The Vivi range from Blinds By Post is a made-to-measure vertical blind offered in 5 colours, starting from £12.65. Vertical blinds hang as a row of fabric louvres from a headrail: you tilt the slats to angle the light and draw the whole set to one side to clear the window. Vivi is a small, tightly focused range rather than a broad palette, built around a handful of warm, neutral tones for rooms that want a quiet, practical window covering on a wide opening.
Who it suits
Vertical blinds are at their best on wide and tall windows, patio doors, bifolds and conservatories, where a single roller or venetian would struggle to cover the span. The louvres draw to the side like curtains, so you can part them to walk through a door and then close and tilt them again for privacy. The tilt gives you control through the day: angle the slats to soften low sun without shutting the room into darkness.
With 5 colours, Vivi is a compact range, so it suits anyone who wants a simple, neutral choice rather than a wide colour decision. The shades are calm and warm, which works in living rooms, bedrooms and home offices that want light control without a colour statement. One point to keep in mind: vertical louvres always leave small gaps where they overlap and meet the headrail, so even closed they let a little light through. If full blackout in a bedroom is the priority, a roller or pleated blind in a blackout fabric is the better tool.
The colours
5 colours available
This is a small palette of warm, liveable neutrals - shades such as Stone and Glow in the cream range, with Amber and Senator adding a warmer, more golden tone, and Jada for a little more depth. Because the range is compact, the choice is straightforward: these are backdrop colours meant to sit quietly in a room rather than draw the eye. The fabric is standard opacity, so the louvres filter daylight to a soft, even light rather than blocking it. Colour on a screen and colour filling a window can differ noticeably, so it is worth ordering a sample before committing to a full-sized blind, especially across the closely related warm neutrals here.
Price by your dimensions
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Price down 3% since 8 Aug. (our checks since 12 Jun)
Vertical blinds are priced by the width and drop of the headrail, and
Enter your window size. We round up to the next standard size, which
matches how the retailer actually quotes you.
Price down 3% since 8 Aug. (our checks since 12 Jun)
How it compares
Against a roller blind, a Vivi vertical trades the roller's single clean sheet for adjustable louvres and the ability to clear a doorway, which the roller cannot do. Against a horizontal venetian, the vertical format handles tall and wide windows more comfortably and avoids the dust ledges horizontal slats collect, though a venetian offers finer tilt control on a smaller window. Compared with a larger vertical range, Vivi keeps the choice simple at the cost of breadth, so it suits a neutral scheme rather than one needing a specific or bold colour.
A note on care
Vertical louvres are low-maintenance. Dust them with a soft brush or the upholstery attachment of a vacuum on low suction, running down each slat. Most marks lift with a damp cloth and a little mild detergent, blotted rather than rubbed. A practical advantage of the format is that the louvres are individually replaceable, so a single damaged slat can be swapped rather than the whole blind. Keep the operating chain and draw cord clear of the louvres to avoid tangling.
Likely the same fabric, at other retailers
Vivi vertical 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:
- Blinds By Post this page from £12.65
- Blinds Direct from £51.02
- So Easy Blinds from £54.65
- Wilsons Blinds from £84.48
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.