The Stamford range from Blinds 2go is a made-to-measure roman blind offered in 2 colourways, starting from £19.65. It is a small, focused collection: a soft-pleat fabric in a pair of calm, light-filtering shades that fold up into neat horizontal pleats for a softer look than a flat roller.
Who it suits
Roman blinds suit living rooms, bedrooms and dining rooms where a tailored, upholstered finish is wanted rather than a purely functional one. Raised, the fabric stacks into soft pleats that sit as a neat pelmet across the head of the window; lowered, it hangs as one smooth panel. The two Stamford shades are quiet and easy to place, so the range fits rooms built around gentle colour and natural texture rather than bold statement windows.
Both Stamford fabrics are standard, light-filtering weaves, so this range diffuses daylight and adds privacy rather than blocking light out. In a bedroom that needs full darkness, the cloth will soften and cut the light without excluding it, so a blackout-lined blind would suit better there. Roman blinds also cope less well with the steam of a kitchen or bathroom, where the folded fabric can trap moisture - a wipe-clean roller or a venetian is a sounder choice in those rooms.
The colours
2 colours available
The palette here is deliberately narrow. One shade sits in the blue family - Cornflower Blue, a soft, muted blue rather than a vivid one - and the other in grey, the neutral Pebble. Between them the range offers a gentle cool-toned choice: a touch of colour or a quiet neutral, both pitched to settle into a room rather than dominate it. With just two colourways, the decision here is simply which of the pair suits your scheme. Colour on a screen and colour filling a window can differ considerably, particularly across soft tones like these, so request a sample before committing to a full-sized blind.
Price by your dimensions
Enter your window size. We round up to the next standard size, which matches how the retailer actually quotes you.
The price shown is the starting point for the smallest size; the figure rises with the width and drop of your window. Roman blinds generally cost a little more than plain rollers because of the extra fabric and the cording that forms the folds, but this range stays an accessible way into the soft-pleat style. Both shades use the same standard cloth, so the price is driven by your measurements rather than by which of the pair you choose, with no premium on one colour over the other.
How it compares
Against a roller blind, a Stamford roman swaps the roller's flat simplicity and lower price for a softer, more decorative finish that reads as a furnishing. Against a wood or aluminium venetian, the roman offers no tilt control and is less suited to damp rooms, but it brings a warmth and softness that hard slats cannot. Within its type, Stamford is a tightly edited pair of muted, light-filtering shades rather than a broad colour collection, so it suits a buyer who wants a calm, considered choice rather than a wide spread to compare. If you do want a larger range of shades to weigh up, a bigger roman or roller collection will give you that, but the trade is more decisions for the same window.
A note on care
Roman blind fabric asks for gentler handling than a wipe-clean blind. Dust the folds regularly with a soft brush or a vacuum upholstery attachment so grime does not settle into the pleats. Spot-clean any marks with a damp cloth and a little mild detergent rather than soaking the fabric, and let it dry fully before raising the blind. Keep the blind away from sustained steam and condensation to protect both the cloth and the cords that create the folds.
Likely the same fabric, at other retailers
Stamford roman 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:
- 247 Blinds from £18.65
- Blinds 2go this page from £19.65
- Order Blinds from £31.20
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.