The Origin day and night blind from 247 Blinds is a zebra-style roller in 13 neutral colours, from £11.68. A day-and-night blind uses two layers of fabric in alternating sheer and solid horizontal stripes; sliding one layer past the other lines the stripes up for privacy or staggers them to let light through. It is a single blind that gives you a range of light settings, which is the whole appeal.

Who it suits

Living rooms, kitchens and home offices where you want to vary the light through the day without swapping between blinds. Align the solid stripes for privacy and shade; stagger them and the sheer sections let in a soft, filtered daylight while still obscuring the view in. It is a genuinely useful mechanism for a room you occupy at different times and in different light.

It is less suited to a bedroom where you need full darkness. Even with the solid stripes aligned, a day-and-night blind is not a true blackout - some light passes at the stripe joins - so for a room where darkness is the priority, a blackout roller or a lined roman is the better answer. The Origin palette is a tight set of practical neutrals, which fits its role as a light-managing workhorse rather than a decorative feature.

The colours

13 colours available

Six neutrals - Ecru, Rock, Stone, Steel, Charcoal and Soft White - cover the range from warm cream to cool dark grey. This is deliberately a restrained, room-matching palette: a day-and-night blind earns its place on function, and the neutral colours let it do that quietly in most schemes. Soft White and Ecru suit light rooms; Steel and Charcoal anchor a brighter or more modern space.

Price by your dimensions

Made to measure from £11.68. Check 247 Blinds for the price at your exact window size.

At £11.68 to start, Origin is an inexpensive route into a day-and-night blind. Enter your width and drop for the price at your size; it rounds up to the next standard size as 247 Blinds quotes it.

How it compares

Against a plain roller, the day-and-night blind buys you the sheer-or-solid flexibility for a little more money and mechanism. If you only ever want the blind up or down, a plain roller is simpler and cheaper; if you value being able to filter the light, the dual layer is worth it.

Against a blackout roller for a bedroom, the day-and-night blind is the wrong tool - it filters light rather than blocking it. Choose it for living spaces where adjustable daytime light and privacy are the point, and keep a blackout option in mind for rooms that need to go genuinely dark.