The Spectrum venetian from 247 Blinds is an aluminium-slat venetian in an unusually broad palette - 62 colours from £8.05. Aluminium is the lightweight, practical, budget end of the venetian world, and Spectrum leans into that with everything from soft neutrals to gloss brights. It is the range to look at when you want slat-angle light control, in a specific colour, without the cost or the moisture-sensitivity of real wood.

Who it suits

Kitchens, bathrooms and utility rooms first. Aluminium is non-porous and wipe-clean, so it shrugs off the steam and splashes that would warp a real-wood venetian - making it one of the more practical choices for a damp room. The slat-angle control is the real reason to pick a venetian over a roller: tilt the slats to admit light from above while keeping the view out, or close them for privacy, all without raising the blind.

It also suits home offices and studies, where angling the slats lets you cut glare on a screen while keeping some daylight - something a flat roller cannot do.

Two honest limitations. Thin aluminium slats can be dented or bent by rough handling, so a high-traffic or child-heavy window is harder on them. And metal conducts heat, so an aluminium venetian offers essentially no insulation - if warmth retention matters, this is not the blind for it.

The finishes

62 colours available

Standard
Wow Factor Silvery from £9.59
Standard
Matt Charcoal Grey from £10.25

The palette is wide and a little eclectic - quiet naturals (Casablanca, Fawn, Sapling, Selago) alongside bolder options (Space Blue, Blue Chill, Matt Black) and gloss finishes (Gloss Beige, Deep Alabaster). For a kitchen or bathroom where the blind should be unobtrusive, the neutrals and the matt whites are the steady choices; the gloss and colour options are there if you want the venetian to be a deliberate accent. All are aluminium, so the choice is finish and colour, not material.

Price by your dimensions

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At £8.05 to start, Spectrum is an inexpensive way into a made-to-measure venetian. Enter your width and drop for the price at your size; it rounds up to the next standard size as 247 Blinds quotes it. Venetian pricing climbs with both width and drop, so a wide window will sit well above the entry figure.

How it compares

Against a faux-wood or real-wood venetian, aluminium is cheaper, lighter and more moisture-tolerant, but reads as more functional and offers no insulation - where wood brings warmth of appearance and a little thermal benefit. For a kitchen or bathroom on a budget, aluminium wins; for a living room where the venetian is part of the decor, wood is the warmer choice.

Against a roller or roman in the same room, the venetian's advantage is the tilt: fine control of light angle that fabric blinds can't match. If you never angle a blind and just want it up or down, a roller is simpler; if that control is the point, Spectrum delivers it cheaply.