The Soma Vertical range at Blinds By Post covers the grey end of the vertical-blind spectrum, offering 4 variants - across 89mm and 127mm vane widths - from £11.00. It is a straightforward, made-to-measure offering suited to anyone who wants a clean neutral blind for a wide window or patio door without straying outside the grey family.

Who it suits

Vertical blinds are the natural choice for wide spans: patio doors, conservatory side windows, and bay windows where a roller or roman would need to cover an awkward width or sit at an angle. The Soma range fits this pattern well. If your window is under about a metre wide, a roller or venetian blind would generally give a less commercial look and may be worth considering instead.

The grey palette - from the lighter Cameo through to Steel and Graphite - suits a living room or conservatory without imposing a strong colour statement. Graphite and Steel read as cool, businesslike tones that work well where you want the blind to recede; Cameo is a softer, off-white near-neutral that brightens a space slightly more. None of the finishes are described as blackout, so if you need genuine light exclusion for a bedroom, confirm the opacity with Blinds By Post before ordering. For a conservatory or living area where total darkness is not the goal, a light-filtering or dimout vane is typically sufficient.

These blinds are not suited to bathrooms or kitchens unless the vanes are PVC. The Soma range appears to use fabric vanes; the retailer's product pages should confirm whether the specific finish you choose tolerates humidity.

The finishes

4 colours available

The palette is built around three core tones - Cameo, Regal, and Graphite, plus Steel - each available in two vane widths: the standard 89mm and the wider 127mm. The 127mm vane is the less common width; it gives a bolder, more contemporary look with fewer visible vane edges across the window. The 89mm is the more traditional and widely available width, and easier to replace in future if a vane is damaged.

Cameo is the lightest finish in the range - a warm off-white that keeps a room feeling bright even with the blind angled for privacy. Regal and Steel occupy the mid-grey territory, with Regal appearing slightly warmer and Steel cooler. Graphite is the darkest option, giving more contrast and more privacy when the vanes are rotated closed, though as noted above it is not a blackout finish.

The naming convention is consistent: each 127mm variant is simply the base name with a "127mm" tag, so you are choosing between the same colour in two vane widths rather than between genuinely different fabric designs.

Price by your dimensions

Enter your window size. We round up to the next standard size, which matches how the retailer actually quotes you.

At £11.00 from-price, this is an entry-level vertical-blind offering. Made-to-measure pricing scales with the area of fabric, so a small window will sit close to the base price while a full patio-door span will be noticeably more. The price grid above shows how the cost changes across common width-and-drop combinations, which is the most useful way to budget before measuring.

How it compares

Within the vertical-blind category, the Soma range competes on simplicity and price rather than fabric complexity. If you are drawn to the grey palette but want more tonal variety - warmer beige-greys, cooler blue-greys, or textured weaves - other vertical-blind ranges at Blinds By Post and elsewhere carry broader colour runs. The Soma's strength is that it commits to a tight, coherent set of four neutral tones available in two vane widths, which makes the choice straightforward rather than overwhelming.

If your main concern is insulation rather than light control, a cellular or pleated blind would perform better thermally, though those types are better suited to standard window openings than to very wide spans. For a large patio door where a vertical blind is the practical choice, the Soma range delivers a usable neutral palette at a competitive from-price.

Fitting and operation

Vertical blinds hang from a top track and the vanes rotate on small carriers to control the angle of light. For a wide opening, the vanes draw to one side or split to both sides depending on the track configuration - confirm the draw direction with the retailer when ordering, as it affects which side the operating chain sits on. Installation requires a top track fixed to the ceiling or the wall above the window; the recess depth needed is modest, but a face-fit above the window is the more common approach for patio doors where the recess may be shallow.

Vane bottoms on most vertical blinds are linked by a chain or hung with individual weights to keep them aligned and prevent swinging in a draught. Check Blinds By Post's product listing for whether the Soma range includes bottom weights or chain links as standard.

Likely the same fabric, at other retailers

Soma 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:

  • Blinds By Post this page from £11.00
  • Swift Direct Blinds from £13.96
  • So Easy Blinds from £51.57

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.

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