The Orissa range from So Easy Blinds is a made-to-measure vertical blind offered in 10 colourways, starting from £51.57. Vertical blinds hang as a row of fabric louvres that tilt to control light and draw to one side to clear the window, which suits wide windows, patio doors and conservatory runs. Orissa is a blackout cloth, so each louvre blocks light through the fabric itself, giving this collection a darker, more screening character than a standard vertical.
Who it suits
This range fits wide openings where you also want serious light control - a conservatory that overheats in summer sun, a broad bedroom window, or a media room where glare on a screen is the problem. The louvres draw aside to clear the view and tilt for privacy, and because the cloth is blackout, tilting them closed cuts the light through each slat to a minimum.
One honest caveat applies to every vertical, blackout cloth included: the louvres leak some light where they overlap and around the edges, so a vertical does not give the same total darkness as a close-fitted blackout roller. For a wide room you want substantially darkened, Orissa does the job; for a small bedroom window where you need near-total black, a roller would seal the gaps better. The advantage here is that you keep that strong shade across a width a single roller could not cover, and you retain tilt control so the room can shift from open daylight to deep screening through the day.
The colours
10 colours available
The Orissa palette spreads across four colour families - creams (Brulee, Warmth), blues (Denim, Teal), greys (Graphite, Mist) and a black (Midnight), alongside Femme, Mellow and Stone - so the range covers warm neutrals, cool tones and a dark anchor in one collection. That breadth makes it easier to match an existing scheme, whether the room leans warm or cool, without leaving the range. Colour on a screen and colour filling a window can differ considerably, so request a sample before committing to a full-sized blind, especially when you are deciding between two neighbouring neutrals.
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The range is offered with a standard fitting from £51.57. Vertical blinds are among the more economical ways to cover a large opening with a made-to-measure blind, since one headrail spans a width that would otherwise need several separate blinds, so the cost stays reasonable on the wide windows and patio doors these blinds are built for.
How it compares
Against a light-filtering vertical, Orissa's blackout cloth gives far stronger light reduction when the louvres are tilted closed, which is the main reason to choose it. Against a blackout roller, the vertical wins on width and on tilt control - you can angle the louvres for privacy without shutting out all the light - but the roller seals a window more completely for true darkness. Against a venetian, the fabric louvres read warmer and softer than metal slats, and the blackout cloth screens far more light than a slatted venetian, whose gaps always admit some daylight. For a wide, sunny room that needs strong shade and adjustable privacy across a broad span, Orissa covers the brief without resorting to several separate blinds.
A note on care
Fabric louvres need little upkeep. Dust them with a soft brush or a vacuum on a low setting, and lift surface marks with a lightly dampened cloth rather than soaking the cloth. Because each louvre hangs separately, a single damaged slat can be replaced on its own without redoing the whole blind, which is useful on the wide patio doors where one louvre tends to take the most handling.
Likely the same fabric, at other retailers
Orissa 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:
- Swift Direct Blinds from £9.00
- Blinds By Post from £11.93
- Shade & Story from £36.90
- Blinds Direct from £41.87
- So Easy Blinds this page from £51.57
- Wilsons Blinds from £58.90
- Vertical Blinds Direct from £68.50
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.