The Tuscan Woven range at Unbeatable Blinds is a roman blind that leads with the same textured weave as its stablemate Etna, dressed in a softer, cooler set of colours. It is a made-to-measure roman - a fabric blind that draws up into soft horizontal pleats and stacks into a neat band at the top of the window - and the woven cloth gives it a depth that a smooth fabric lacks, catching the light across the folds. There are 23 colourways from £13.59, running from pale blush and heather to a deep navy and teal, and it is an Unbeatable Blinds exclusive among the retailers we track.
Who it suits
A roman folds up into soft horizontal pleats and lets down as a single flat panel, giving a softer, more upholstered finish than a roller or a slatted blind. That makes it a natural choice for living rooms, dining rooms and bedrooms, where the folded cloth reads as soft furnishing rather than a functional cover, and the woven texture adds a quiet depth to the effect. This is a light-filtering fabric rather than a blackout one: it softens and diffuses daylight, giving privacy and a gentle glow while keeping the room bright, which suits a sitting room or a north-facing bedroom that wants light without glare. The gentler palette is where Tuscan makes its own case. Where its warmer sibling leans earthy and bold, Tuscan's blush, heather and soft blues sit easily in a calm, pale or feminine scheme, and the pastels in particular suit a nursery or a restful bedroom. As with any fabric fold blind, a roman is less at home in a steamy kitchen or bathroom, where the pleats can trap moist air; a wipe-clean blind is the better tool for those rooms.
The colours
23 colours available
The palette is soft and considered, built around gentle tones rather than statement colours. The pale, restful end leads: Blush for a warm hint of pink, Heather for a muted mauve, Fog for a soft neutral grey and Cream for a warm off-white, the sort of quiet shades that dress a room without raising their voice. Two deeper anchors give the range some backbone - Navy for a classic, grounding blue and Teal for a richer blue-green with a little more character. That spread lets the range work either as a set of calm neutrals or, with the navy and teal, as a gentle accent. A woven texture reads differently filling a window than it does on a screen, catching the light across its threads, and soft tones like blush and heather shift most of all under a room's own light, so order samples and judge them against the actual wall before committing.
Price by your dimensions
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The entry point is accessible for a woven-fabric roman, and the from-price reflects the smallest size the range is cut at. A roman uses more cloth than a flat roller of the same window, because of the way it folds, so the figure climbs with width and drop a touch faster than a roller's would. Put your real measurements against the table above rather than reading off the starting figure, and the choice within the range stays a question of which tone suits the room rather than the budget, since the colourways are priced alike.
How it compares
Tuscan is an Unbeatable Blinds exclusive among the retailers we track, so there is no matching fabric at a second shop to price it against; the comparisons that help are with its stablemate and with other blind types. The obvious one sits alongside it: Etna tells the same woven-texture story in a warmer, earthier palette of terracotta, hessian and a deep crimson, and offers a twist-fit no-drill make-up as well as the standard one. The pair divide by mood more than by anything else - Tuscan for the soft and cool, Etna for the warm and bold. Against a roller in a similar cloth, the roman gives a more tailored, textured finish at the cost of a bulkier stack at the top of the window; against a venetian or vertical, it trades the tilt of hard slats for the warmth and hand-feel of a folded fabric, which a woven cloth plays to.
A note on care
Woven roman fabric wants gentle handling. Dust it regularly with a soft brush or a vacuum on a low setting with the upholstery head, working along the pleats so the folds keep their line. Spot-clean marks with a barely damp cloth and a little mild detergent, testing first on a hidden corner, and avoid soaking the cloth, which a woven fabric holds and which can leave a tide mark or disturb the texture. Raise and lower the blind now and then to keep the folds sitting evenly, and keep it clear of steam and persistent damp so the cloth and pleats hold their shape over the years.