Bamboo blinds: types, photos

2024 Author: Priscilla Miln | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 00:21

Stylish modern blinds are designed to decorate the interior of both the apartment and the office space. You can choose them for the texture of the windows, for the environment. Today, bamboo blinds are considered an excellent replacement for curtains and aluminum slats. They are distinguished by ease of care, practicality, environmental friendliness, durability and, of course, a noble and aesthetic appearance. We will talk more about this interior innovation later.

Key Benefits

Let's look at the main advantages of bamboo blinds:

1. This is a natural, hypoallergenic, eco-friendly material.
2. Bamboo is quite resistant to external influences, fading, deformation, temperature extremes, high humidity.
3. The product is wear-resistant and durable, manufacturers guarantee that it can last up to 10-15 years with proper care.
4. Universal - they can be installed both in the nursery and in the lobby of the office, you can decorate the attic, balcony, veranda.
5. Another advantage of bamboo blinds is the affordable price.
6. Excellent thermal insulation performance, which allows you to maintain a comfortable indoor temperature; it is always cool in summer and warm in winter.
7. Blindsdistinguished by the lightness of the lamellas.
8. Can be used to decorate windows of various sizes; it is also possible to cover with a continuous web.
9. Effective appearance even without decor.
10. You can choose the color scheme for the slats.
11. Pairs harmoniously with light curtains, organza tulle, heavy curtains, and curtains.
12. Very easy to care for - it is enough to wipe bamboo blinds from time to time with a slightly dampened cloth or handle with a special narrow nozzle of a vacuum cleaner.

Against the background of all the listed advantages, only one significant drawback can be identified - the material is fire hazardous. Therefore, blinds must be mounted at a distance from sources of fire.

Making bamboo slats

Lamels are formed by bamboo straw. Depending on its width, a special type of weaving of raw materials is used. Straws are varnished, painted, decorated.

By the color of the slats, you can determine which bamboo was used in their manufacture:

1. Beige, whitish, have small inclusions. Raw material from the inside of the plant.
2. Light brown, greenish, golden hue. Plant stem used.

When choosing your bamboo blinds, pay attention to the following:

• quality, reliability of the opening/closing mechanism;
• frequency of weaving fibers - the rarer it is, the more light the canvas or individual lamellas will let through;
• availability of fasteners suitable specifically foryour mounting option - on the ceiling, window opening;

Varieties by size

Bamboo blinds for windows are divided into two main categories by size:

1. Maxima. The bamboo lamella here is 50 mm. The width of the entire canvas is 400-1800 mm, and the height is up to 1700 mm.
2. Standard. Lamel - 25 mm. The width of the blinds is 330-800 mm, and the height is up to 2100 mm.

Basic types

Bamboo blinds, photos of which you can see in the article, are divided into the following main types:

• vertical;
• horizontal;
• curtains woven from bamboo raw materials.

Let's look at each category separately.

Vertical blinds

Vertical bamboo blinds are a classic look. A bit like ordinary curtains. They can move / move apart to the center, left-right. The design makes it easy to catch the desired combination of darkness, illumination of the room.

Designers design vertical blinds in various lengths. Most of all, they are suitable for small rooms, as they visually expand the space, "elevate" the ceilings.

Horizontal blinds

Horizontal bamboo blinds are the easiest to assemble. They are installed directly on the window sash, which does not interfere with opening / closing the latter. To protect from the views of strangers, the lamellas are wrapped to the glass with a narrow part. This allows you to keep good lighting. If necessaryto hide from sunlight, it is enough to expand the bamboo plates with the wide side to the window.

This type of blinds decorate the most diverse types of rooms. They are ideal for small apartments and offices, small window openings.

Types of horizontal blinds

The following types of horizontal blinds are also found:

1. Free hanging. Easy to install, low installation cost. The option is used to design hinged sashes, attic window openings.
2. Models with lower fixation. Ideal for blind windows.

It is worth talking about another variety of construction - bamboo blinds-shutters. This element completely covers the window opening. The slats here are lifted by a special mechanism. Thus, the shutters are always located on the window. The slats can be raised to let in sunlight, or lowered partially to prevent it.

Bamboo curtains

Curtains, whose fabrics are formed by weaving bamboo fibers, deserve special attention. Typically, such products are also equipped with a lifting mechanism.

There are two types of these curtains:

1. "Roman assembly". The canvas is fixed on the window with a fishing line, after which it is folded in folds, folds (height within 20-25 cm). Great for tilt and turn doors. There is one feature - the model takes up more spaceunder the eaves.
2. Rolled bamboo blinds. Here, when the canvas is lifted, it rolls into a roll by the mechanism, which justifies this name. The resulting "roll" is compact, aesthetically pleasing. It is one of the excellent options for plastic windows. It is not only a beautiful decoration, but also heat preservation, protection from direct sunlight.

Mounting Features

It must be said that bamboo blinds can be installed on your own, without even resorting to the help of specialists. First of all, this is facilitated by the lightness of the lamellae. It is important to pay attention to the following during installation:

1. Think about the location of the attachment point of the structure. It can be the outer, inner part of the window opening or the ceiling. In any position of the slats, the blinds should not interfere with the opening/closing of the window sashes.
2. If you still plan to mount the structure on the opening, then the length of the bamboo blinds should be 10 cm longer than the length of the window. But if the installation is carried out on the inside of the opening, then the length of the system should be 1 cm shorter than the height of the sash.
3. When buying blinds, check that all the necessary parts of the fastening system are included in the kit. Replacing the original elements with analogues is fraught with distortion, sagging of the structure, "waves". Such work, alas, will have to be redone.
4. When installing on your own, proceed from the instructions attached to the purchase. The installation process, although simple, but the slightest deviation from the instructions can be greataffect the functionality, aesthetics of the whole structure.
5. Remember that bamboo is a tree. Therefore, refuse to install such blinds near sources of fire. Please also observe safety precautions during operation.

Bamboo blinds are a popular and practical solution for modern interiors. You can choose the most suitable option from the whole variety of their types - rolled, vertical, horizontal and other types. You can easily handle the installation and maintenance of the product yourself. This is a stylish and very original interior detail that will liven up a room in almost any style.