The Valencia range from Blinds 2go is a made-to-measure vertical blind offered in 17 colourways, starting from £6.80. Its hanging fabric louvres tilt to control light and draw to one side to clear the glass, which makes it a natural fit for the wide windows, patio doors and conservatories where horizontal blinds struggle.
Who it suits
Vertical blinds suit broad expanses of glass. The louvres rotate together to set the light and privacy level, and the whole stack draws aside when you want the view or access through a door, so they handle sliding patio doors, bay windows and conservatory walls far more comfortably than a single roller or roman. The Valencia palette is dominated by practical neutrals, which makes it an easy fit for everyday living rooms, offices and conservatories rather than a feature window.
Every Valencia louvre is a standard, light-filtering fabric, so the range softens and diffuses daylight and adds privacy rather than blacking a room out. Vertical blinds also leak a little light at the overlaps between louvres even when closed, so they are not the right tool for a true blackout - a bedroom that needs full darkness is better served by a blackout roller or pleated blind. One practical advantage is that individual louvres can be replaced if one is damaged, rather than the whole blind.
The colours
17 colours available
The spread is broad for a single fabric and built around neutrals. Grey is the largest family, with five shades from Iron Grey and Anchor Grey through Seaside Grey, Grey Taupe and Stone Grey; cream is just as well represented, with Latte, French Cream, Rich Cream, Sandstone and Eggshell; and whites run from plain White to Simplicity White and Bright White. Beyond the neutrals sit a single blue (Cobalt) and a brown (Pepper Rock), plus a couple of named tones such as Blue Grey and Chalk Board that bridge the families. With so many greys, creams and whites, matching an existing scheme is usually a matter of choosing the closest of several near shades rather than settling for an approximation. Colour on a screen and colour filling a window can differ considerably, so request a sample before committing to a full set of louvres.
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Two fittings are offered, and they start at different points. The standard fitting is the lower entry price; the stick-on, no-drill fitting starts higher, in exchange for installing without screws into the frame. Either way the final figure rises with the width and drop of your window, and vertical blinds remain one of the more economical ways to dress a wide opening.
How it compares
Against a roller or roman blind, a Valencia vertical is built for width: it covers large openings and patio doors in one blind and clears the glass by drawing aside, where a roller would need to be very wide and a roman is ill-suited to doors. Against a venetian, the vertical gives the same tilt-for-light control but in soft fabric louvres that suit a conservatory better than hard slats, at the cost of the small light leak at the overlaps. Within its type, Valencia is a wide, neutral-led collection with a couple of accent tones rather than a single colour or a bold palette.
A note on care
Vertical louvres are simple to keep up. Dust them regularly with a soft brush or a vacuum upholstery attachment, working down each louvre, and spot-clean marks with a damp cloth and a little mild detergent rather than soaking the fabric. Take the bottom weights and connecting chain off before any deeper clean, and let the louvres dry fully before re-hanging. If a single louvre is stained or torn, it can be replaced on its own rather than renewing the whole blind.