Aluminium or timber
The most adjustable blind in the range
A venetian doesn't just open or close — it steers light by degree. Tilt up for glare-free daylight, tilt down for privacy from a neighbouring double-storey, close flat for full dark. On a Lynnwood home with a garden that swings from deep tree shade to hard afternoon sun, that hour-by-hour control matters more than on a plain, evenly-lit elevation.
Aluminium venetians — 25mm slats for a crisp, popular look or 50mm for a bolder statement — are the moisture champions of the range: bathrooms, kitchens and laundries where fabric struggles. They're also the practical choice where an original steel-frame window has a shallower recess than a modern aluminium or uPVC opening.
Timber and bamboo venetians in 50mm slats bring real warmth to a study or a formal lounge, and suit Lynnwood's older sash and timber-frame windows particularly well — a material answer to a material window, rather than a synthetic one pretending otherwise. Keep them out of steam-heavy bathrooms; a quality lacquer handles normal humidity fine.
What a venetian works out at
A square metre of venetian, hung. Aluminium in 25 or 50 mm slat: R1,000 through to R1,500 on a wand or cord, R2,500 through to R3,600 once the tilt is motorised. Basswood and bamboo, which cost more because the material and the weight demand it: R1,600 through to R2,600 by hand, R3,000 through to R4,500 motorised. Slat width and finish move you inside those.
Small windows price to a floor, since the headrail and the fitting hours are much the same at any size. Use the rates to plan the spend; the price against each of your own windows is written after the measure, before a slat is cut.