The Wooden Venetian 35mm range from Terrys Fabrics is a made-to-measure slat blind offered in 18 shades, starting from £9.53. The 35mm slat is the slimmer of the two wood venetian widths, which gives a finer, more closely stacked look when the blind is raised and a softer line across the window than the broader 50mm slat. The range sits across a tight palette of natural wood tones, from pale whites and creams through to warmer browns, with a single deeper accent.
Who it suits
A wooden venetian is a decorative tilt blind. The slats turn to control light and privacy, and the wood gives a warmer, more textured look than aluminium - real timber rather than a painted metal slat. The 35mm width suits narrower windows, where a wider slat can look heavy, and rooms where you want the natural grain to read as part of the scheme rather than a purely functional cover.
Bear in mind that this is real wood. It brings warmth and a quality feel, but it does not tolerate damp as readily as a faux-wood slat - steamy kitchens and bathrooms are better served by faux-wood or aluminium, which shrug off moisture without risk of warping over time. For a living room, study, bedroom or hallway, where humidity is not a concern, real wood is well suited and the tilt control lets you set the light level precisely through the day.
The colours
18 colours available
The palette is built around natural wood tones rather than bold colour. Whites lead the range (the True White and Mirage Parchment finishes, including fine-grain versions), with a run of creams (Linara Cream and the parchment tones) and warmer browns (Desert Oak Pine, Sugar Maple and the deeper Auburn). Several finishes are offered with a contrasting tape - the ladder tape that runs down the face of the blind - which is a visible decorative choice rather than a colour change, framing the slats with a band of fabric. The Wood Essence and Basswood finishes share the natural-wood theme; the single Elementi Auburn brings the warmest, deepest tone in the range. Because wood grain and finish read very differently in a window than on a screen, request a sample before committing, particularly when you are matching the slat to existing furniture or flooring.
Price by your dimensions
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Real-wood venetians sit above aluminium on price, reflecting the timber, but this range opens at an accessible entry point for a wood blind. The final figure depends mainly on the width and drop of your window, since a wider blind needs more slats and a stronger headrail.
How it compares
Against an aluminium venetian, this wooden range trades moisture tolerance and a lower price for a warmer, more natural look - the wood reads as a decorative feature where aluminium reads as practical. Against the 50mm wooden venetian, the 35mm slat gives a finer, less bulky appearance suited to smaller windows, while the 50mm slat makes more of a statement on a large window and stacks into a deeper bundle when raised. Against faux-wood, real wood looks and feels more premium but is less forgiving of damp, so the choice often comes down to the room as much as the budget.
A note on care
Real-wood slats are best kept dry. Dust them regularly with a soft cloth or a brush attachment, tilting the slats flat to reach the full face, and wipe any marks with a barely damp cloth rather than a wet one - standing moisture is what risks warping over time. Avoid harsh solvents, which can lift the finish, and where a slat is damaged it can be replaced individually rather than swapping 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.