The Roma range from English Blinds is a made-to-measure vertical blind offered in 2 colourways, starting from £5.95. A vertical blind hangs as a row of fabric louvres from a headrail; the louvres tilt to control light and draw to one side to clear the window, which makes the style a natural fit for wide openings. Both Roma colours are standard, light-filtering fabrics, so they soften and diffuse daylight rather than blocking it, in a simple neutral pairing of beige and white.
Who it suits
Vertical blinds suit wide windows, patio doors and conservatories - anywhere the run is broad and you want to clear the glass easily by drawing the louvres aside. The tilt lets you angle daylight and adjust privacy through the day without raising the whole blind, and the Roma fabrics filter light, keeping the room bright while screening the view. The plain beige and white shades make the range easy to place in most rooms rather than tying it to one scheme.
A vertical blind is less suited to a room that needs true darkness: the gaps where the louvres overlap always leak some light, so it will not fully black out a bedroom in either colour. A blackout roller or a lined roman would serve that brief better. One practical strength is that the louvres are individually replaceable, so a single damaged slat can be swapped rather than replacing the whole blind.
The colours
2 colours available
The Roma collection is a focused pair of neutrals: a warm Beige and a clean White. With two colourways this is a coordinated choice rather than a broad palette, but both are versatile, everyday tones that suit a wide range of rooms - the white reading cooler and brighter, the beige a little warmer and softer. If you are matching an existing scheme, check the nearer shade is close enough before ordering. Colour on a screen and colour filling a window can differ considerably, and a row of louvres with daylight passing between them reads differently from a flat swatch, so request a sample and view it against the actual window light before committing to a full-sized blind.
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The range sits at a very accessible entry point, consistent with vertical blinds more broadly - among the more affordable made-to-measure blind types, and well suited to covering large windows without a large outlay. Both Roma shades share the same standard fabric specification, so there is little to separate them on price and the choice within the range is simply whether beige or white suits the room.
How it compares
Against a roller blind, the Roma range adds tilt and the ability to clear a wide window by drawing the louvres aside, at the cost of the perfectly flat look a roller gives. Against an aluminium venetian it offers a softer, fabric finish over a wider span, though like a venetian its overlaps leak some light so it is not a true blackout. Against a roman it trades the soft folds for practicality across broad openings and patio doors. Within its niche - wide windows, tilt-and-draw control and a simple neutral palette - the two shades cover the brief without changing product.
A note on care
Vertical louvres are straightforward to maintain. Keep them dust-free with a soft brush or a low-suction vacuum attachment, running gently down each louvre, and lift surface marks with a barely damp cloth rather than soaking the fabric. Tilt the louvres flat to reach the full face when cleaning, let any damp fabric dry before tilting them closed again, and take care at the bottom where weights and chains can gather dust. If a single louvre is damaged it can be replaced individually rather than renewing the whole blind.
Likely the same fabric, at other retailers
Roma 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:
- English Blinds this page from £5.95
- 247 Blinds from £7.00
- Lifestyle Blinds from £28.61
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.