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Wooden Blinds

Has anyone had any experience with made to measure wooden blinds? I have a window that is 274cm... all companies i have searched only seem to go up to 260cm. Any help would be appreciated! thanks!

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  • Word of advice, buy two blinds and use together. We had a 300cm window in our last house and couldn't find any blinds to fit properly. Only other suggestions might be Ebay?
  • Ms_Chocaholic
    Ms_Chocaholic Posts: 13,397 Forumite
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    What is your window frame like?

    We have very wide windows and two side opening windows so we got 3 blinds to cover the whole width, one large in the middle and then 2 smaller ones each side for the side opening windows. It looks great.

    Please PM me if you would like further info.
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  • Ah thank you! Thats an option I hadn't considered - it sounds very similar, 5 glass panes in total, 2 at the side are opening window & 3 in the middle. Where did you get them from?
  • jennifernil
    jennifernil Posts: 5,817 Forumite
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    We have similarly wide windows, one is 300cm, but they are split into 2 or 3 separate panes so we have 2 or 3 blinds.

    If you have them too wide, ours are also long, then they get very heavy to pull up.

    We have used a company called Concept Blinds Direct and have found them excellent for all types of blinds for our house and our daughter's house.

    Our blinds are all wooden venetians.
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