The Orla Kiely Multi Stem Tomato roman blind at Make My Blinds is a made-to-measure folding fabric blind, offered as 1 colourway and starting from £21.41. It is part of the Orla Kiely licensed collection sold through Make My Blinds, carrying the designer's Multi Stem print on a roman blind that raises into soft horizontal folds rather than rolling onto a tube or tilting on slats.

Who it suits

Roman blinds suit living rooms, bedrooms and dining rooms, where the softness of gathered fabric is part of the look. When lowered the blind hangs as a flat panel that shows the print across the window; when raised it stacks into neat pleats at the top, so it reads more like a piece of soft furnishing than a purely functional cover. A patterned roman like this one works best where the fabric is meant to be a feature rather than to disappear into the background.

This is a light-filtering blind, so it softens and diffuses daylight rather than blocking it - good for a room where you want privacy and a gentler light rather than full darkness. If your priority is a fully dark bedroom, a light-filtering roman is not the right tool, and a blackout roller would serve that need better. Roman blinds are also less suited to steamy kitchens and bathrooms, where folded fabric can hold moisture, so this one is best kept to a drier living space such as a sitting room or bedroom where the print can be seen.

The colours

1 colour available

This is a single-print blind rather than a multi-shade range: it carries the one Multi Stem Tomato design from the Orla Kiely licensed collection at Make My Blinds. The print is the point of the blind, so the choice is about whether that design suits the room rather than about picking between colourways. Because the design is fixed, it is worth considering how it will sit against the wall colour, the flooring and any patterned soft furnishings already in the room, since a strong print tends to set the tone of a space rather than blend into it. A print also reads quite differently filling a window than it does as a small swatch on a screen, with the repeat and scale only becoming clear at full size, so it is worth requesting a sample before committing to a made-to-measure blind.

Price by your dimensions

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The price reflects both the lined, folding construction of a roman blind, which is more involved than a flat roller panel, and the designer print it carries. Use the size selector above to see the cost for your exact window, since a roman blind is priced by its made-to-measure dimensions.

How it compares

Against a plain roller blind, this roman is softer and more decorative, gathering into fabric folds rather than winding flat onto a tube, which suits a feature print better than a flat panel does. Against a venetian, the roman offers no tilt control - you raise it for light and lower it for privacy - but it shows a pattern across an unbroken expanse of fabric that a slatted blind cannot. As part of a designer's licensed collection, it is chosen for the print as much as the format, where a plain own-brand roman is chosen mainly for colour and function.

A note on care

Patterned roman blinds need gentle handling to keep the print and the folds in good order. Dust regularly with a soft brush or a vacuum on a low setting with an upholstery attachment, working with the weave. Avoid wetting the fabric, which can mark a printed cloth; spot-treat small marks carefully and test any cleaning on a hidden part of the blind first. Raise and lower the blind evenly so the folds keep their shape and the pattern hangs straight over time.

The same Orla Kiely designs, at several retailers

Orla Kiely roman blinds are sold by more than one UK retailer, so the same designs turn up under each shop's own range. They differ in construction, colourway and fitting, so it pays to compare on more than price:

  • Terrys Fabrics from £18.35
  • Blinds By Post from £19.73
  • Swift Direct Blinds from £21.10
  • Make My Blinds this page from £21.41
  • Wilsons Blinds from £22.07
  • Blinds Direct from £25.26

Designs carried by more than one of these retailers include Flower, Jumbo Linear Stem, Jumbo Solid Stem, Linear Stem, Multi Stem, Solid Stem, Spot Flower, Spot Flower Stem, Tiny Stem and Two Colour.

Our full Orla Kiely blinds guide - every pattern and price →

These are the same designs rather than guaranteed identical blinds - one retailer may weave a jacquard where another prints the pattern, and colourways and fittings vary. Check the specific design, colour and fitting at each retailer before buying.