The Safari Multi range from Blinds By Post is a made-to-measure roman blind offered in 3 options, starting from £37.27. A roman blind is a panel of fabric that draws up into soft, even horizontal pleats as you raise it and falls flat when lowered, giving a tailored, upholstered look quite unlike a flat roller or a slatted blind. The fabric is light-filtering, so it softens and diffuses daylight rather than blocking it.

Who it suits

Roman blinds suit living rooms, bedrooms, dining rooms and studies - rooms where the soft fabric folds and a more decorative finish are part of the appeal. The pleats give a warm, layered look at the window and the cloth adds a little texture and insulation against a bare pane. Because the fabric here is light-filtering, the Safari Multi options work where you want privacy and a gentle, diffused daylight rather than a sealed, darkened room.

A roman is less suited to steamy kitchens and bathrooms, where the fabric sits in moisture and can be slower to clean than a wipe-down slat or roller. If your priority is true blackout in a bedroom, note that this range is light-filtering rather than blackout, so it will soften the light considerably but not block it entirely; a dimout or blackout fabric in another style would serve a room that needs full darkness.

The colours

3 colours available

Fitting

The range is a small, considered collection of three options rather than a long colour run, so the choice is straightforward: pick the one that best fits your room rather than weighing a broad palette. Roman blinds show their fabric across a full flat panel when lowered, so the look of the cloth matters more than on a slatted blind, and a sample is well worth requesting before you commit to a full-sized blind. Seeing the fabric at scale, in your own room's light, tells you far more than a small swatch on a screen, since the way it pleats and the way colour sits across a wide drop are hard to judge from a thumbnail. With a short collection like this, ordering a sample of each is a quick way to settle the choice.

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Roman blinds carry more fabric and a more involved make-up than a flat roller, so they sit a little higher in price, and the figure depends on the width and drop you measure. The range offers more than one fitting: the standard fitting is the entry point, a no-drill option starts a little higher for windows where you would rather not drill into the frame, and a motorised option starts higher again for hands-free or remote operation. Choose the fitting to match how you want to mount and use the blind, then the size sets the final price.

How it compares

Against a roller blind, a roman trades the roller's flat, wipe-clean simplicity for a softer, more decorative finish with fabric pleats - more upholstered, less utilitarian. Against a venetian or vertical, the roman has no tilt and no individual slats: it is a single fabric panel that raises and lowers, so it suits rooms chosen for comfort and looks rather than precise slat-by-slat light control. For a living room or bedroom that wants a tailored fabric blind in a small, curated choice, the Safari Multi range covers the requirement.

A note on care

Roman blinds need a gentle touch. Keep the fabric dust-free with a regular light vacuum on a low setting or a soft brush down the panel. Spot-clean marks with a damp cloth and a mild detergent solution rather than soaking the cloth, and avoid scrubbing, which can mark the weave. Raise and lower the blind occasionally even on windows you rarely use, so the pleats keep their crisp, even fold over time.