The Timeless Beauty of Woven Wood Shades
Woven wood shades add an exotic textured look to any room. While they are often called bamboo shades or bamboo blinds, woven wood shades feature the natural beauty of a variety of materials such as bamboo, grasses, reeds, rattan, woods and sisal for an environmentally friendly product and come in calming nature colors like brown, off white, tan, green, rust and blues. Some roller shades and roman shades are also available in woven fabrics. Many of these window treatments have improved lifting mechanisms and features such as top down/bottom up controls that allow you to have the top part of the window open and the bottom part covered and vice versa.
Hunter Douglas Provenance Woven Wood Shades are made from bamboo, grasses and reeds and come in widths from 12 to 144 inches with the height ranging from 12 to 108 inches. 77 material and color combinations are available. Operating systems include cordless operation and clutch operated continuous loop. Learn more in this video.
Budget Blinds and 3DayBlinds sell woven wood shades made from bamboo, grasses, jutes and reeds. Optional features include blackout and privacy liners, decorative hems and trims and two-fabric combinations. Skylight and solarium shades are available at Budget
Blinds. If you would like assistance with product selection, both stores offer free in-home consultations.
CONRAD Original Sunshades is a premium line of roman fold shades made of sustainable natural fibers. These beautiful shades are individually handwoven and unique in appearance, custom-woven to size, naturally translucent, and come in over 80 colors. Options include control loop operation and motorization. CONRAD shades are available at specialty stores and through architects and designers.
Smith+Noble sells Natural Woven Shades in materials including bamboo, reeds, exotic grasses and woven blends that are environmentally responsible. Styles include Flat Fold and Waterfall, and options include blackout and privacy lining, loop control and top down/bottom up light control. If you want to better visualize how they would look in your home, free material samples can be ordered.
For affordable shades, JCPenney sells light-filtering bamboo woven wood shades in dark walnut, oak, pecan and white colors that are 72 inches long and come in widths ranging from 23 to 72 inches. You can also find Bali Natural Shades, Levolor Natural Woven Wood Shades and Graber Tradewinds Natural Woven Shades at substantial discounts online. Don’t hesitate to check out products at other stores, however, as they may be running sales at the time when you’re ready to make your purchase.
