The Faux Wood Venetian 50mm range from Order Blinds is a made-to-measure tilt blind offered in 22 finishes, starting from £30.00. It pairs the warmer, more decorative look of a wooden venetian with a faux-wood material that copes far better with damp, on a wide 50mm slat that gives the blind its broad, substantial appearance.
Who it suits
A faux-wood venetian is a good middle path between the warmth of real wood and the practicality of aluminium. The 50mm slats tilt to control light precisely - you can admit angled daylight without raising the blind - and the faux-wood material tolerates moisture and humidity better than real timber, which makes it a sensible choice for kitchens and bathrooms where a real wood blind might warp over time. It reads as a heavier, more decorative tilt blind than a plain aluminium venetian, so it suits living rooms and bedrooms wanting a touch of structure as readily as it suits a steamy room.
As with every venetian, this is not a blackout blind: the gaps between slats always admit some light even when tilted fully closed, so for a fully darkened bedroom a roller or pleated blind in a dimout or blackout fabric would serve better. Here the draw is the tilt control and the woodgrain look rather than total darkness.
The colours
22 colours available
The palette is built around three neutral families: whites (Clean White, Off White, High Gloss White and grained variants), greys (Glacier Grey Grain, Mastiff Grey Grain, Soft Grey Grain, Greige and others) and warm creams (Soft Cream Grain among them), with a couple of woodgrain tones such as Monsoon Woodgrain and Astral for a more timber-like finish. Many finishes are offered both plain and "with tapes" - the decorative cloth ladder tapes that run down the slats and hide the cord holes, which changes the look noticeably while leaving the colour the same. The grained finishes carry a subtle woodgrain texture that lifts them above a flat painted slat. Colour and grain on a screen can differ considerably from a full window of slats, so it is worth requesting a sample before committing, particularly for the gloss and grained finishes and for the taped options.
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The range sits at a moderate entry point - faux-wood venetians typically cost a little more than aluminium but generally less than real wood, which is part of their appeal. The taped finishes and the gloss or grained options sit in the same broad band, so the choice is led by the look you want rather than a large price gap.
How it compares
Against a real wood venetian, this faux-wood range gives a similar warm, decorative slat at lower cost and with far better tolerance of damp and steam - the main reason to choose faux wood for a kitchen or bathroom. Against an aluminium venetian, it reads warmer and heavier and brings the woodgrain look, though aluminium is lighter and cheaper. Against a roller or roman blind, the venetian's tilt gives finer day-to-day light control but does not darken a room fully, since light always slips between the slats. For a warmer tilt blind that can live happily in a humid room, the range covers the requirement well.
A note on care
Faux-wood slats are easy to keep clean and shrug off the odd splash. Dust them with a soft cloth or a brush attachment, tilting the slats flat to reach the full face, and lift greasy marks from kitchen use with a barely damp cloth and a little mild detergent. Avoid soaking the slats or leaving water pooled along them, and take care with the cloth tapes on the taped finishes, dabbing rather than scrubbing so the woven tape is not frayed.
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 from £9.57
- Blinds Direct from £9.98
- Blinds 2go from £10.04
- Wilsons Blinds from £10.04
- Blinds4You from £12.28
- Order Blinds this page 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.