Blinds By Post offers 29 Sophie Allport Roman blind designs, all made-to-measure, from £20.57. Sophie Allport is a UK textile brand whose prints lean heavily on British countryside and garden motifs - bees, sheep, hares, whales, dragonflies, bears - so these blinds sit somewhere between considered soft furnishing and a deliberate statement in a room's scheme.

Who it suits

Roman blinds fold into horizontal pleats as they raise, which gives them a noticeably softer, more relaxed silhouette than a roller. That fold-and-stack character suits rooms where the blind is part of the decorative picture rather than just a light-control device: a kitchen-diner with a country or coastal look, a sitting room with natural textures, or a child's bedroom where a illustrated print can anchor the room's personality.

For a child's room in particular, prints such as Bears & Balloons, Fairground Ponies, and Woof translate well to the scale of a Roman blind. The fabric stacks at the top when raised rather than disappearing entirely, which keeps the print in view for most of the day. Check before ordering that your chosen control type is cord-safe; the UK's child-safety regulations (BS EN 13120) require domestic blinds to use cordless, wand, or breakaway-connector operation where cords could be a hazard.

These blinds are less suited to bathrooms or high-humidity kitchens. There is no indication of a moisture-resistant or PVC fabric; cotton and linen-blend fabrics common in illustrated Romans should not be used in wet rooms. For bathroom windows, an aluminium venetian or a PVC-backed roller is a more practical choice.

The prints

29 colours available

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The palette runs from warm naturals - Bears Linen, Woof Linen, Dragonfly Sand, Sheep Sand, Sheep Ochre - through cooler blue and teal grounds such as Hare Teal Blue, Dragonfly Teal, and Whale Stripe Deep Duckegg, with softer pastels in Bears & Balloons Mint Grey, Fairground Ponies Soft Pink, and Hearts Blush. Greys and pebble tones (Hearts Grey, Sheep Pebble, Dragonfly Grey Blue) cover neutral interiors that need some pattern interest without committing to a strong colour.

Several designs appear in more than one colourway - Dragonfly alone comes in Deep Mustard, Sand, Grey Blue, and Teal - which helps if you are trying to carry the same motif across a room while working within an existing palette. The striped entry (Whale Stripe Deep Duckegg) is the only non-repeated-motif design in the set, and the most obviously graphic of the collection.

Price by your dimensions

Made to measure from £20.57. Check Blinds By Post for the price at your exact window size.

With a from-price of £20.57, the entry point is comparatively accessible for a made-to-measure Roman blind carrying a licensed print. Roman blinds use more fabric than rollers and are cut, lined, and sewn to your dimensions, so cost rises more steeply with width and drop than for a plain roller. Measuring accurately before you order matters here - a recut is expensive.

How it compares

If your priority is light control over decoration, a plain dimout or blackout Roman in the same room will outperform an illustrated fabric in any version of this range. An opacity class is not stated for these fabrics, so we cannot confirm how much light they admit when lowered; if you need blackout for a bedroom, confirm the lining specification with the retailer before ordering.

Against a plain Roman blind in a similar price bracket, the main trade-off is straightforward: you are paying partly for the print licence, which is visible in most colourways. If the motif fits your room, that is reasonable value. If you want a neutral fabric that recedes into the background, a plain linen or cotton Roman will likely serve better and may offer a wider width range.

Roman blinds in general stack deeper at the top than rollers when fully raised, which means a proportion of the window is always occupied by the folded fabric. For windows where full-open daylight matters, a roller or venetian will clear more of the glass.

Fitting and operation

Blinds By Post lists this range under "No Drill Blinds UK" in its own site taxonomy, suggesting a perfect-fit or clip-in mounting option is available alongside standard recess and face-fix brackets. Perfect-fit frames clip to the rubber gasket on UPVC double-glazed windows and require no screws - worth confirming at checkout if you are in rented accommodation or reluctant to drill. The approach only works on UPVC windows with a compatible rubber seal and sufficient recess depth; wooden or aluminium frames will need standard fixing.

Fittings for this fabric

The same fabric and blind type is sold in more than one fitting:

  • Standard and No-drill (twist-fit) from £20.57 fixed with drilled brackets; clips onto a UPVC frame, no screws
  • Motorised from £183.11 remote or app control

No-drill and clip-in fittings suit UPVC windows and renters, but they cap out at the largest window sizes - check the maximum drop before ordering for a tall window.