Editing Window blind (section)

===Wood===
[[File:Blinds in The Fountain, Derry, Northern Ireland.jpg|thumb|Wood blinds on an outside window]]
[[File:Wooden window blind, BBM Block, Christ University (01).jpg|thumb|Net blind on a wooden window, [[Bengaluru]], India]]

====Wooden blinds (Venetian blinds)====
Wooden blinds are generally known as Venetian blinds. A number of horizontal wooden slats are joined by corded pulleys which can either gather all the slats at the top of the window to reveal the view or simply angle the slats while allowing some light to travel through the blind yet retaining some level of privacy. Wooden blinds come in a number of finishes (determined by the type of wood used, which ranges from painted to most types of solid oak varieties) and sizes (determined by the width of each slat which is usually available in one of three widths—{{cvt|25|mm|0|disp=sqbr}}, {{cvt|35|mm|in|frac=2|disp=sqbr}}, or {{cvt|50|mm|in|0|disp=sqbr}}). Wooden Venetian blinds are also available as vertical blinds. These are usually made up of wider slats and operate in virtually the same way as their horizontal counterparts (i.e. instead of drawing upwards to reveal the window, they draw to one side gathering in a vertical bunch).

====Pinoleum blinds====
Pinoleum blinds are made up of small wooden twigs laid horizontally which are joined by vertical threading. The resulting weave is, as a result, only flexible vertically and can be drawn upwards once manufactured as a roller blind or in a similar fashion to a Venetian blind. Conservatory blinds are often made with Pinoleum.

In Malaysia, an outdoor blind is sometimes called a "chik". The word was carried over from India by the British during the colonial times.