vertical blinds - wide window openings and patio doors - with a light-filtering fabric that manages glare without blacking out the room.

Who it suits

Vertical blinds come into their own on wide openings: conservatory windows, patio doors, and bay windows where a roller or roman blind would require multiple drops or an ungainly fitting. The Henlow suits all of these. The vanes slide along the track to open the window fully, which matters on a door you use regularly.

The light-filtering fabric is a sensible choice for a living room or conservatory where you want privacy without losing daylight. It is not suited to a bedroom where you need genuine darkness - for that, a blackout fabric in a different range would serve better. Similarly, avoid it in a kitchen or bathroom where moisture resistance matters; fabric vanes are not the right material for damp rooms.

A home office is a reasonable use case: the vane angle can be tilted to cut screen glare without fully closing the blind, giving a degree of directional light control that a roller blind cannot replicate.

The colours

13 colours available

The thirteen finishes span a broad palette for a vertical range. Neutrals account for a significant share: Aster, Sand, Shell, and Honey cover the warmer cream-and-beige end; Shadow, Graphite, and Midnight sit in the grey-to-charcoal range; Dusk adds a cooler mid-tone.

The remaining finishes introduce colour without being stark. Marine and Denim provide blue options at different saturations. Nori brings a dark green-grey tone. Ballet is a soft dusty pink. Chilli is the most assertive choice - a warm red that works as an accent rather than a background.

The range leans towards the kind of colours that read as considered rather than decorative. Most finishes are muted enough to sit alongside existing furnishings without competing. If you need a neutral vertical for a conservatory or wide opening, Aster, Sand, or Shadow are the most likely candidates.

Price by your dimensions

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With a from-price at the lower end of the made-to-measure vertical market, the Henlow sits in entry-to-mid territory. As with all made-to-measure blinds, the price rises with width and drop; the grid above shows what your specific window dimensions cost before you commit.

How it compares

For wide openings, verticals are often the most practical type available. A roller blind wide enough to cover a patio door requires a specialised wide-width fabric and a heavy-duty mechanism; verticals handle the same span without the engineering challenge. If your priority is light control on a standard-width window, a roller or roman blind in a dimout or blackout fabric will give more fabric variety and a less utilitarian look.

Within the vertical category, the light-filtering classification puts the Henlow alongside most of the mid-market competition rather than against blackout-vane options. If you are fitting a conservatory where summer heat as well as light is a concern, a cellular or pleated blind is the stronger thermal choice - though the Henlow's fabric will reduce direct glare through the vane rotation.

Fitting and operation

Vertical blinds are fitted along the top track, which is fixed to the ceiling of the recess or to the wall above the window (face fit). Most retailers' tracks support both positions. The vanes hang from carriers in the track and are linked at the bottom by a weighted chain to stop them swinging in a draught - check that the Henlow includes bottom weights and chain on the So Easy Blinds product page, as this is standard but worth confirming.

Operation is via a cord or wand to slide the vanes and a separate tilt control to rotate them. Wand operation removes the hanging cord loop that is a cord-safety concern in households with children; confirm with So Easy Blinds which control type is supplied or available as an option.

Likely the same fabric, at other retailers

Henlow 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 £43.00
  • So Easy Blinds this page from £48.44

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.

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