The Real Wood venetian from Make My Blinds is a genuine-timber slat blind in 6 finishes, from £11.53 - a notably low entry price for real wood. Where most affordable venetians are aluminium or moulded faux wood, this is the actual material: timber slats with the grain, warmth and weight that come with it. It is the range to look at when you want a real-wood venetian and don't want to pay a premium for the privilege.

Who it suits

Living rooms, bedrooms, studies and dining rooms - the dry rooms where real wood belongs. Timber brings a depth of appearance that aluminium and even good faux wood can't fully match: real grain, a natural variation in tone, and a quality feel in the hand. The slat-angle control that defines a venetian lets you tilt for light from above while keeping privacy, or close fully for shade.

The limitation is moisture, and it is firm: real wood warps and discolours in humidity, so this is not a blind for bathrooms or steamy kitchens. For those rooms, faux wood or aluminium is the correct choice. Real-wood slats are also a touch heavier than faux, so a very wide blind will be more substantial to operate - though at typical window sizes this is no issue.

The finishes

6 colours available

Real Wood Scandinavian Oak
Standard
Scandinavian Oak from £11.53

The six finishes cover the natural wood range: warm oaks (Golden Oak, Scandinavian Oak), a reddish Cedar, soft neutrals (Delicate Fawn), and cooler greyed tones (Grey Pearl, Grey Ash). The oaks are the classic, warm choice that suits most rooms; the grey-toned finishes (Grey Pearl, Grey Ash) are the contemporary option, giving the wood a cooler, more muted reading that sits with modern greys. Each is a genuine timber finish, so the grain and slight natural variation come as part of the material.

Price by your dimensions

Made to measure from £11.53. Check Make My Blinds for the price at your exact window size.

At £11.53 to start, this is genuinely affordable for real wood - often the point at which faux wood and real wood are close enough in price that the real material becomes the obvious choice for a dry room. Venetian pricing climbs with width and drop, and real wood adds weight at size, so a large window will be well above the entry figure. Enter your width and drop for the price at your size; it rounds up to the next standard size as Make My Blinds quotes it.

How it compares

Against a faux-wood venetian, real wood looks warmer and more genuine, and at this entry price the cost gap is smaller than usual - the case for faux wood then rests almost entirely on moisture tolerance. For a dry living room or bedroom, real wood is the better choice here; for a bathroom or kitchen, faux wood remains the only sensible option.

Against an aluminium venetian, the difference is character: aluminium is functional, light and moisture-proof, where this is warm, natural and dry-room-only. And against a fabric blind, the venetian's slat-angle control is the distinguishing feature - light adjustment a roller or roman can't offer.