The Aluminium Venetian range at Terrys Fabrics is a made-to-measure slat blind offered in 29 colours, starting from £10.97. It covers the everyday brief for an aluminium venetian: a core of practical neutrals for kitchens, bathrooms and utility spaces, with a handful of brighter accent shades for rooms where a bit of colour is wanted. The slats are light-filtering rather than blackout, so they soften and redirect daylight when tilted rather than shutting it out completely.
Who it suits
Aluminium venetians are a sensible first choice for damp and busy rooms. The slats wipe clean, tolerate moisture and cooking steam, and give precise light control through tilt adjustment - you can admit angled daylight without raising the blind at all. Because this range mixes quiet neutrals with a few stronger shades, it serves two briefs from one product: the silvers, whites and greys sit unobtrusively in most rooms, while the deeper and brighter finishes suit an accent window or a creative space.
For a kitchen or bathroom the tilt control is the main draw, letting you cut glare or gain privacy without losing daylight. If your priority is true blackout in a bedroom, a venetian is the wrong tool in any colour - the gaps between slats always leak some light - and a roller or pleated blind in a dimout or blackout fabric would serve you better.
The colours
29 colours available
The range leans neutral, with blues, greys, a cream, a white and a brown woodline-effect finish making up most of the spread, alongside a green and a red for contrast. Names such as Premier Cool Grey, Premier Shadow Grey, Premier Ivory and Premier Navy give a sense of where the weight sits, while shades like Premier Powder Green and Premier Reef add the brighter end. A small run of woodline finishes mimics a timber grain on the aluminium slat, and a couple of filtra options sit alongside the plain colours. Every finish here is light-filtering, so the choice is about colour and slat look rather than opacity. Colour on a screen and colour filling a window can differ considerably, so request a sample before committing to a full-sized blind, particularly for the gloss and metallic-leaning shades.
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There is a single standard fitting across the range, so the from-price applies whichever colour you choose. Aluminium venetians sit at an accessible entry point generally, among the more affordable made-to-measure blind types, and the brighter finishes here carry no meaningful premium over the plain neutrals - the choice is about the look you want, not the budget.
How it compares
Against wood and faux-wood venetians, this aluminium range is lighter, more moisture-tolerant and easier to wipe down, though it reads cooler and more utilitarian where timber-look slats give a warmer, more textured feel. Against a roller blind, an aluminium venetian trades a little upkeep - the slats need individual wiping - for tilt control the roller cannot offer. For general light and privacy in a neutral room the core colours cover the requirement straightforwardly; for a bit of colour, the brighter shades do the same without changing product.
A note on care
Aluminium slats are among the easier blind types to maintain. Wipe each slat with a damp cloth; a mild detergent solution handles grease from kitchen use. Avoid abrasive cloths that could scratch the finish, and tilt the slats fully open to a horizontal position before wiping so you can reach the full surface without straining the ladder cord. Because a venetian is built from many individual slats, a single louvre can be damaged without writing off the whole blind, which makes it a forgiving choice for a high-traffic room.
Likely the same fabric, at other retailers
Wooden Venetian 50mm venetian 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:
- Make My Blinds from £5.01
- Unbeatable Blinds from £5.24
- Swift Direct Blinds from £5.49
- Blinds By Post from £6.72
- Wooden Blinds from £7.68
- 247 Blinds from £8.00
- English Blinds from £8.01
- Terrys Fabrics this page from £8.70
- 1Click Blinds from £9.57
- Blinds Direct from £9.98
- Blinds 2go from £10.04
- Wilsons Blinds from £10.04
- Blinds4You from £12.28
- Order Blinds from £17.00
- Shade & Story from £25.00
- New Blinds from £27.02
- So Easy Blinds from £27.51
- Lifestyle Blinds from £28.94
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.