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5 Reasons to Consider Bamboo Window Treatments

Admin • January 22, 2019
Bamboo Treatments — Green Bamboo in Los Angeles, CA

When asked to name materials used for window treatments, which ones come to mind? Many people first think of various fabrics, vinyl, and perhaps wood. But there's another window treatment material that deserves your consideration: bamboo.

Window treatments made from bamboo may seem like an odd notion if you have only ever seen bamboo grown as small stalks in someone's home. However, larger species of bamboo are easily harvested and used to make an array of blinds and shades.

Here are five reasons bamboo window treatments may be a smart choice for your home.


1. Bamboo Is Good for the Planet

Now, more than ever, many people want to preserve the planet and help fight climate change. Choosing more natural, earth-friendly materials, like bamboo, is one way to contribute.

Bamboo is essentially a grass. It grows very quickly, so once it is harvested, it can be re-planted and ready to harvest again within just a few years. As the bamboo grows, it absorbs large amounts of CO2, a greenhouse gas, from the atmosphere.

At the same time, the bamboo releases healthy oxygen. Bamboo is a very hardy plant and can be grown without the pesticides, fertilizers, and other chemicals needed for many other crops.


2. Bamboo Is Very Sturdy

Window treatments get a lot of use and abuse. In addition to regular opening and closing, they need to stand up to the occasional cat climbing them or a child pulling on them.

Bamboo has amazing strength — comparable to that of steel. In Asian countries, it has been used to build suspension bridges and scaffolding. If it's strong enough to be used in construction, it's strong enough to make durable, long-lasting blinds.


3. Bamboo Is Affordable

There are plenty of beautiful wooden blinds and shades on the market. However, these window treatments can be expensive. Growing, harvesting, and finishing the exotic hardwoods used to make them is costly and time-consuming, and those costs get passed to the consumer.

Bamboo is comparably much cheaper to grow, harvest, and finish, and as such bamboo window treatments are more affordable — but with a similar natural look to wooden window treatments.


4. Bamboo Window Treatments Come in Multiple Shades and Textures

Different species of bamboo are somewhat different colors. You can find bamboo that's tan, light cream, reddish brown, deep mahogany, or most any shade in between. This variation makes it easy to coordinate bamboo window treatments with your existing decor.

Choose dark blinds to match the dark-colored wooden furniture in your room, or go with light blinds to contrast your dark hardwood floor.

Bamboo shades also come in a variety of textures. Highly textured shades, made from woven strips of bamboo, help create a cozy, cottage-like look. Smooth bamboo blinds are better-suited to a modern home with sleek decor.


5. Bamboo Brings the Outdoors Inside

Studies show that people are happier when surrounded by nature and natural elements. Synthetic materials like plastic have become more popular in home decor, but decorating with more natural materials, like bamboo, could help you feel more relaxed and connected with nature when inside your home.

Windows are essentially a bridge between the interior of your home and the great outdoors. When you decorate them with natural materials, like bamboo, you bring some of the outdoors inside, strengthening that bridge.

If you are thinking of replacing your home's window treatments, make sure you consider bamboo blinds or shades. Bamboo is a smart choice for the planet and for your decor. Explore the selection of bamboo shades through Sylvan's & Philip's Drapes & Blinds , and get ready to transform your home's look.

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