I'm in the same position myself, got my keys last week for new house and need to put blinds in. If you do a search for Blinds on this forum you will see previous threads on it. I read them, some good tips there. I am going to go for cream roller blinds, plain and simple. I liked the venetians but I have seen them in homes and they catch dust and each pleat needs to be cleaned and dusted. I think plain roller blinds will need less cleaning and maintenance, if I was you I'd consider the cleaning aspect of wooden venetians!