The Nightshade is a day-night (zebra) blind sold by 247 Blinds in 5 finishes, with made-to-measure pricing from £21.78. The range sits at the accessible end of the day-night category, offering the alternating-stripe mechanism across a palette that spans neutrals, cool tones, and a strong black option.
Who it suits
Day-night blinds work by sliding two layers of fabric - alternating sheer and opaque horizontal stripes - past each other. Align the stripes and the fabric becomes largely opaque; stagger them and light filters through the sheer sections. That makes them a practical choice for living rooms and home offices, where you want daytime privacy without full darkness. The Nightshade's palette reinforces that fit: most finishes are neutral or softly toned, which suits living areas better than bold feature rooms.
They are not a reliable blackout blind. In the staggered-stripe position, some light passes through even the opaque bands around the edges. If you need genuine darkness - a child's bedroom, a shift worker's room, a south-facing summer bedroom - a dedicated blackout roller with side channels will serve you better. The Nightshade is not designed for that job.
Bathrooms and kitchens are not a natural fit either. Day-night fabrics are typically polyester, not the moisture-resistant PVC used for wet-room rollers, and the stacked mechanism can trap moisture if the window fogs regularly.
The colours
5 colours available
The five finishes divide roughly into two groups. Black is the outlier - the only genuinely strong contrast option, useful for a monochrome scheme or a room that wants a sharper edge. The remaining four sit in softer territory: Blue Grey Grain and Steel both read as cool greys, with the grain texture adding a subtle visual weight; Brown Grain offers the same texture in a warm neutral; Mist is the lightest and most neutral of the group, close to white in most lights. If you need a blind that disappears into a pale room, Mist is the obvious starting point. If the room already has grey tones, Steel or Blue Grey Grain give the same read with slightly more depth.
The two grain finishes share a textured surface treatment that distinguishes them from the flatter weave of Mist and Steel. That texture can add interest in a plainly decorated room without committing to a pattern.
Price by your dimensions
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At a from-price of £21.78, this range sits at the budget-friendly end of the made-to-measure day-night market. As with all made-to-measure blinds, the price rises with width and drop; the widget above shows what your specific window dimensions will cost. The round-up-to-standard-size behaviour you will see in the grid is normal practice across all retailers in this category.
How it compares
Within the day-night category, the Nightshade's main differentiator is its low from-price and its breadth of neutral options. If your priority is colour range - a wider set of tones or a printed or patterned fabric - other day-night ranges offer more variety, though usually at a higher starting price.
If your underlying goal is privacy rather than the day-night mechanism specifically, a light-filtering roller blind achieves a similar result at a comparable or lower cost, without the moving-stripe mechanism to consider. The day-night approach adds a degree of adjustability - you can shift between more-open and more-closed by repositioning the fabric - which some visitors find genuinely useful; others prefer the simpler pull-down of a standard roller.
For rooms where blackout is the actual requirement, neither a day-night blind nor a standard light-filtering roller is the right answer. A blackout-rated fabric on a roller blind, ideally with a cassette head to reduce gap at the top, will do the job that the Nightshade cannot.
Fitting and operation
Day-night blinds use a standard roller-style top mechanism and fit in the same way as a conventional roller - inside the recess or face-fitted to the wall above. Standard bracket fitting applies; no specialist installation is needed. The chain or cord control moves both fabric layers together to adjust the stripe alignment. As with all corded blinds, use the cord tidy or cleat to keep the operating cord out of reach in households with children.