The Shine Day Night Blind is a zebra-style blind from 247 Blinds, using alternating sheer and opaque horizontal stripes to let you dial privacy and light independently of each other. Available in 10 finishes and priced from £20.02, it sits at the accessible end of the day-and-night category.

Who it suits

Day and night blinds work well in living rooms and home offices where you want some flexibility across the day - stripes aligned for natural light in the morning, shifted across for privacy by evening, without needing a separate sheer curtain or a second blind layered over a roller. The Shine suits that use case well, especially in rooms where you want a warm, soft look rather than a stark white or steel-grey blind.

Dining rooms are another reasonable match. The ability to shift the stripes through an intermediate position - letting filtered light through without full transparency to the street - suits a room used at different times of day and in different lighting conditions.

Bedrooms are a more cautious recommendation. Day and night blinds in the staggered position leave a gap where the sheer sections run, so they do not give complete darkness even when the opaque bands are aligned. If blackout is the priority - shift workers, young children, or anyone whose sleep is affected by early summer light - a blackout roller is the more dependable choice. The Shine will reduce glare and add a degree of privacy; it will not replicate a blackout fabric.

Kitchens and bathrooms are not well served by fabric day-and-night blinds in general. Nothing in the product information suggests the Shine carries a moisture-resistant or wipe-clean finish. For wet rooms, aluminium venetians or PVC roller fabrics hold up considerably better over time.

The colours

10 colours available

The palette is warm and neutral across all three options. Ecru and Ivory are both pale off-white tones: Ecru typically carries a slightly warmer yellow-grey quality, while Ivory tends toward a cleaner, creamier off-white. In practice the difference between them at a window will be subtle, and the actual shade can shift noticeably depending on the light in your room - it is worth requesting a fabric swatch before committing if the distinction matters to you.

Brown steps the range into a noticeably deeper territory, providing contrast if you need something that reads as a definite colour against light walls or pale woodwork. It sits in the same warm family as the lighter options, so it coordinates well with cream and timber tones without jarring.

The range does not extend to cool greys, slate, or true white. If your room's existing palette runs cooler or more contemporary, the Shine's warm bias may clash slightly; other day-and-night ranges at 247 Blinds may offer a better colour match.

Price by your dimensions

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Starting from £20.02, the Shine sits at the entry-level end of the made-to-measure day-and-night market. As with all made-to-measure blinds, the final price rises with width and drop, and the size increments the calculator uses may round your measurement to the next standard step - check the grid against your window dimensions before assuming the from-price applies.

How it compares

Within the day-and-night category, the Shine's main point of comparison is any alternating-stripe blind in a similar or higher price bracket. The three-colour palette is compact by the standards of the broader day-and-night market, where some ranges run to a dozen or more finishes. If the specific shade matters - a particular grey or a bold colour - you may find more choice elsewhere. Where the Shine is straightforwardly competitive is on entry pricing: if you want the day-and-night light-control mechanism without paying mid-range prices, this is a credible option.

If what you actually need is reliable light control rather than the zebra effect itself, a heavier dimout or blackout roller will do the job more completely for a comparable outlay. The alternating-stripe mechanism is a privacy and light-diffusion tool, not a substitute for a truly opaque blind. Worth being clear-eyed about which you need before ordering.