The Faux Wood Venetian 50mm range from 1Click Blinds is a made-to-measure tilt blind offered in 1 finish, starting from £10.20. It is a focused collection built around a single wood-look slat finish, giving the warmth and weight of a wooden venetian in a material that copes with damp far better than real timber.
Who it suits
A faux wood venetian is a decorative tilt blind with substantial 50mm slats. You turn the slats to admit angled daylight without raising the blind, or close them for privacy, then draw the whole blind up when you want the window clear. That tilt control is the main reason to choose a venetian over a flat roller: you can redirect bright daylight at a chosen pitch rather than only raising or lowering the whole panel. The heavier slats give a more solid, furnished look than a thin aluminium venetian, and the wood-look finish brings warmth to a room rather than the cooler, more utilitarian feel of metal.
Because faux wood tolerates moisture and humidity in a way that real wood does not, it is a sensible choice for kitchens, bathrooms and other rooms where steam and the odd splash are part of daily life - real timber slats can warp or discolour in those conditions. The 50mm slat width is a common middle ground: wide enough to give a clear, generous look and to let plenty of light through when tilted open, without the heft of the very widest wooden slats. This is a single-finish collection, so it suits buyers who want exactly this wood-look slat rather than a choice across many tones, and it keeps the decision simple where a broad range might slow it down.
The colours
1 colour available
The range is presented as one wood-look slat finish rather than a spread of tones, so the decision is simply whether this particular finish suits your room rather than which of several to pick. With a single option there is no near neighbour to compare against, which makes a sample especially worthwhile - the slat colour and grain on a screen can read quite differently once they fill a window in your own light. Request one before ordering a full-sized blind so you know the warmth and depth of the finish in the room it is destined for.
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The range sits at an accessible entry point, and faux wood venetians generally undercut real wood while keeping much of the look - among the more affordable ways to get a wood-effect tilt blind. Each blind is cut to your measurements, so the figure shown reflects the size you enter.
How it compares
Against a real wood venetian, this faux wood finish is cheaper and far more tolerant of damp, though genuine timber is lighter for a very wide window and has its own natural grain. Against an aluminium venetian, the faux wood slats read warmer and more substantial but weigh more and are bulkier when stacked at the top of the window. Against a roller blind, the venetian gives tilt control a flat roller cannot, at the cost of more surfaces to dust. As a venetian it leaves small gaps between the slats even when fully closed, so it will not deliver true blackout in any finish - a roller or pleated blind in a blackout fabric is the better choice for a dark bedroom.
A note on care
Faux wood slats are easy to keep clean and shrug off the damp that troubles real timber. Tilt the slats fully open to a horizontal position and wipe each one with a damp cloth; a mild detergent solution handles kitchen grease. Avoid abrasive cloths that could scratch the finish, and because faux wood copes with moisture you can wipe more freely than you would with real wood without risking warping.
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 from £8.70
- 1Click Blinds this page 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.