50mm wooden venetian blinds in a large window- hard to open?

[TinkTatoo]

I'm thinking of replacing net curtains at the front of the house with 50mm wooden venetian blinds. One window is quite large 93" x 54" (237cm x 137cm) Would a blind this big be too heavy to lift up and down? Also I'd love to see photo's of wooden blinds on large windows if you've got any.

Thanks

[Gryff]

I couldn’t get them for our lounge window it’s 102 wide by 60 drop

[minnie29]

Mine is 90 x 90 and I think these are the type you mean? They do feel a little heavy when lifting them up, but no problems - I’ve cleaned my windows twice since having them and they are fine to raise. I love them! Room looks a bit dark on these photos but I can assure you that light isn’t a problem, our room is really light

[TinkTatoo]

Originally Posted by Gryff

I couldn’t get them for our lounge window it’s 102 wide by 60 drop

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I was able to get a quote online so I must be just within the maximum limits

[TinkTatoo]

Originally Posted by minnie29

Mine is 90 x 90 and I think these are the type you mean? They do feel a little heavy when lifting them up, but no problems - I’ve cleaned my windows twice since having them and they are fine to raise. I love them! Room looks a bit dark on these photos but I can assure you that light isn’t a problem, our room is really light

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That's great - thanks, I'd be going for white so would look even brighter

[ROBBOTOO]

You can definitely get them if you search for extra wide wooden blinds.

Don’t rule out faux wood. We got that for our bathroom as it was a moisture resistant version. It looks the same as our main wooden blinds but is so much lighter when lifting it up.

You can always get samples too.

[stecee]

We have them at our front windows which are big.
They look lovely and certainly don’t darken the room.
They are heavy, I can manage them on my own but my wife needs help.

[Gingerlife]

Have you looked at Dunelm and B&Q. We've had them from both and both were equally good. Also a lot cheaper than bespoke, if you can get your size. They can also be trimmed to size.

[florida addict]

Can you get the blind split in 2 ? If you have a window frame that can hide it from the outside

i got venetians in Jan (did have Holland Blinds) and love them

[Diinky]

Originally Posted by TinkTatoo

I'm thinking of replacing net curtains at the front of the house with 50mm wooden venetian blinds. One window is quite large 93" x 54" (237cm x 137cm) Would a blind this big be too heavy to lift up and down? Also I'd love to see photo's of wooden blinds on large windows if you've got any.

Thanks

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We have alot of these wooden blinds with 50mm slats, they look great.
We use Blinds 2 Go for ours and I fit them myself, very easy to fit. Our widest blind is about 170cm wide and that isnt heavy to lift, yours might be a little heavy but manageable.
Just looked on Blinds 2 Go and you can get the size you are looking for. We have the Soho wooden blinds with classic tapes.