Bamboo Roman Shades : Eco-friendly, Low Cost and Beautiful
Roman shades are one of the most popular and stylish choices in window treatments today. Like blinds, they are functional window coverings which are raised and lowered on a cord and pulley system. Also like standard blinds, they come in a large selection of fabrics, materials and styles and can be installed inside or over the top of a window frame. However, if you choose bamboo roman shades, from among the many choices in materials for blinds, you are adding something very special to your home.
Bamboo shades have a more tropical, Asian or modern look to them than normal fabric blinds and you can use them to develop any of those looks for your home. As well as being able to buy a natural bamboo roman shade, plain and simple, you will also find them in all colors of brown to suit any wood tones in your room and in colors like reds, yellows, creams and earth tones, keeping with the tropical feel.
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The clean and simple look of natural bamboo roman shades goes well with modern contemporary rooms, while the tropical and wood-like appearance of the blinds goes well with traditional and colonial furniture so they are suited to many rooms.
When closed, these blinds are great at filtering sunlight and will protect your carpets and furniture from fading and keep your interior cool. In fact, they can be used simply as an efficient and stylish way of providing privacy and blocking out light and can be paired with window curtains, valances and other window treatments to provide the particular look that you want to achieve, particularly if you use them inside the window frame. It is a shame to hide them too much with curtains and valances however as in many ways they deserve pride of place at your windows.
Made from renewable materials, a bamboo roman shade is eco-friendly, since it is made from a plant which regenerates itself quickly (within 2 to 5 years) and does not need to be replanted after harvesting. If you compare that with similar looking blinds in wood which takes five or ten times as many years to regenerate (and then only if replanting schemes are in place), and you will see how eco-friendly these blinds are. If bamboo plants are taken care of correctly, they will continue to produce high-quality bamboo for many years.
Since the material is fairly stiff, bamboo blinds are typically made in a flat roman shade style. When bamboo roman blinds are closed they form a simple rectangular shape with a flat bottom edge either in the window recess or just outside the frame so that they cover the entire area of the window. When open, they pull neatly into an accordion-fold, looking clean and flat.
Measuring for Bamboo Roman Shades
Before purchasing, make sure you measure your windows accurately as the blind must either fit snugly inside the window frame or overlap the frame enough that it stays properly outside the window frame and not half in, half out. Measure the exact interior of your window, side to side and top to bottom with a metal tape measure if you will hang your blinds inside the frame. When hanging over the top of the window frame, measure 4 inches above the window (so that you have a place to hang your roman shade) to the window sill and allow for a one and a half to two inch overhang on each side of the window.
These shades are particularly budget-friendly for something that looks so incredible and is so earth-friendly. Shades range in price from around $35 up to around $100, depending on the size and area of the window you wish to cover. You can see a selection including discount bamboo roman shades many with free shipping here
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