The Trapani roller from 247 Blinds is about as straightforward as a made-to-measure blind gets: a plain woven roller in 31 colours, from £5.13 - one of the lowest entry prices we cover. There is no pattern, no premium fabric, no add-on. It is the blind to reach for when the priority is a tidy, inexpensive window covering, especially across several windows at once.

Who it suits

Bedrooms, studies, utility rooms, rental properties, and any situation where budget leads and the window simply needs covering cleanly. The colour range is wide enough - neutrals like Ecru, Ivory, Pearl and Stone, greys from Pewter to Charcoal, plus accents like Burgundy, Magenta and Hunter Green - that you can match most rooms without stepping up in price.

Because it is a plain economical roller, it is a sensible choice for whole-house fit-outs where the cost of patterned or designer blinds on every window would add up quickly. It recedes visually, which is what you usually want from a budget blind.

The fabric is a standard woven roller cloth. For a kitchen or bathroom, check the colour's moisture suitability or choose a coated option. For a bedroom needing darkness, check the opacity - a plain range like this typically runs from light-filtering to dimout, with full blackout not guaranteed on every shade.

The colours

31 colours available

The palette covers the essentials and a little more: a solid set of neutrals and greys for room-matching, plus a scattering of brighter accents (Candyfloss, Cerulean, Magenta, Moss) for rooms that want a touch of colour from the blind. It is not a designer palette - the names and shades are practical rather than fashion-led - but it is broad enough that most schemes are covered. Every colour sits on the same fabric, so this is purely a question of shade.

Price by your dimensions

Enter your window size. We round up to the next standard size, which matches how the retailer actually quotes you.

At £5.13 to start, Trapani sits at the budget end of made-to-measure rollers - genuinely useful when fitting multiple windows at once. Enter your width and drop for the price at your size; it rounds up to the next standard size as 247 Blinds quotes it.

How it compares

Against 247's Roma roller, Trapani is cheaper still but with a slightly less considered palette - the trade is a few pounds against a bit more colour choice and polish. If the exact shade you want is in Trapani, take the saving; if you want more options, Roma is the next step up.

Against patterned or coated specialist rollers, Trapani is the no-frills baseline. It does the fundamental job of a roller - cover the window, in the colour you choose, cheaply - and makes no claim beyond that. For a feature window, or a wet room, look to a more specialised range; for plain and economical, this is the floor.

Fittings for this fabric

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

  • Standard from £5.13 fixed with drilled brackets
  • No-drill (twist-fit) from £16.34 about +£22 on the standard blind clips onto a UPVC frame, no screws

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.