The Soma Blackout Vertical Blind is a made-to-measure vertical blind sold by So Easy Blinds, rated blackout by the retailer and available in 3 grey-toned finishes, with prices starting from £51.57. It's a straightforward choice for anyone who needs effective light blocking across a wide window or patio door without veering into pattern or colour.

Who it suits

Vertical blinds are best suited to wide openings - patio doors, conservatory glazing, and large picture windows where a roller or roman blind would become unwieldy at scale. The Soma's blackout rating makes it a reasonable option for any room where daytime glare or early-morning light is a problem, including bedrooms with patio-door access or ground-floor conservatories used as sleeping or working space.

The caveat common to all vertical blinds applies here: the vane-and-track look reads as office-like to many visitors, and may not suit traditionally decorated rooms. If your priority is soft furnishings rather than pure function, a roman or roller blind in a blackout fabric will generally give a warmer appearance. For wide openings where that look matters, a panel blind may also be worth considering.

Fabric vertical vanes can swing in draughts, so they work best in rooms that stay closed rather than rooms where windows and doors are frequently open. Most manufacturers weight vane bottoms and link them with a bottom chain to limit sway, but this is worth confirming with So Easy Blinds before ordering.

The colours

3 colours available

The three finishes - Regal, Graphite, and Steel - are all in the grey family, though they occupy different positions within it. Regal reads as a lighter, warmer neutral; Graphite sits at the darker end and should suit rooms where the blind will be a recessive background presence rather than a feature; Steel falls between them with a cooler, blue-toned cast. None of the three is a statement colour, which is very much the point - the range is designed to disappear into a room rather than define it.

All three are listed at the same price tier, so colour choice here is purely aesthetic rather than a budget decision.

Price by your dimensions

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Starting from £51.57, the Soma sits at a broadly entry-level price for a made-to-measure blackout vertical. As with all made-to-measure blinds, the price rises with width and drop - larger conservatory or patio-door spans will cost noticeably more than a single standard window. The widget above shows pricing across common sizes so you can gauge the cost against your actual dimensions.

How it compares

Against other blackout vertical blinds, the Soma's main selling point is straightforwardness: three greys, one opacity class, one retailer. If you want a wider colour range within the same blind type, other vertical ranges on the market offer more finishes - though the additional choice comes with additional decision-making. If you need a vertical blind in a high-humidity room such as a kitchen or bathroom, check whether the vane fabric is moisture-tolerant before ordering; PVC vanes are a better fit for wet rooms than fabric ones.

If the room doesn't actually need a vertical format - if the opening is standard window width rather than a wide sliding door - then a blackout roller blind will typically offer a broader range of fabrics and a more domestic look for a similar price. Vertical blinds earn their place when the opening is wide enough that any other format becomes operationally difficult.

A note on care

Fabric vertical vanes are generally maintained by vacuuming with a brush attachment and spot-cleaning with a damp cloth for marks. Avoid soaking the vanes, as this can distort the stiffening that keeps them hanging flat. If So Easy Blinds sells replacement vane sets for this range, that's useful to know before ordering - individual vane damage is the most common maintenance issue with verticals over time.

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