The Faux Wood Venetian 50mm range at Terrys Fabrics is a made-to-measure tilt blind with 50mm slats, offered in 9 finishes and starting from £8.70. Faux wood gives the warmer, more decorative look of a timber venetian while tolerating damp far better than real wood, which makes it a practical choice for rooms where humidity would be a problem for a genuine timber slat. The wide 50mm slats give a solid, substantial appearance when the blind is down and a clear view when tilted open.
Who it suits
A faux wood venetian suits rooms that want a warm, characterful tilt blind but cannot risk real timber - kitchens and bathrooms in particular, where steam and splashes would warp or discolour a wooden slat over time. The 50mm width reads as a classic venetian, decorative enough for living rooms and bedrooms while practical enough for damp spaces. Tilt control lets you set the slats anywhere from open to closed, redirecting daylight and adjusting privacy without raising the blind.
The slats are light-filtering rather than blackout: even tilted fully closed, a venetian leaks some light through the gaps between slats, so this is not the blind for a room that needs complete darkness. For that, a roller or pleated blind in a blackout fabric would be the better fit. For everyday light control and privacy with a timber look, the faux wood does the job.
The colours
9 colours available
This is a focused range built around timber-effect neutrals: creams and whites make up most of it, alongside a warmer oak-grain brown. The Elementi Fauxwood finishes appear in both plain and fine-grain versions - Alina, Dream and Realm - so you can choose how pronounced the wood texture looks, while the Allura Oak finish brings a warmer brown into the set. A couple of Express white options round things out. The palette is deliberately restrained, aimed at a natural timber appearance rather than bold colour, so the decision is mostly between the cream and white tones and how much grain you want on the slat. Because a wood-look finish can read warmer or cooler in different light, request a sample before committing to a full-sized blind.
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There is a single standard fitting across the range, so the from-price applies whichever finish you choose. Faux wood venetians sit at an accessible entry point generally, typically cheaper than real-wood equivalents while keeping much of the timber look.
How it compares
Against a real-wood venetian, faux wood is more affordable and far more tolerant of damp, the main trade being a slightly heavier slat and a finish that imitates rather than is timber. Against an aluminium venetian, faux wood reads warmer and more decorative but is less suited to very wet rooms than aluminium, which wipes down more readily. Against a roller blind, the venetian adds tilt control the roller cannot offer, at the cost of more surface to dust across its individual slats. The 50mm slat width here gives a more substantial, traditional look than narrower slats, which can help the blind read as a timber feature rather than a purely functional cover.
A note on care
Faux wood slats are straightforward to keep clean. Dust them regularly with a soft cloth or a duster, tilting the slats fully open to reach the whole surface, and wipe with a damp cloth where marks build up - faux wood copes with this better than real timber would. Avoid abrasive cloths that could scratch the finish, and because the blind is built from many individual slats, a single damaged louvre can often be addressed without replacing the whole blind.
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.