Bamboo is an easy and affordable way to decorate your home. With a focus on eco-friendly products and sustainability becoming increasingly important, bamboo allows you to update your home and garden quickly and cheaply. With a few key pieces, such as bamboo screening or fencing, or a stunning Bali hut or gazebo, you can create an entirely new look, in an array of different styles.
What are the advantages of using bamboo?
Bamboo has a number of benefits. As well as its eco credentials, bamboo as a material is durable and built to last. It can also be stylish and functional, either inside or outside your home. Which is exactly what we expect from the pieces we buy for our homes.
Sustainable and eco-friendly
Bamboo is one of the world’s most renewable resources, as it grows so quickly, so it can easily be replenished. One of the real benefits of bamboo is that it thrives without need for any artificial pesticides or fertilisers, which means it’s great for the environment too.
Affordable and durable
While you might expect bamboo to be weak due to how light it is, it’s actually surprisingly durable. It is naturally almost as strong as a hardwood like oak but it’s flexible so it can stand stress well without snapping. This makes it perfect for outside use. If treated properly and looked after, bamboo furniture can last for many years.
What are the best ways to use bamboo?
In addition to its eco credentials, bamboo is incredibly versatile. It can be used inside or outside your home. Inside, bamboo screening or bamboo screen panels are a stylish way to divide rooms or make a wall feature, while outside, their natural place is by the pool or water feature, with bamboo gazebos increasingly popular.
Bamboo panels or bamboo privacy screens
Bamboo makes excellent fencing or panelling due to its size, length and strength. Whether you’re looking to fence off your garden from your neighbours, contain a smaller area such as a flowerbed or vegetable patch, or cover up an unsightly area, a bamboo screen can be trimmed to size, and is sturdy enough to stay put.
You could also consider bamboo screen panels around a pool area to cordon off a changing area for privacy, or protect a seating area from the sun. Inside your home, bamboo can make a fantastic feature on or against the wall in a living space, or bamboo screen panels could stylishly divide off an area that you don’t want little paws or feet to go to. The opportunities are endless.
Bamboo gazebos or Bali huts
Bamboo gazebos and Bali huts are becoming increasingly popular. Not only does a Bali hut recreate that holiday fee but they’re also an affordable way to create a changing or relaxing area by your pool. We have a number of bamboo gazebo designs in all shapes and sizes. An outdoor bamboo gazebo is a useful and timeless way to extend the use of your garden, through all the seasons.
Garden greenery
Planting some bamboo in a statement pot or planter is a great way to brighten up a porch or patio area or bring some natural life inside your home. Bamboo is low-maintenance and easy to care for, which makes it a great home addition. Its warm, earthy trunk will bring natural beauty into your home, without any effort. It also gives you the chance to bring the focus to a statement pot too.
How can you best style your bamboo gazebo?
Bamboo’s neutral shade makes it extremely versatile. You could give your Bali hut a holiday vibe, with ocean hues and bamboo outdoor furniture. Accessorising with bamboo with rattan is also a great combination, and will give your gazebo or Bali hut an eco feel. While it can be tempting to leave a bamboo gazebo as simply a place to change or leave towels, putting furniture in there will expand its use and connect poolside entertaining with being dining and enjoying a few drinks.
Maintaining bamboo to expand its lifetime
As with everything, if you want bamboo to last, you’ve got to look after it. Although it’s relatively low maintenance, it benefits from regular cleaning.
How to clean bamboo
You can clean bamboo furniture using a small broom and duster to get rid of any loose dirt. Then, we suggest applying a soft towel and a very mild soap. Be careful about using anything too harsh; you don’t want to scratch it.
Can you stain bamboo furniture?
Bamboo furniture can be stained, but we recommend sanding it lightly before you apply the stain. Make sure to use sandpaper, so you can control how hard you’re scrubbing rather than a machine that might be too vigorous. Always use a water-based colour or stain, and start slowly. You can always add more coat and layer the colour up, but once it’s been stained, you can’t un-stain it. When you’re happy with the shade you’ve achieved, apply a finish to seal it and make sure the colour stays even.
How long does bamboo furniture last?
How long bamboo furniture lasts depends on how it is cared for, as well as the quality of the bamboo. If it’s been well-crafted, like the range at Prime Liquidations, and it’s treated and cared for properly, your bamboo furniture will last for generations, depending on whether you’re keeping it inside or outside. Harsh weather conditions, overuse, or using the wrong chemicals on bamboo will shorten its lifespan.
We have a huge range of cheap and versatile bamboo furniture in our showroom. Contact us or come down in person. We’d be happy to help you. If you’re interested in bamboo furniture in Perth, we’re confident we’ll have something to suit you.
