New Blinds Chalet Tavarua Wood Shades
Wood shades have been around for a very long time. Now, they get another great addition to their family with the Tavarua Exotic Woven Wood Shades. These woven wood shades are made with a roman fold style lift. This will be a special treat for anyone who has seen bamboo shades raised before since it creates a “waterfall like” look on the window and a smooth flat bamboo face when lowered.
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Dec 19 2012
Wood shades have been around for a very long time. Now, they get another great addition to their family with the Tavarua Exotic Woven Wood Shades. These woven wood shades are made with a roman fold style lift. This will be a special treat for anyone who has seen bamboo shades raised before since it creates a “waterfall like” look on the window and a smooth flat bamboo face when lowered.Read Full Post »
Blinds Chalet Announces ½ Off Privacy Liner On Matchstick Shades
Blinds Chalet announces ½ off privacy liners with the purchase of four or more Tavarua Matchstick Shades. Matchstick shades, otherwise known as woven wood shades or bamboo blinds offer light filtration with an exotic, South Pacific feel. The free privacy liner, or blackout liner, allows for controlled privacy when needed. During the day, the light filters through the matchstick shades to cut the sun’s glare while still allowing a breeze to flow through.
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Feb 14 2011
Blinds Chalet announces ½ off privacy liners with the purchase of four or more Tavarua Matchstick Shades. Matchstick shades, otherwise known as woven wood shades or bamboo blinds offer light filtration with an exotic, South Pacific feel. The free privacy liner, or blackout liner, allows for controlled privacy when needed. During the day, the light filters through the matchstick shades to cut the sun’s glare while still allowing a breeze to flow through.
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About Matchstick Shades
Feb 9 2011
Most people know matchstick shades by their more popular names – bamboo shades
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Looking For Window Treatment Answers On-line
It wasn’t so long ago that when we had a question we had to make a trip to find the answer. The trip might have been to a neighbor’s house, to the library or to a hardware store. We were more social back in the day. Today, consumers want information right away. It takes time from a busy schedule to stop by a neighbor’s house when the same information can be found in a few minutes by a Google search.
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Dec 1 2010
It wasn’t so long ago that when we had a question we had to make a trip to find the answer. The trip might have been to a neighbor’s house, to the library or to a hardware store. We were more social back in the day. Today, consumers want information right away. It takes time from a busy schedule to stop by a neighbor’s house when the same information can be found in a few minutes by a Google search.
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Bamboo Window Treatments
There is a huge appeal to using bamboo in homes. It’s environmentally friendly. It’s sustainable. It helps preserve forests of oak, pine and maple. Because of how quickly it grows - several inches per day, there’s no need to worry about bamboo going extinct. Bamboo also gives an exotic feel to houses and office spaces. There is a Pacific Island feel that comes with woven bamboo products.
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Sep 21 2010
There is a huge appeal to using bamboo in homes. It’s environmentally friendly. It’s sustainable. It helps preserve forests of oak, pine and maple. Because of how quickly it grows - several inches per day, there’s no need to worry about bamboo going extinct. Bamboo also gives an exotic feel to houses and office spaces. There is a Pacific Island feel that comes with woven bamboo products.
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Benefits of Bamboo
Bamboo has come into its own over the last few years. From textiles to construction materials, bamboo is proving its strength and versatility has a lot to offer. The most recent segment of the home improvement industry to benefit from bamboo is window treatments. Bamboo grows like a weed. Even after the cut, the root system stays in tack and new trees grow. Unlike pine and oak forests that take decades to recover, bamboo is considered a sustainable resource because of the resilience and speed with which it grows back.
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Jul 23 2010
Bamboo has come into its own over the last few years. From textiles to construction materials, bamboo is proving its strength and versatility has a lot to offer. The most recent segment of the home improvement industry to benefit from bamboo is window treatments. Bamboo grows like a weed. Even after the cut, the root system stays in tack and new trees grow. Unlike pine and oak forests that take decades to recover, bamboo is considered a sustainable resource because of the resilience and speed with which it grows back.
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Blinds Chalet Announces The Benefits of Bamboo
Bamboo is becoming a substitute for wood on many levels. From houses to flooring, cabinetry, and even window treatments, the benefits of bamboo are creating a surge in demand for this product. Because bamboo is a sustainable resource, meaning it replenishes itself in a short amount of time, growing demand doesn’t deplete bamboo forests or cause the long-term devastation to habitat that logging oak, pine or other woods does.
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Jul 5 2010
Bamboo is becoming a substitute for wood on many levels. From houses to flooring, cabinetry, and even window treatments, the benefits of bamboo are creating a surge in demand for this product. Because bamboo is a sustainable resource, meaning it replenishes itself in a short amount of time, growing demand doesn’t deplete bamboo forests or cause the long-term devastation to habitat that logging oak, pine or other woods does.
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Bamboo Panel Track Blinds are Gentle on the Earth
Move over vinyl vertical blinds, the new bamboo panel track blinds are here. This updated twist on vertical blinds brings class to any room. Bamboo is a sustainable resource, meaning that bamboo can replenish itself before it gets over-harvested. Bamboo is famous for its regenerating abilities. It grows like a weed and survives off rain instead of millions of gallons of water, like cotton. Bamboo window treatments are woven from various strains of the wood in different shades and textures. The woven pattern filters sun, creating a glow in the room when they are closed. Bamboo panels can be paired with blackout shades for complete privacy. Most companies that sell bamboo blinds also sell a matching valance, however some include the valance for free.
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May 10 2010
Move over vinyl vertical blinds, the new bamboo panel track blinds are here. This updated twist on vertical blinds brings class to any room. Bamboo is a sustainable resource, meaning that bamboo can replenish itself before it gets over-harvested. Bamboo is famous for its regenerating abilities. It grows like a weed and survives off rain instead of millions of gallons of water, like cotton. Bamboo window treatments are woven from various strains of the wood in different shades and textures. The woven pattern filters sun, creating a glow in the room when they are closed. Bamboo panels can be paired with blackout shades for complete privacy. Most companies that sell bamboo blinds also sell a matching valance, however some include the valance for free.
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