Bamboo and Woven Wood Shades

Bamboo and woven wood shades never seem to go out of style. In the past they were an especially popular choice for sunrooms or bohemian living rooms because they let so much light in though the gaps of their loose weave. Well a lot has changed over the years and woven wood shades are now available in a much wider range of colors, textures, and lining options. Now they can be the perfect window covering solution for any room and any decor style. While this new versatility brought them back into popularity, their eco-friendly materials have only further endeared them to a whole new generation of people seeking ecologically-responsible window treatments for their home. Read on to learn the difference between bamboo window shades and woven wood shades, what rooms they are most popular in, and why they are an eco-friendly choice.

Lined woven wood shades with edge-binding

What rooms are the most popular for woven wood shades?

Woven wood shades are still very popular in sunrooms, florida rooms and rooms with a beachy or bohemian vibe. However, now that light-filtering and blackout linings are available the popularity of woven wood shades has spread to bedrooms, kids rooms, and even nurseries. You can really put them in any room. Below we will discuss some of the spaces where their popularity is growing.

Woven wood shades paired with linen curtains

Woven wood shades in home office spaces:

Woven wood shades have that relaxed yet luxurious feel that can really dress up a home office space, without making it feel too stuffy. Work can be stressful and the work day can feel longer if you feel like you are stuffed in an inadequate space for most of your day. If this is the case for you, consider revamping your work space with a relaxing and modern decor update. A desk positioned near windows in a home office situation can make the work day more pleasant and the right window treatments can help you get the light, view, and privacy that you need to focus on the tasks at hand. The lining options make woven wood shades a perfect fit whether you need lots of natural light or if you need to block light for better computer screen visibility.

Woven wood shades in the bedroom:

Bamboo shades with blackout lining

As mentioned above, now that linings are available on bamboo and other woven wood shades, many people are choosing them to add texture to modern bedroom layouts. They can add just a bit of texture to a demure and calming room or they can add even more to a room that already has a ton of texture and exciting decor elements. After all you can't simply put white roller shades in a room where the whole point of the decor is to be over the top, you need a little bit of texture, but not so much that it will compete with other strong accents like accent wall paper and interesting furniture. Few window treatments work so well with so many different types of decor styles as woven wood shades.

Lined bamboo woven wood shades

Put a modern and elegant frame on a large window by layering curtains or drapes with woven wood shades:

Lined woven wood shades paired with curtains

Woven wood shades in kids rooms and nurseries:

If there was ever a room that you wanted to have a calming vibe it is a child's room at bed time. Perhaps thanks to the rise of influencer culture and platforms like instagram, kids bedrooms seem to have come into the spot light in the last few years in a big way in terms of decor and home design. Woven wood shades are very popular right now in home decor in general with this whole wicker-chic, farmhouse decor that is popular and kids rooms are no exception. Woven wood shades are doubly appropriate for kids rooms because they are slightly imperfect from the very beginning so there is no need to be overly precious with them because a scratch or a pen mark wouldn't even show up like it would on a white roller shade, roman shade or faux wood shades.

Woven wood shades with blackout lining

Woven wood shades in the dining or living room:

The dining room and living room are two great places to update your house with a modern decor style. If you have to go one room at a time, either of these rooms will allow you to show off your new decor much more often than a bedroom or home office and giving it a modern update will make your whole home feel a little more modern. Adding texture and natural materials, like bamboo, reeds and grasses, is one way to make the room feel more updated and modern.

Add a little texture with neutrals and woven wood shades and other woven wood accents, like wicker chairs and modern baskets:

Unlined woven wood shades

Add woven wood shades to a room with a beach vibe, and bring the outdoors inside in a way that feels simultaneously relaxed, tailored, and modern:

Woven wood shades with light-filtering lining

Add a lot texture with layers of eclectic statement pieces; an interesting rug, artfully mix matched chairs around the same table, and multiple bold prints like animal print mixed with a bold geometric print:

Unlined bamboo shades

Reduce harsh incoming light and add a modern bohemian vibe with unlined woven wood shades:

Unlined woven wood shades

Add elegant texture and a little extra privacy to large windows with unlined woven wood shades:

Unlined woven wood shades paired with drapery

Why woven wood shades are the eco-friendly choice:

Plastics make very sturdy and easily-to-clean blinds and shades, but if you are looking for an alternative with a smaller carbon footprint, woven wood shades may be the window treatment for you. The reeds straws, grasses, and bamboos from which many woven wood shades are constructed grow to harvest much quicker than the wood from trees used for real wood 2" blinds. These crops also require less water to grow. Not only are woven wood shades more ecologically-friendly on the production side, they are also much quicker to breakdown at the end of their lifecycle, once you dispose of them. This makes them an even more attractive option for those looking for eco-friendly window treatments.

Woven wood shades