A Natural Beauty : Bamboo Blinds
Bamboo Blinds can be traced back to ancient China where the Chinese would tie sticks of bamboo together and hang them up for privacy. In short, bamboo blinds have been used in Asia for centuries. Bamboo blinds were mentioned in the tale of Genjii at the Imperial Palace in the Heian Period. They have been manufactured in Japan since the Edo period). In ancient Korea the use of bamboo and wood blinds dates back to the Three Kingdoms Period 57BC to 687AD. There was a ceremony of receiving the royal order in front of woven blinds. According to an ancient envoy from China to Korea in the illustrated book of Goryeo in the Sung dynasty, it is written that every mansion of senior official hung with blinds. The strict Confucian custom of the Joseon dynasty that forbid women from showing their face enabled many a home to have blinds of separation in them. Confucian law encouraged the separation of the sexes so mother Queens gave advice to their male king children from behind the partition of blinds. The ancient cultures of Asia used bamboo blinds as room dividers. Bamboo Blinds are quickly catching on as a trend, because they are environmentally friendly and make ones house look natural. The material used in making Bamboo blinds are Raw Materials. Bamboo Blinds are made from bamboo, grasses and reeds. Jute and reed grasses are woven with the bamboo. They are constructed from the fibrous part of bamboo wood. Taking the fibrous part of the bamboo plant does not harm the plant. Bamboo grows fast, and is ready to use in five to 6 years. China is the #1 producer of bamboo blinds, the Japanese who also produce bamboo blinds found it more economical to produce bamboo blinds in China, Taiwan and Thailand. Bamboo blinds are chemically treated to make them moisture and insect proof. Although they look delicate and flimsy, on the contrary, bamboo blinds are very sturdy, resistant and durable.
Bamboo blinds add a natural touch to any room. They have a beautiful knotty pattern in them. Also, because of the neutral color quality they blend nicely with any room. Bamboo blinds range in color from very pale to very dark burnt wood colors. You can find them with an unfinished edge to give them an out doors feel or finished with a fabric tape. They contract and expand less in comparison to wooden blinds. When considering the lighting in the room you are working with you can get your bamboo blinds lined or unlined. Given the type of weave style you may find an open weave that lets in quite a bit of light, where as with a lining you still have the open weave feel without the light coming in. Today Bamboo blinds come in a variety of styles to choose from. You can get them in Roman shade style of Pull up and down style. You can have your Bamboo blinds custom measured and made or buy them in pre-measured and packaged. They can run from very inexpensive, approximately $20.00 to $500.00 price range per blind. Bamboo blinds are also easy to clean. You can wipe them down with a dry or damp cloth. If you use a damp cloth you may put some wood friendly soap in the water such as Murray’s soap and then polish them with another cloth. It’s that simple. I love them. I have one put in front of my door to my bedroom so when I don’t feel like closing the door I still get some privacy. |
