The Unishade is a cassette roller blind sold by Blinds By Post, with the top housing that hides the tube and any rolled fabric when the blind is raised - giving a neater finish than an open-roller alternative. It comes in 26 colours, with a from-price of £13.98, and is made to measure across the retailer's standard size range. The opacity class is not stated by the retailer, so if you need confirmed blackout or a specific dimout performance you should check directly before ordering.
Who it suits
The cassette format makes this a reasonable choice for living rooms and kitchens where you want a roller blind that looks tidy when fully raised. Without a declared opacity class we cannot say whether these fabrics are suitable for bedrooms where light control is the primary concern - confirm the opacity of the specific colour you choose before committing to it for a bedroom.
For bathrooms and high-humidity rooms, the opacity and fabric specification matter less than moisture tolerance; the retailer does not specify whether the fabric is PVC-backed or otherwise moisture-resistant, so treat those rooms with caution and confirm the spec.
The cassette housing is a straightforward aesthetic upgrade over a bare-tube roller. If you do not care about the tube being visible, a standard (non-cassette) roller in the same colour would do the same job at a lower from-price. If the tube line is visible to you when the blind is up, the Unishade is worth considering. Children's rooms are worth a separate note: UK regulations require cord-safe blinds for domestic use, so check with Blinds By Post whether the operating mechanism on your chosen variant is compliant - wand or cordless options remove dangling cords from reach.
The colours
26 colours available
The palette of 26 covers a broadly useful cross-section: neutral ground tones (Beige, Cream, Shell, Taupe, White, Ash), near-blacks and darks (Black, Charcoal, Chocolate), and a handful of colour options (Cyan, Glade, Mulberry, Morello, Luna, Rayon). That range means most decorating schemes can find a match without treating it as a statement piece.
The named colours suggest a range with some character - Morello and Mulberry sit on the red-purple spectrum, Glade and Cyan lean cool and blue-green. Whether these read as bold accents or quiet backgrounds depends heavily on the specific shade, which you will want to judge from a physical sample before ordering.
Price by your dimensions
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Price around its usual level (checked since 12 Jun).
With a from-price of £13.98, the Unishade sits at the accessible end of the cassette roller market. Made-to-measure pricing scales with width and drop, so larger windows will push the cost up from that base figure. Compare the price at your specific dimensions against a plain open-roller equivalent if budget is the deciding factor - the cassette adds a small premium for the tidier finish.
How it compares
Against other cassette rollers in a similar price bracket, the Unishade's main distinction is its colour count - 26 options is a respectable spread. A range with a declared blackout rating would be a clearer choice for bedrooms; the Unishade's unspecified opacity makes it harder to recommend there without further research.
If thermal performance matters - particularly on a north-facing window where heat loss is a concern in winter - a cellular or honeycomb blind would outperform any standard roller fabric, cassette or otherwise. For rooms where you primarily want style control and a clean look when the blind is up, the Unishade is a straightforward option at a low from-price.
A note on care
Polyester roller fabrics, which are standard for this type of blind, are best maintained with a brush-attachment vacuum monthly and spot-cleaning with a damp cloth and mild soap for any marks. Avoid soaking the fabric. The cassette housing can be wiped with a damp cloth; no special care is required for the mechanism beyond keeping it dry and dust-free.
Likely the same fabric, at other retailers
Spectrum 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:
- Swift Direct Blinds from £8.76
- Make My Blinds from £9.46
- Roller Blinds Direct from £12.74
- Blinds By Post this page from £13.98
- Blinds Direct from £14.01
- Wilsons Blinds from £14.71
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.