The Splash is a made-to-measure vertical blind sold by Swift Direct Blinds, available in 41 colours from £6.67. It covers the full spectrum from quiet neutrals to deep blues and accent pinks, making it one of the broader single-range palettes in the vertical blind category.
Who it suits
Vertical blinds work best on wide window openings and patio doors, where their sliding track and rotating vanes handle the span more gracefully than a roller or roman blind would. The Splash is a practical choice for a conservatory, a sliding door to the garden, or a bay window with an uninterrupted run. The vanes rotate to let in angled light without raising the whole blind - useful in a living room or home office where you want daylight control without losing privacy.
They are less suited to standard-sized bedroom windows, where a roller or roman blind typically gives a cleaner, more domestic look. Vertical blinds have a commercial character that works well in open-plan spaces but can feel utilitarian in more intimate rooms. If the main priority is bedroom blackout, a blackout roller or a roman with a blackout lining will usually serve better.
The range does not state an opacity class in the available product information, so confirm the light-filtering properties with Swift Direct Blinds before ordering if that is a deciding factor for you.
The colours
41 colours available
The Splash palette divides into several clear groups. Whites and near-whites - Snow White, Paper White, Ivory Off-white, Frost and Cream - give the lightest, most versatile neutrals and are a safe default for rooms where you want the window treatment to recede. Greys run deep across the range: Dove Grey, Grey Whisper, Mid Grey, Pebble Grey, Pewter Grey, Rock Grey, Silver Mist and Dark Grey, as well as the distinctly warmer Natural Hessian that bridges grey and beige territory.
Blues are well represented, from the pale Smoke Blue and Duck Egg through to Classic Blue, Brittany Blue, Indigo Blue and the deeper Dark Teal Blue and Midnight Blue. Greens offer Moss Green, Vine Green and Cacti. The pink group covers Blush Pink, Rosewood Pink and Lipstick Pink alongside Boujee, a name that suggests a bolder character. Reds include Ruby Red and Scarlet Red, and there is a Sloe Purple and a single Mellow Yellow for anyone needing a more unusual accent.
Overall the palette skews towards cooler tones, with the grey and blue families accounting for a large share of the forty options. Warmer rooms or south-facing spaces with a lot of natural light may find the cooler neutrals a natural fit; the browns (Mocha Brown, Taupe Brown) and warm beiges (Almond, Oyster, Pearl) are there for anyone wanting a warmer reading.
Price by your dimensions
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With a from-price of £6.67, the Splash sits at the entry level of made-to-measure vertical blind pricing. As with all made-to-measure blinds, the final price rises with width and drop, so the price grid above gives the most useful indication of what you will actually pay at your window's dimensions.
How it compares
Forty colours is a genuine breadth for a vertical blind range; many comparable ranges carry half that. If colour matching is the priority - coordinating with a specific paint colour or an adjacent fabric - the Splash gives you more to work with than a shorter palette would.
Where vertical blinds as a type are not the right answer - smaller windows, bedrooms needing strict blackout, rooms where the finish really matters - a roller blind in a blackout or dimout fabric will usually be the more appropriate choice. For conservatory roofs specifically, a pleated or honeycomb blind in a thermal fabric addresses the summer heat problem better than any vertical blind will, since it covers the glazed panels above rather than the vertical sides.
If you are fitting to a patio door and considering alternatives, panel blinds cover very wide openings cleanly, though they are a more specialist option. For most wide-window situations the vertical blind remains the most practical and economical route, and the Splash's range of colours means it is unlikely to be the palette that limits you.
Fitting and operation
Vertical blinds are fitted with a top track that can be installed in the recess or face-fixed to the wall above. The vanes hang from the track and are linked at the bottom by a chain or weight bar to stop them swinging in draughts. Most vane sets are removable for cleaning; Swift Direct Blinds' specific care instructions are worth checking before ordering if that matters to you.
Standard cord operation on vertical blinds involves a draw cord that slides the vanes across the track and a separate control that rotates them. If cord safety is a concern in a room accessible to young children, confirm with Swift Direct Blinds what cord-management or cordless options are available for this range.
Likely the same fabric, at other retailers
Splash 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:
- Swift Direct Blinds this page from £6.67
- Blinds By Post from £10.00
- 247 Blinds from £10.25
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.