Quickstick Tradechoice is Blinds By Post's pleated blind range, made to measure across 14 colours and starting from £15.23. The pleated fabric folds into a slim concertina and fits within the frame, and the Quickstick mounting holds it close to the glass without permanent fixings into the frame. Unusually for a pleated range, the fabrics here are blackout and dimout rather than light-filtering, so it leans towards rooms where you want to cut light down rather than just soften it.
Who it suits
Pleated blinds sit neatly against the glass and fold flat out of the way, which makes them a good fit for conservatory windows, roof glazing and door panels where a hanging blind would be awkward. The frame-fit Quickstick mounting keeps the blind tight to each pane. Because this range is offered in blackout and dimout fabrics, it suits conservatories and garden rooms that get too bright or too hot in summer, and any frame-fit window where reducing glare and heat matters more than a sheer, airy look.
The dimout fabrics cut a good deal of light while still reading as soft; the blackout fabrics go further and are the better choice where you want a room substantially darkened. Even so, a frame-fit pleated blind can let a little light past at the edges, so for absolute darkness in a bedroom a recess-mounted blackout blind sized to overlap the opening will always do better. Match the fabric to the room: dimout for general glare control, blackout where darkening is the priority.
The colours
14 colours available
The palette is compact and mostly neutral. Greys lead the range - Dove Grey, Anthracite Grey and a plain Grey - supported by creams, white and black (Cream, Taupe, White, Onyx Black), with a few brighter accents in blue, purple and yellow such as Lagoon, Neptune, Sky, Orchid and Saffron. It is a smaller, more curated set than some pleated ranges, so the choice is more about picking the right neutral or the one accent that fits than working through a long list. As always, order a sample before committing: the difference between blackout and dimout in the same colour is easier to judge in your own light than on screen.
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The figures above are worked out from your exact width and drop. Pleated blinds sit in the mid range for made-to-measure pricing, and this range starts at an accessible entry point for a blackout or dimout frame-fit blind. The blackout and dimout fabrics fall within the same range, so the cost is driven by size and by which opacity you choose rather than by colour.
How it compares
Against a light-filtering pleated blind, the Quickstick Tradechoice range trades the soft, glowing finish for real light reduction, which is the right call for an overheating conservatory but not for a room you want to keep bright. Against a blackout roller, a frame-fit pleated blind dresses each pane and door panel more neatly and folds away more compactly, while a recess roller will edge it on outright darkness. Within the range, dimout is the gentler everyday option and blackout the choice where cutting light fully is the point.
A note on care
Pleated blinds keep their look best with gentle care. Dust along the pleats with a soft brush or a vacuum on low suction, and spot-clean marks carefully rather than scrubbing, which can crease or flatten the concertina. Avoid soaking the fabric, as heavy moisture can relax the folds, and handle the blackout and dimout fabrics by the rails rather than pressing on the pleats themselves.