Bamboo Shades
Bring the character and beauty of the outdoors into your home with Bamboo Shades, also know as woven wood shades. Handcrafted from reeds, grasses, and natural woods, Bamboo shades provide a striking combination of natural beauty, durability, and function. Bamboo shades are raised and lowered like a blind and create a roman-style accordion look when raised to the top. There are a wide variety of patterns and colors which makes it possible to fit any style whether elegant or casual.
Features of Bamboo Shades
- Although some options will be different depending on when you buy them, most of these features come standard or are available at an upgraded price.
- Roman style woven reeds and woods
- Optional blackout liner ensures 100% light blockage and privacy
- 6-8" attached valance
- solid wood headrail and bottomrail
- Optional decorative tape edge
- Choice of right or left side lift control
- Optional continuous loop lift cord
- Optional top down only
Specifications and Limitations on Bamboo Shades
Each manufacture will have its own specs and limitations so check with where you will get them, but as a general rule, these hold true to most manufactures. With some styles and patterns the maximum width will drop. One thing to keep in mind is that bamboo and the woven wood collections are a natural product and have imperfections. The bigger the shade, the more chances there are for warping.
- Minimum width: 12"
- Minimum height: 9"
- Maximum width: 144"
- Maximum height: 96"
- Maximum width(single shade/one headrail): 96" (most styles)
- Minimum inside mounting depth: 1/2"
- Outside mounting flat space required: 1/2"
- Top down bottom up-option not available on shades over 72" wide
- Cannot do 2 shades on 1 headrail with top down-bottom up option
- Cannot do 2 shades on 1 headrail with continuous loop lift cord option
- Shades 94" wide or greater incur a oversize charge in shipping
Styles of Bamboo Shades
Bring the beauty of the outdoors inside with the exclusive collection of bamboo shades. Handcrafted from reeds, grasses, and natural woods, bamboo shades provide a striking combination of natural beauty, durability, and function. Often called "woven wood shades", bamboo shades are raised and lowered like a blind and form roman-style accordion pleats when raised. A wide variety of patterns and colors are available from most manufactures and will fit virtually any décor whether elegant or casual. Standard shades are light filtering and do not have a liner; however most manufactures have an optional blackout liner to ensure 100% light blockage and privacy.
Here are some of the many styles of Bamboo Shades.
