The Vintage Roman Blind is a printed Roman sold by 247 Blinds in 13 finishes, starting from £16.79. The range is pattern-led rather than plain: most finishes are stripe designs with named colourways, and two finishes are tree-motif prints in a velvet-look style. For a Roman blind at this price point with this level of pattern variety, it represents a reasonable entry point into printed fabric - enough to give a room a decorative note without committing to a plain coloured Roman or a heavier patterned fabric.

Who it suits

Roman blinds with printed fabrics tend to work best in rooms where they're the decorative centrepiece - a kitchen window, a dining room, or a sitting room where you want the blind to carry some visual weight rather than recede into the wall. The stripe-led palette here is generally more relaxed and contemporary than traditional florals, which makes it accessible for modern interiors that want pattern without committing to a period or country-house aesthetic. The two Tree Velvet finishes sit slightly apart from the stripe group and suit a room where you want an organic or botanical motif.

For a bedroom, the question is opacity - 247 Blinds does not state a light-control class for this range. The opacity of printed Roman blinds varies considerably depending on the fabric weight and any lining, so confirm with the retailer whether the Vintage comes with a lining and what light-control performance to expect before ordering for a bedroom. If blackout is what you need, this isn't the range to assume will deliver it.

Printed fabrics need the same care as any fabric Roman: vacuum periodically with a soft brush attachment and spot-clean marks with a damp cloth. Avoid direct steam and don't use this range in bathrooms.

The finishes

13 colours available

Eleven of the thirteen finishes are stripe designs: Stripe Aqua, Stripe Bowler Red, Stripe Cool Grey, Stripe Drama, Stripe Gold Coast, Stripe Meander, Stripe Mixed Grey, Stripe Pastels, Stripe Promenade, Stripe Riviera, and Stripe Sage. These names suggest distinct colourway personalities - Stripe Riviera and Stripe Promenade imply a sunwashed, coastal palette, while Stripe Drama and Stripe Bowler Red indicate bolder contrast. Stripe Pastels and Stripe Mixed Grey sit at the quieter, more versatile end. The two remaining finishes - Tree Velvet Monochrome and Tree Velvet Multi - move away from stripes entirely, offering an organic print in a flat and a coloured version.

All thirteen finishes appear to carry the same base from-price.

Price by your dimensions

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The from-price of £16.79 puts the Vintage at the accessible end of the made-to-measure Roman market, particularly for a range with this amount of print variety. As with all made-to-measure blinds, the price scales with width and drop - the grid above shows what sizes cost across common dimensions.

How it compares

Against plain Romans at a similar price, the Vintage's value is the pattern: you get a decorative finish without paying the premium that some printed Roman ranges command. The trade-off is that prints can date or fail to fit a scheme more easily than plain colours - it's worth requesting a fabric sample before ordering, particularly for the stripe designs where the exact weight of each colour stripe will affect how it reads at window size.

If you need confirmed opacity, a plain Roman with a stated dimout or blackout fabric is a more predictable choice - you know what you're getting. If thermal performance matters, neither a plain nor a printed single-fabric Roman competes with a Roman backed by thermal interlining or a cellular blind. The Vintage is best evaluated on its pattern character rather than its functional specification, and suits buyers who want the decorative appeal of a printed fabric without a significant price step up from a plain Roman.

Fittings for this fabric

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

  • Standard from £16.79 fixed with drilled brackets
  • No-drill (twist-fit) from £34.01 about +£17 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.