The Marlow Blackout Roller Blind is a made-to-measure blackout roller sold by So Easy Blinds in 5 colours, starting from £68.15. The range sits squarely in the understated end of the market - neutral tones, nothing distracting, and a blackout specification that makes it a practical first choice for bedrooms and rooms where daytime light control matters.

Who it suits

Bedrooms are the obvious home for a blackout roller, and the Marlow range is built for exactly that. A blackout fabric blocks light transmission through the material itself, which is what matters most when early summer sunrises - arriving before 5am across most of England - are keeping people awake. Parents of young children, shift workers, and light-sensitive sleepers will find a blackout roller the simplest solution.

As a roller blind, the Marlow works equally well in living rooms, home offices, and snug-style spaces where you want the option to black out a south-facing window in the afternoon. It is less suited to bathrooms and kitchens unless the retailer specifies the fabric is moisture-resistant - So Easy Blinds do not publish that detail for the Marlow, so confirm with them before ordering for a wet room.

One limitation worth noting: like all roller blinds, a blackout fabric does not give complete darkness in a room because light leaks around the edges. If total darkness is critical, consider pairing with side channels or a perfect-fit frame, or fitting outside the recess to cover more of the window surround.

The colours

5 colours available

The Marlow range offers five finishes: Cotton, Ivory, Graphite, Steel, and Stone. That is a tight, coherent palette rather than a broad catalogue - three neutrals tending warm (Cotton, Ivory, Stone) and two leaning cool (Graphite, Steel). The warmest option, Cotton, sits closest to white; Ivory introduces a softer cream undertone. Stone bridges the two temperature groups with an earthy, dusty grey-beige. Graphite is the darkest finish and the one to reach for in a room that already has strong natural light and needs the most aggressive blackout effect. Steel is a lighter mid-grey that works well in contemporary or industrial-leaning interiors.

With five finishes you are unlikely to find an exact match for a specific paint colour, but the range is designed to sit neutrally alongside most schemes rather than clash with them. All five finishes are listed at the same base price - there are no premium-priced variants within this range.

Price by your dimensions

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Starting from £68.15, the Marlow sits in the mid-range bracket for made-to-measure blackout rollers. Price rises with width and drop, as is standard for made-to-measure blinds. A useful detail the grid exposes: the price jumps at standard size boundaries, so measuring your window carefully before ordering can sometimes bring the cost down a step if you are close to a threshold.

How it compares

The Marlow is a good fit if you want a clean, unambiguous blackout roller in a neutral colour without a wide range of additional options to navigate. If you need something with a broader palette - including bolder or more pattern-led options - other roller ranges from the same or competing retailers offer that at broadly similar price points.

If thermal performance is a priority alongside blackout, a cellular (honeycomb) blind will outperform any roller on insulation. The sealed air-pocket construction of cellular blinds is the most effective blind-side thermal barrier available, and for a room that loses significant heat through a north-facing window in winter, the extra cost can be justified. The Marlow does not claim any specific thermal backing.

For rooms where complete darkness is not needed - living rooms, hallways, home offices - a dimout or light-filtering roller will let in a useful amount of diffused daylight when down, which the Marlow's blackout fabric does not. If you are fitting several rooms at once and only the bedroom strictly needs blackout, mixing in a lighter fabric elsewhere is worth considering.

Likely the same fabric, at other retailers

Marlow roller 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:

  • Swift Direct Blinds from £10.75
  • Blinds By Post from £31.00
  • So Easy Blinds this page from £68.15

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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