The Hypno is a pleated blind from Swift Direct Blinds, offered in 8 colours with a from-price of £16.15. That from-price puts it at the lower end of the made-to-measure pleated blind market. The colour selection is the range's most notable feature - it includes genuinely vivid accent colours that are unusual at this price level alongside the standard neutrals.

Who it suits

Pleated blinds stack compactly when raised, which makes them a practical fit for narrower recesses or smaller windows where the fold-depth of a Roman blind would eat into the visible glass area. When the Hypno is raised, the pleats stack neatly at the top and take up relatively little room - a useful quality in rooms with shallow recesses.

Swift Direct Blinds do not specify the Hypno's light-control performance in terms that map to standard fabric categories such as dimout or blackout. The pleated construction and fabric type suggest a light-filtering performance - sufficient to soften direct sun and provide privacy from outside during the day, but not designed to block light significantly. If a defined opacity rating is important for your room, confirm the exact specification with Swift Direct Blinds before ordering.

The Hypno suits living rooms, hallways, children's bedrooms, and home offices where decoration and daytime privacy are the main requirements rather than room-darkening performance. The range of accent colours makes it a reasonable choice for a child's room where a splash of colour is wanted without the cost and commitment of a more decorative blind type.

Bathrooms and kitchens are not appropriate for this range. Pleated fabric is not designed for high-humidity spaces and is harder to clean than a flat roller or a venetian slat. For wet rooms, a PVC roller fabric or an aluminium venetian is a more practical solution.

The colours

8 colours available

The eight colours split clearly into two groups. Coffee, Almond, Linen, and Silver are the neutral options - Coffee and Almond are warm brown and cream tones, Linen is a natural off-white, and Silver is a cool mid-grey. These four will work in most decorated rooms without drawing attention to themselves and are the lower-risk choices if you are unsure what will suit.

The remaining four are genuine accent colours: Mint is a fresh light green; Rose is a muted blush pink; Red is a full, straightforward red; and Yellow is a warm, mid-strength yellow. These are not restrained nods to colour but actual accent choices. They suit rooms - a child's bedroom, a kitchen, a craft room or home studio - where a plain grey or white blind would feel flat, and where some commitment to colour is the point. All eight carry the same from-price, so the accents cost no more than the neutrals.

Price by your dimensions

Made to measure from £16.15. Check Swift Direct Blinds for the price at your exact window size.

At £16.15, this is among the lower from-prices for a made-to-measure pleated blind. The final cost scales with your window's width and drop - small windows will stay close to the from-price, while larger openings will cost proportionately more. Measure accurately before ordering; pleated blinds are cut to your specified dimensions.

How it compares

Against other pleated blinds at a comparable from-price, the Hypno's strongest differentiator is its accent colour offering. Mint, Rose, Red, and Yellow at this price level is not a combination you find on every pleated range. If the colour is the reason you are looking at this blind, that distinction is real.

If thermal insulation matters - for a north-facing room or an older property with single glazing - a cellular (honeycomb) pleated blind would outperform the Hypno's single-layer construction. If blackout performance is required, a roller blind with a rated blackout fabric is a more reliable choice than an unspecified pleated option. The Hypno is most useful where colour choice and a low from-price are the priorities.