Victoria M. Bamboo Roller Blind 120 x 220 cm in Natural Colour - Privacy Window Blinds

I wanted one of those cheapish ikea bamboo blinds that you can see through but provide good privacy, in the daylight anyway. Ikea queues are too long for me post lockdown, so I sent for this. I chose the natural light bamboo. It has a flatter bamboo than ikea and it isn't as see-through, but that was fine. The packaging and blind is of good quality. The only reason I gave it 4 stars is because it doesn't arrive rolled up, sort of folded and the cord is around it. There are white plastic triangle things that, given the quality of the packaging, I thought was a method of keeping it all together, so I untied them to get to the blind. What I didn't realise until the end was that these bits of plastic are part of the mechanism that winds the blind up and down. It isn't obvious because the other bits of the mechanism is metal. It took me ages to tie it all up back together, infact a YouTube demo on how the stringing works. The instructions obviously didn't cover that but some unpacking instructions might have prevented it. Overall, I am very pleased with the blind.

Nice blinds. A reasonable price for some off the shelf blinds to fit in our open living space. Would be fab if you could take the strings to the opposite side, but when rolled up I just coil the string and lift it up and over to be out of the way. You could take the strings and rollers apart and swap them over and it would sort of work but I didn't think it was worth the effort.To my personal taste the white string clashes with the nice natural bamboo of the blind. And the little metal cleats that are included to tie the string up, are pretty naff and ugly.My plan in the future is to possibly make a little wooden pelmet to cover the hooks that hang up the blinds and the mechanism and if I really feel motivated, replace the string with a more natural looking line.But all works well and looks good. And as others say they don't block light or make things dark.Had an issue with our order but manufacturers sorted it out very quickly and efficiently.

I was a bit apprehensive about ordering this item but needn’t have been. It came much sooner that stated, the quality is good for the price. It’s a doddle to put up. I did it myself (lady, over 60) I didn’t use the hangers provided but used stick on hooks (also bought from Amazon) as there was no room to screw into frame and also didn’t want to damage upvc frames. It took about 10 minutes. Pulley mechanism works fine and it looks good. So impressed that I have now ordered another for my conservatory door.Would def. recommend

These blinds are accurately cut, assembled and carefully packed.I bought two blinds of the same dimensions - and they were within a millimetre of each other in length and width.The blind control fittings are of standard, simple design but neatly assembled and fixed - they work well.I hung each blind from stick-on hooks, so did not use the supplied fixings - they look just about adequate to resisting the forces applied to them when raising the blinds.Very happy with the final look and feel to the blinds when hung and in use.

EDITED: One star less due to bad quality blind cords. The cords were completely worn out and broken in several places for all three blinds within a year of usage, despite storing them inside during bad weather and not using them more than 3 months. The size and weight of these blinds require far stronger cords. The ones shipped are decorative but inefficient. I am also unimpressed with their after-sales support. They claimed the damage was due to outdoor use (trust me, it is not), that there are no replacement cords and that the cords cannot be replaced. They can be indeed easily replaced and I got myself much better cords for £10 on Ebay. Not wanting to replace them is disappointing, but making false claims in unnecessary. They should supply better cords by default. Still a good buy I think.We used these for our balcony and we are very happy with the result.The blinds are beautiful and well built. They block the direct sun very efficiently, but allow some sunlight to pass through (not enough to bother you) so they create a beautiful light inside the room.We hanged them so that we could store them inside when it's windy or rainy. They are good quality, but they are made of wood, so the bad weather can probably wear them out quickly.

We have a partly enclosed structure on the side of our house which was getting to be a bit of a dumping ground. I have cleared it out and put table/chairs, hanging baskets, plants & patio heater out there. These blinds were just the finishing touch to keep out the wind and give us a little privacy. Really pleased, as we struggled to find the width and a reasonable price. I was kept fully aware and was able to track my order and delivery date. They arrived a couple of days early and would certainly recommend them.

Impressed; better quality build than previous items ( not from same supplier)N.B. this curtain does not allow you to seethrough whilst providing shade - previous curtains we have owned have had small spaces between the horizontal slats, this one does not. Its not an issue for us but might be to some folk used to the open-slatted curtains.

Bought two, shame they are different tones and as next to each other look really wrongAsked for a little common sense after sending pictures of both, asked if someone could make an effort to physically look for 2 the same...........the answer was no!THEN ONE GOES MOULDY THEY ARRANGE TO COLLECTDOES NOT HAPPENTHEY SAY THEY HAVE CALLED WHEN THEY HAVEN'TTHEN THEY DO COLLECT. TAKE BOTH AS THE SECOND SHOWS SIGNS OF ROTTINGCOLLECT TWOREFUND ONEREFUSE TO REFUND THE SECONDDO NOT BUY!CROOKS