The Unilux range from Blinds By Post is a made-to-measure roller blind offered in 16 shades, starting from £14.38. A roller is the simplest blind style - a flat fabric panel on a tube that draws straight up and down - and Unilux pairs that with a broad, mostly neutral palette and a choice of fittings. The fabrics here are a standard, light-filtering cloth: they soften and diffuse daylight rather than blocking it, so the range is about everyday light control and privacy rather than total darkness.
Who it suits
A roller blind suits almost any room where you want a clean, uncomplicated window covering. The flat panel keeps a tidy line across the glass, there are no slats or cords running through the fabric, and it draws straight up out of the way when you want the full window. Because every shade in this range is a standard light-filtering fabric, it filters incoming daylight and gives daytime privacy without plunging the room into darkness - well suited to living rooms, kitchens, home offices and any space where you want softened light through the day.
If your priority is blacking out a bedroom or nursery, this range is not the right choice in any shade: a standard fabric filters light, it does not block it, so a blackout roller or a pleated blind in a blackout fabric would serve you better. For everything short of that, the breadth of shades here makes it easy to match a scheme.
The colours
16 colours available
The range runs to sixteen shades and stays largely neutral while leaving room for a little colour. Creams and warm neutrals lead the way (Butter, Cream, Linen, Stone), backed by a set of greys (Granite, Grey, Anthracite) and clean white. On top of those sit a few accents: a pair of greens in Lime and Jade, a blue in Marine, and a deep black, alongside named shades such as Imperial, Lava, Surf and Solar. That gives you a wide neutral core for quiet rooms plus a handful of stronger options if you want the blind to carry some colour. Colour on a screen and colour filling a window can differ, so request a sample before committing to a full-sized blind, particularly for the accent shades where the difference matters most.
Price by your dimensions
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Price down 4% since 7 Aug. (our checks since 12 Jun)
Unilux is offered with more than one fitting, and they do not all start at the same point - the entry price applies to the motorised option, while the cassette fitting starts higher and the no-drill perfect fit higher again. The price you see is then driven by the size of your window on top of the fitting you choose, so it is worth deciding how you want the blind mounted and operated before comparing sizes.
How it compares
Against a venetian or vertical blind, a roller gives no tilt: it is open or it is down, a single flat panel rather than slats, which makes it the simplest style to live with. Against a blackout roller, this standard-fabric range keeps a room lighter and airier but will not darken it fully, so the two answer different needs. The main flexibility here is in the fittings rather than the fabric - a standard light-filtering cloth throughout, but with a cassette to neaten the roll, a no-drill perfect fit for uPVC and doors, or a motorised operation if you want to raise and lower it without a chain.
A note on care
Roller fabrics are among the easiest blinds to keep clean. Dust the panel regularly with a soft brush or the upholstery attachment of a vacuum, and spot-clean marks with a damp cloth and a little mild detergent, working gently so as not to stretch the fabric. Let the blind dry fully in the down position before rolling it back up. If you choose the cassette fitting, wipe the headrail over occasionally; with the motorised option, keep the mechanism clear of dust and follow the maker's guidance on charging or wiring.
Likely the same fabric, at other retailers
Aqualuxe roller 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:
- Roller Blinds Direct from £8.91
- Blinds Direct from £9.82
- Wilsons Blinds from £10.48
- Blinds By Post this page from £14.38
- Swift Direct Blinds from £28.00
- So Easy Blinds from £52.42
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.