Riva Paoletti Atlantic Blackout Roman Blind, 153 x 137cm, Blush Pink

These blinds are good and easy to install the only con is that there is a plastic caseing on the drawstring that does have a habit of breaking and sprearating. Otherwise all good

Not the easiest thing to install or use daily - a bit heavy and cumbersome BUT it works brilliantly as a proper black-out blind and helps enormously with being able to sleep properly in the bright mornings...UPDATE: It keeps coming off the wall, due to the fact that the brackets don't seem sturdy enough for the weight of the blind! Naffed-off that there is no facility to contact the seller, as it's been less than 6 months since I purchased it. I will now have to fix it myself but buyer beware!

Lower fully and level cords before attempting right position but did not take long to install.

Ok but not great.Arrived with bent top rail since not packed in a tube, but I was able to straighten with hands and pliers.Easy to hang on wall. Measure carefully and 3 times, before you drill the holes. The screws provided are no good for masonry walls and I would not trust them in plasterboard.Raising lowering mechanism works OK so far.Blackout material OK but horizontal stiching holes let in light.Ours is 183cm wide for a 178cm window so only 2.5cm wider at on each side which let's in too much light. Go for at least 20cm wider than your window so you have 10cm overlap on each side.Ours is 137cm long for a 120cm high window and installed 10cm above the window which means that even when the blind is fully open (pulled up) it still covers too much (15 cm) of the window below so you may want to get a longer blind and mount it 20-30cms above the window if you want maximum light when open.

I bought this for a rear door to my house but one which leads into a small snug lounge. The quality is fine, colour great and a good price with quick delivery. However in my mind a Roman blind normally sits completely flush against the surface but this doesn’t. The mechanism for fitting at the top is more like a Venetian blind so the fabric hangs several inches away from the door window. It’s fine face on but from the side it doesn’t keep the light out terribly well. However, other than that it’s fine.

Lovely blinds I've ordered 3 now

The material is nice and seems quite strong. However, the pull cord system is very flimsy. Suspect it'll break soon especially as you have to pull rather hard to get it to roll down. Up action is smooth though. First one arrived w/o fixings and is being returned. I had to splash out to buy another one to replace that. Not difficult to put up but needs patience.

Good value and perfect.. but my fittings just broke on one of my three blinds!!Help ? Please