The Saffron range from Make My Blinds is a made-to-measure roman blind offered in 12 colourways, starting from £11.41. It is a tightly edited range that runs from pale, soft neutrals through to a warm terracotta and a couple of deeper tones, giving a considered palette rather than a sprawling one. A roman blind folds into soft horizontal pleats as it is raised, so it brings a fabric, almost curtain-like softness to a window that a flat roller cannot.
Who it suits
Roman blinds suit rooms where a softer, more decorative finish is wanted: living rooms, bedrooms, dining rooms and studies all take a roman well, where the stacked fabric folds add warmth and texture. They are less ideal for kitchens and bathrooms, where steam, splashes and cooking grease are harder to keep off folded fabric than off a wipe-clean slat or a flat roller. The Saffron range, with its calm spread of neutrals and warm tones, is aimed squarely at those soft living spaces rather than wet rooms.
The opacity across the range is standard, so the fabric filters daylight and gives privacy while still admitting some light, rather than blacking a room out. For a bedroom needing full darkness, a blackout-lined roman or a dedicated blackout fabric in another range would serve better. For a day room or a bedroom where soft, filtered light is welcome and the look matters, the range fits the brief, and the pleated finish gives a more tailored result than a flat blind.
The colours
12 colours available
The palette is small and well balanced. Neutrals and pale tones anchor the range, with shades such as Linen, Frost, Hessian and Ash giving quiet options that settle into most schemes, while Ash and Charcoal bring two greys for a cooler, more contemporary feel. Against that calm base sit warmer and deeper accents: a terracotta, a crimson red and a deep ink-toned shade, plus Ebony at the darkest end, so the range can lean soft and neutral or pick up a warmer, richer note depending on the colourway. With only a dozen colourways it is easy to compare the whole set at once rather than wading through a large grid. As fabric colour reads differently on a screen than across a full window, and pleats catch light along their folds, ordering a sample is worthwhile before committing to a finished size.
Price by your dimensions
Enter your window size. We round up to the next standard size, which matches how the retailer actually quotes you.
Price around its usual level (checked since 2 Jun).
This range sits at an accessible entry point for a made-to-measure roman blind. Because a roman is priced by the width and drop of the window and the fabric and lining it needs, a larger window will cost more than a small one, and the from-price reflects only the smallest size. Use the figures above for your own measurements rather than the starting price when planning a budget.
How it compares
Against a roller blind, a roman gives a softer, more decorative finish: the fabric folds into pleats as it rises rather than rolling flat onto a tube, which suits living rooms and bedrooms better than a plain roller, though it stacks more fabric at the top of the window. Against venetian or vertical blinds, a roman offers no tilt or louvre adjustment, so light control is by raising and lowering rather than by angle, but it brings a warmth and texture that slatted blinds cannot. Within roman ranges, Saffron is a compact, carefully chosen palette rather than a wide-colour collection, so it suits buyers who want a tasteful, edited choice rather than a large grid of shades.
A note on care
Roman blind fabric is best maintained by regular gentle dusting or a vacuum on a low setting with a soft brush attachment, working along the folds to lift dust before it settles. For marks, spot-clean carefully with a barely damp cloth and avoid soaking the fabric, since roman blinds hold their shape through stitched folds and rods that over-wetting can disturb. Raise and lower the blind occasionally to keep the folds sitting evenly, and because the folded fabric is harder to keep clean than a flat or slatted blind, keeping a roman out of kitchens and bathrooms will keep it looking its best for longer.
Likely the same fabric, at other retailers
Saffron roman 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:
- Swift Direct Blinds from £11.00
- Make My Blinds this page from £11.41
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.