The Space Explorer range from 247 Blinds is a made-to-measure roller blind offered in 3 designs, starting from £12.51. It is a printed collection rather than a range of plain colours - a space-themed set carrying the names Galactic Grape, Solar Flare and Interstellar Teal - on a light-filtering fabric that softens daylight rather than blocking it out. As a roller, it is the simplest blind style: a flat fabric panel on a tube that draws straight up and down.
Who it suits
A roller blind is the most straightforward style there is - a single flat panel of fabric on a roller tube, with no slats to tilt and no pleats to fold - which makes it easy to use and easy to keep clean. A printed, themed collection like Space Explorer is aimed squarely at children's rooms and playrooms, where the design on the fabric is the point. The flat panel shows the print clearly when the blind is down, and rolls neatly out of the way when it is up.
Because the fabric is light-filtering rather than blackout, the range softens daylight and gives daytime privacy but does not darken a room fully, so it suits a child's room where some morning light is welcome rather than one that needs to be kept dark for daytime naps. The wipe-clean surface is a practical plus in a busy children's space, where a printed fabric is likely to pick up the odd smudge over time.
The colours
3 colours available
Space Explorer is a printed collection of three designs rather than a set of plain shades, so the choice is between distinct space-themed prints - Galactic Grape, Solar Flare and Interstellar Teal - rather than tones of one cloth. It is a compact, themed range, chosen for the print as much as the colour, so it works best when you have seen the designs in person rather than picking from a thumbnail. A printed roller fabric reads quite differently filling a full window than it does at small scale on a screen, both in the colour and in how the print sits, so request a sample before committing to a full-sized blind.
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The range sits at an accessible entry point, consistent with roller blinds being among the more affordable made-to-measure styles. The widget above shows the price for your own window across the available sizes, so you can size the blind to a child's window before ordering.
How it compares
Against a roman blind, a Space Explorer roller is simpler and easier to clean - a flat wipe-clean panel rather than soft fabric pleats - and it shows a printed design flat and clear, which a folded roman cannot do as well. Against a venetian, the roller has no slats to tilt and so offers less fine light control, but it presents an unbroken fabric face with no slat gaps and is far better suited to carrying a print. Within the roller category, Space Explorer's draw is the themed children's print rather than a plain colour, so it suits a child's room or playroom over a neutral living space.
A note on care
Roller blinds are among the easiest styles to keep clean. Wipe the fabric with a damp cloth and a mild detergent to lift marks, which suits a child's room where the blind is likely to pick up the odd smudge, and let it dry fully before rolling it back up. Avoid soaking a printed fabric or scrubbing hard, since that can lift the print over time, and roll the blind down occasionally to keep the fabric tracking evenly on the tube.