Bamboo shades convey many benefits. For one, they filter the light rather than block it, so you get an attractive dappling effect from the sun streaming through the weave. For another, bamboo is a renewable resource, so you get eco-friendly benefits with these shades.
Bamboo shades are attractive in their own right. You can use them in any room to complement most any décor. Here are just a few suggestions.
1. Soft, Outside Mount Bamboo Shades
You have two options in how to mount your bamboo shades — inside or outside the frame. The outside mount option is best if your windows have flat or no molding. Outside mount bamboo shades make the window look bigger.
What's more, despite the fact that they feature a regular shape, outside mount bamboo shades soften the geometry of the window. This softening especially holds true if you choose a more organic weave, one that looks more like cloth than blinds. So, you can make a room look softer and cozier with this arrangement of shades.
2. Crisp, Inside Mount Bamboo Shades
Naturally, the opposite of the above idea is to have the bamboo shades mounted on the inside of the window frame. The window itself will lend its strict geometry even to more organic shades. So, you can get a crisp, modern look.
You can enhance this crisp façade by choosing bamboo shades with more structure. Many are woven like fabric and operate like Roman shades. However, you can choose varieties that are structured like blinds. These often offer attractive patterning on the slats, which can add to the appeal of your window treatments.
3. White, Layered Curtains
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Bamboo Shades
While bamboo shades offer an attractive standalone window treatment, you can also layer them with curtain panels. Though bamboo varies in color, it's usually somewhere on the spectrum of warm beige or brown. Stark white is a charming complement to the warmth.
A classic version of layering bamboo shades is to hang sheer, white curtains. The gauzy material adds more flow to the already organic shades. What's more, the sheerness keeps filtered light entering your room.
You can also choose curtain panels with more structure. This version affords you more possibilities both in light control and in overall design. For instance, you could sharpen organic blinds with crisp curtains or add depth to structured shades with softer curtains. Structured curtains will block more light than gauzy curtains.
4. Complementary, Layered Curtains
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Bamboo Shades
As noted above, bamboo shades usually add warmth with their color range. White is a stark neutral, so it complements that warmth well. However, you can also choose colored curtains to layer with your shades. You'll get window treatments that take center stage.
One option is to choose a cool hue. Blues are the obvious choice. However, you can also choose the cool range of other colors, such as a deep burgundy red.
Another option is to choose a color found in the bamboo shades and pick curtains in a hue directly opposite on the color wheel. For example, you see golden tones in many bamboo shades. Purple is the exact opposite on the color wheel, so any shade of that color will offer the complementary effect.
5. Color-Complementary Bamboo Shades
The addition of curtains isn't the only method for achieving that complementary effect. Your bamboo shades can work as a complementary window treatment even if you hang them solo. In fact, you can get a very attractive modern look with this idea.
Start with your existing décor. Let's say it's predominantly blue. Golden bamboo shades with some hints of orange will offer a perfect complement to the rest of the décor. You can choose some of the structured shades for a modern appeal.
Use beautiful bamboo shades as the centerpiece of your window treatments. Visit
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& Phillip's Drapes & Blinds
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