The Sophie Allport range at Blinds By Post is a collection of 29 illustrated print roman blinds, with a from-price of £20.57. The prints span wildlife and botanical motifs - bees, hares, foxes, dragonflies, whales, bears - alongside a few children's character designs. The result is a range with a distinctly illustrated, hand-drawn quality that sets it apart from abstract or geometric prints. It is a decorative range first; the choice here is driven by print and colour rather than functional spec.

Who it suits

Roman blinds with illustrated prints are most at home in rooms where the blind is a decorative focal point rather than a background element. Living rooms work well, particularly in country, coastal, or informal interiors where the illustrative style fits the wider scheme. Kitchens are a natural fit too - several prints in the range (Bee, Hare, Foxes) suit the kind of relaxed country-kitchen aesthetic where roman blinds are commonly used at smaller windows.

The children's prints - Bears & Balloons in Sand and Mint Grey, Dinosaur in Sage and Navy - make this range suitable for children's bedrooms and playrooms. If fitting in a child's room, check that the operating mechanism is cord-safe; UK regulations require cord-safe fittings for domestic blinds, and wand operation or cordless mechanisms are the sensible choice for rooms where children are present.

Opacity is not stated for this range, so it should not be assumed to perform as a blackout blind. For a bedroom where darkness at sleep time is important, confirm the lining spec with Blinds By Post before ordering.

The prints

29 colours available

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The range covers a fairly consistent palette of muted, natural tones - linen, sage, dusty blues, soft mustards, and forest greens dominate, with the occasional deeper navy or forest shade. The Whale Stripe Deep Duckegg is the most geometric of the group; most other designs are illustrative. The linen colourways (Bears Linen, Bee Soft Linen, Hare Linen, Woof Linen) share a base colour and differ only by motif, making them a coherent set if you are furnishing multiple rooms in the same scheme.

There is no sharp divide between "adult" and "children's" designs in the palette - the Bears and Dinosaur prints use the same muted naturals as the wildlife options, which means they sit comfortably in a room intended to grow with a child rather than one that needs replacing in a few years.

Price by your dimensions

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

The from-price of £20.57 is towards the lower end for a made-to-measure roman blind with a printed fabric. Price increases with width and drop, so larger windows will cost proportionally more. Measure carefully and check the retailer's minimum and maximum dimensions before specifying.

How it compares

Within roman blind ranges, illustrated and character prints occupy a fairly specific niche. If you want a plain coloured roman blind, a simpler woven fabric would typically cost less and offer more flexibility in colour. The Sophie Allport range makes sense when the print itself is the reason for choosing it.

For a room where blackout is the primary need, a roller blind with a confirmed blackout fabric would be a more reliable and usually less expensive solution. Roman blinds are slower to raise, stack up at the top when fully open, and vary in opacity depending on lining - a roller blind clears the window more efficiently when the priority is light management rather than decoration.

If the illustrative print style appeals but the specific motifs do not, look at other printed roman blind ranges from the same or other UK retailers - the Sophie Allport collection is distinctive enough that it either fits the room or it doesn't.

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.