The Ash Grey Grain Faux Wood Blind from Blinds 2go is a 50mm-slat venetian in a single muted grey-toned finish, available in 124 colour and made-to-measure from £7.34. Faux wood venetians combine the visual warmth of slatted wood styling with PVC's moisture tolerance, and the 50mm slat width gives a bold, unhurried look that suits mid-sized and larger windows better than the slimmer 25mm aluminium alternative.

Who it suits

The ash grey grain colouring sits in cool-neutral territory, which makes it an easy pairing for white-painted woodwork, grey walls, and contemporary kitchens or bathrooms. Because the material is PVC rather than real wood, it handles the humidity that would warp a basswood slat - bathrooms and kitchens are fair game. If you're replacing a worn aluminium venetian and want something that reads as more considered without going to real wood, this range fits that brief.

For bedrooms, venetians work well: tilt the slats closed and they overlap enough to block most of the light. They won't achieve the edge-seal of a blackout roller with side channels, but they're effective for general light management. The ash grey shade is neutral enough not to look heavy in a room that needs to feel airy when the slats are open during the day.

The 50mm slat width stacks into fewer, bolder rails when raised than a 25mm slat would - this suits wider windows where a dense stack of narrow slats reads as cluttered. For narrow portrait windows, a 25mm blind may look more proportionate.

The finishes

124 colours available

This range is offered in a single finish - ash grey grain. The grain patterning is a surface impression in the PVC that approximates the texture of real timber, adding visual interest compared to a flat-painted slat. As with all faux wood venetians, the finish is integral to the slat rather than a coating that chips; it should hold its appearance under routine wipe-down cleaning without fading or peeling.

Price by your dimensions

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Starting at £7.34, this sits at the accessible end of made-to-measure venetians. The from-price reflects the smallest available size; price increases with width and drop. Blinds 2go's pricing grid rounds to standard-increment sizes rather than exact millimetres, so the widget will show you the price for the nearest size increment to your measurement.

How it compares

Against aluminium 25mm venetians, faux wood 50mm blinds cost more per unit but deliver a noticeably more residential feel. If this is for a kitchen where function outweighs style and you want the lightest, easiest-to-wipe blind possible, aluminium may be the right call. If style and moisture resistance both matter, faux wood is the stronger choice.

Real wood venetians occupy a higher price band and carry a genuine penalty in damp rooms - they warp and discolour. Unless your room is genuinely dry and the look of real timber is important to you, faux wood covers the same visual territory at lower cost and without the humidity risk.

Roller blinds with a wipe-clean PVC fabric can be a simpler option for bathrooms where venetian slat cleaning feels like too much maintenance. The trade-off is that a roller gives you flat-up or flat-down with no intermediate light adjustment - venetians let you tilt for privacy with daylight, which is a meaningful practical difference depending on the room.

A note on care

Faux wood slats are straightforward to maintain: wipe each slat individually with a lightly damp cloth and mild detergent. Avoid abrasive cloths that could scratch the grain surface. Unlike real wood, you don't need to worry about the PVC absorbing moisture from the cleaning cloth - a slightly wetter cloth won't cause damage.

Likely the same fabric, at other retailers

Faux Wood 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:

  • Blinds 2go this page from £7.34
  • 247 Blinds from £7.55
  • English Blinds from £8.01
  • Wooden Blinds from £9.27
  • So Easy Blinds from £27.51

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.

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