The Wooden Venetian collection from Wooden Blinds gathers the retailer's real timber slat finishes into one made-to-measure 50mm-slat range of 118 finishes, starting from £10.58. The palette runs from pale Scandinavian oaks through honey and golden tones to dark espresso, alongside painted whites, cool greys and deep blacks - so the range works whether you are matching floorboards and furniture or deliberately contrasting against them. Motorised options and tape-trimmed looks appear across parts of the palette for a more dressed finish.
Who it suits
Real wood venetians belong in living rooms, bedrooms and studies where the grain and warmth of genuine timber are part of the design intention. Each blind carries the slight variation in tone and grain that faux materials imitate but never quite match, and at typical window sizes the slats hang flat and quiet. The one honest caution is moisture: a real wood slat prefers a dry room, so for bathrooms and steamy kitchens a faux wood or aluminium venetian is the safer pick - this range is for the rooms where you live rather than the rooms that steam.
The finishes
118 colours available
The oak tones are the heart of the range and pair naturally with timber floors and furniture; the painted whites and greys read crisper and suit newer interiors; the blacks are striking against pale walls. If you are torn between two adjacent tones, the darker one usually photographs lighter in a bright room than a swatch suggests.
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How it compares
Against faux wood venetians in the same slat width, genuine timber is lighter per slat, so wider windows carry better without sag, and the finish is tactile rather than moulded - the grain is real. The trade-off is the moisture sensitivity above, plus a modest premium for the material. Against an aluminium venetian, wood trades wipe-clean practicality for warmth and visual weight; an aluminium slat disappears into a scheme where a timber slat furnishes it. Against a roller or roman in a wood-toned fabric, the venetian keeps privacy and daylight available at the same time - slats tilt through the day where a soft blind is simply up or down.
A note on care
Dust the slats closed with a soft cloth or duster, then tilt the other way and repeat - little and often beats an occasional deep clean. Keep water away from the timber: a barely-damp cloth for marks, never a wet one, and dry promptly. Direct strong sunlight will mellow any natural finish over years, evenly and gently; if you are matching new timber exactly, remember both will drift together. Fit-wise, real wood slats are forgiving, but on very wide windows consider two blinds on one window rather than one heavy span - easier to raise, and the slats stay perfectly true.
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 this page 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 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.