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There are many different flooring materials available today including one of the most beautiful and environmentally friendly, a bamboo floor. No, this isn’t taking round bamboo stalks and lashing them together to make a floor for your home. Bamboo flooring in one of the most durable and unique flooring materials you can get for your home today.

Many hardwood floors feature a nice grain and wood look that is very pretty especially in the various colors and patterns. Bamboo flooring however features a much more subtle graining pattern and because of the way it’s manufactured, features more of a pronounced ring like pattern. So you have a grain that suggests a direction and every so often a uniquely bamboo ring pattern. Bamboo can also be stained and finished just like regular hardwood flooring.

Bamboo is actually a grass like plant that grows quickly and is usually considered an aggressive plant. That is, it tends to grow rapidly, overwhelming many of the other plant life in it’s immediate area. This makes for a very sustainable resources as a full bamboo crop can be harvested in less than 7 years. This is a much better alternative to hardwood trees that can take upwards of over 20 plus years to mature.
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If you haven’t considered bamboo blinds as a classy addition to your home, read on! You will discover some of the many benefits of bamboo blinds.

These blinds are economical, naturally elegant, and smart- looking. As home-makers lean more and more towards a contemporary and natural appearance, bamboo blinds have become very popular recently.

Bamboo blinds are an inexpensive way to dress up your room in various shades of wood. And they add a warm texture and depth to your room. The basic color of bamboo is enhances and complements the color of curtains and furniture to give the room a naturally trendy look. Woven bamboo blinds make a particularly distinctive addition to the traditional house and give a stylistic flavor to modern houses. They also become a practical solution for light control from doors and windows that let sunshine in throughout the day.

A great advantage of this style of blinds is that they provide a relatively clear view of what is going outside without allowing intrusive eyes to see into your own room. This is caused mainly due to a unusual effect that is a natural by-product of the play between light and shade. If your house faces a busy street or you are close to your neighbors, this feature is handy.

Bamboo blinds are also popular because of they are easily cleaned. You only need to wipe the blinds clear of any dust and they are as good as new. Adding drapery can also add softness and color to the room, while preserving the cleanness of the natural, outdoors appearance. Read the rest of this entry »

Bamboo is a type of grass. Being so, you might think that it is as soft and brittle as the typical grass species we know and can no way be used as building material. However, bamboo has proven itself very resilient and flexible, making it the material of choice for many structure builders.

The cost of bamboo flooring averages at between $2 and $4 for every square foot, which is just about the same price as oak. This is a fair price considering the many benefits it offers.

Installing bamboo flooring does not require any special and specific technique. In fact, there are several ways you can lay them on: You can float them, nail them down, or glue them on. Bamboo is also easier to get than oak because it only takes around 3 years for it to mature, as opposed to oak which can take up to a hundred years to be fully mature.

It is important to note that that bamboo is not a wood — it’s a grass, so we cannot call it hardwood. However, it can last as long as the standard hardwoods we have around, so that’s probably why most people mistake it as such.
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