The Palermo is a blackout vertical blind sold by 247 Blinds in 15 colours, starting from £10.25. Where most vertical ranges trade on a broad palette, the Palermo keeps things tight - three considered options pitched at blackout performance rather than decorative variety.

Who it suits

Vertical blinds work best on wide openings: patio doors, conservatory windows, and wide bay windows where a roller or roman would require an unwieldy width. The Palermo's blackout fabric extends that case to rooms where light control matters - a bedroom that doubles as a study, or a ground-floor living room overlooking a lit street.

The blackout claim is the retailer's own, so you should treat it accordingly: the fabric is opaque, but light can still edge around a vertical blind at the sides and between vanes unless the blind overlaps your recess adequately. Most verticals also have a small gap between each vane when the blind is closed; for a room that needs full darkness you may notice a faint stripe effect. For a bedroom that needs genuine darkness, a vertical on a patio door or wide window can work, but a roller with side channels will close off edges more completely on a standard window.

This range is less suited to kitchens and bathrooms. Fabric verticals collect grease and moisture over time; a PVC venetian or aluminium venetian handles those environments with less maintenance. Children's rooms are workable - the wand operation avoids dangling cords - but check that the drop and width suit the window before ordering.

The colours

15 colours available

The three finishes are Crimson, Dusted Brown, and White. They span a wider tonal range than the name count might suggest. Crimson is a committed choice - it reads as a statement rather than a neutral, and works in rooms already carrying warm or bold accent colours. Dusted Brown sits at the muted end of the warm spectrum and will read close to stone or taupe against most walls. White is the utility option and the most commonly fitted of the three in rooms where the blind is meant to recede.

None of the three are described as premium-priced within the range; the from-price applies across all colours. If your walls lean cream or warm grey, Dusted Brown is likely the safest choice. If you want the blind to disappear against a white or very light wall, the White finish is the obvious pick. Crimson requires commitment but will hold its own against darker feature walls or panelling.

Price by your dimensions

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Starting at under eleven pounds, the Palermo sits firmly at the entry end of blackout verticals. Made-to-measure pricing scales with width and drop, so a full patio-door run will cost considerably more than the headline figure - the grid gives the clearest picture of what your specific dimensions will land at.

How it compares

Within the blackout vertical category, the Palermo's main competition is any broader-palette range that trades colour choice for a similar fabric weight and opacity rating. If the three finishes here don't include your wall colour, a different range is likely the right call rather than compromising on fit. If the patio-door or wide-window application is the driver and the colours work, the Palermo's low entry price makes it an uncomplicated choice.

Visitors weighing a vertical against a roller for a standard window should note that roller blackout fabrics - especially with a cassette housing - typically seal better at the edges and give a cleaner stacked profile when open. Verticals win on very wide spans and on doors where a side-draw opening suits the way the room is used.