For lovers of natural materials, bamboo is for interior decoration the premises are a godsend. This material can be said to be universal.
He is not afraid of either moisture or high temperatures, no ultraviolet. Therefore, bamboo finishing can be done not only indoors, but also on the surface of the facade of the house.
Bamboo is presented in various forms on the finishing materials market. These include bamboo stems, parquet, floor and wall coverings, wallpaper, ceiling panels, blinds.
The interior decorated with their help is simply impossible not to like. After all, bamboo is environmentally friendly pure material, having an interesting texture.
Bamboo stems
Bamboo has a fairly high strength, due to which it is used not only for decoration, but also structurally. From its stems they build summer verandas and gazebos.
This wonderful natural material is also used in furniture production.
So:
- When it comes to the use of bamboo stems, it should be noted that they are used entirely only in construction. When produced by bamboo, each stem must be split in half.
- This is quite easy to do with a regular knife. The stem splits along its entire length into two even halves.
This allows you to stick it to any surface, regular glue PVA, and easily decorate walls and ceilings with your own hands. It’s not hard to guess: since bamboo is so easy to split, then you can’t use nails to fasten it.
- When it is necessary to make a hole in the stem, it is burned. By the way, the burnt surface of bamboo is one of the types of its decoration, along with coating protective compounds.
After all, bamboo, like wood, needs antiseptic treatment. - The diameter of bamboo stems can be completely different: as thick as a finger or reach 13-15 cm. By creating from them decorative coverings and panels, hemp or palm twines are often used for joining.
- If the halves of the stem are used for wall cladding, then its quarters perfectly replace the baseboard. When creating a jungle atmosphere, designers often use such techniques in a tropical or African style.
Although, bamboo fits perfectly into other styles: minimalism, Japanese, fusion.
Perhaps you are interested in the technology of decorating rooms with bamboo stems, and want to create such decor yourself. In this case, watch the video - it's always better than any instructions.
Bamboo coverings
The popularity of this plant as a finishing material is steadily increasing - more and more new materials based on bamboo are appearing. In Thailand, which is their main producer, originated new style interior design, and it is called “The Bamboo Way”.
So:
- Interior decoration in this style is done not only with bamboo stems and materials made from them, but also with palm leaves. One of the most used finishing materials made from bamboo are various wall coverings: both rolls and in the form of panels that look like a mat.
- Wall and ceiling panels are produced by hot pressing, from bamboo plank with acrylic impregnation. They may have various types weaving, from two to seven layers, and several variations of standard sizes.
- Most ceiling tiles have a size of 60*60cm, which is standard for cassette ceilings. So, these panels can not only be glued to the ceiling, but also used in a suspended ceiling.
- Bamboo for wall decoration is available in the form of panels of various thicknesses, sizes 1 * 1.9 m or 1.22 * 2.44 m. They can be used as a continuous cladding, or used to decorate only one wall.
- Such panels are cut quite easily. If they are thin, then ordinary scissors or a stationery knife will suffice.
For thick slabs you will need metal scissors. Fastening the joints of the wall covering can be done with a furniture stapler. - Bamboo wallpapers are incredibly interesting and varied. In their production, different parts of the plant are used, which gives completely different results.
The most popular are wallpapers made from the outer part of bamboo. That is, its top, green layer, fixed to a fabric base.
- The photo above shows an example of such wallpaper. In combination with wood panels, it turned out beautifully, didn’t it?
The surface of wallpaper made from the outer part of bamboo is always heterogeneous: both in color and texture. - On it you can see bamboo rings and small scratches that appear on the plant during the growth period. It is this heterogeneity that indicates the natural origin of the material.
- The front side of such wallpaper is covered with a special wax layer. Therefore, in additional protection, in the form of antiseptic impregnation or varnish, it wall covering doesn't need it.
- In color, it can have only a few shades: vanilla yellow, pistachio, green. If the stems were fired, the color of the wallpaper may also be chocolate.
- There is another type of bamboo wallpaper. They are produced not from the outside, but from the inside of the trunk.
The price of this type of wallpaper is slightly lower. Their surface is smoother and more even, as it is ground during the production process. - Wallpaper made from the inside of a bamboo stem is varnished, painted, and tinted. This gives more wide range shades.
To achieve a good aesthetic effect in wall design, different types of bamboo wallpaper are often combined. It looks something like the image above.
- bamboo can look completely different. After all, bamboo, among other raw materials plant origin, used in the production of volumetric eco-panels.
They are incredibly elegant, have a varied relief with a 3D effect, and are used in modern design to create an accent on one wall.
The surface of the volumetric panels can be painted by choosing the shade that best suits the interior. It’s simply impossible to take your eyes off a wall or niche decorated with eco-friendly panels and well-lit.
Why don't you adopt this idea too? And we wish you successful implementation of any option that you consider necessary to choose for decorating the interior of your home.
IN modern world bustle, concrete, cars and subways, we miss nature. Civilization has firmly entered our lives with the help of computers and mobile phones, but we are still pleased with the beautiful landscapes of fields and the sun setting towards the horizon. That is why we are so looking forward to vacation and the opportunity to escape from the concrete jungle.
Interior designers have noted an increased interest in decor using natural materials. Perhaps this is caused not only by the fashion for everything “natural”, but also by the fact that people want to feel comfortable and relaxed at home. Using natural materials to decorate rooms is not as expensive as you think. And what could be safer than materials created by nature itself?
Today we will look at Features of using bamboo in the interior.
Bamboo trunks in the interior
Perhaps this is one of the most popular exotic materials used in interior decoration. Bamboo trunks immediately add a touch of tropical style to the interior. They can act as a partition, dividing a room into different zones or even separating one room from another. These can be real stationary walls made of bamboo and do not let prying glances into another room. Or there may be separate large trunks, more symbolically than actually dividing the space. This method will help you keep the room intact and is suitable if the second room does not have a window. A similar wall made of several bamboo trunks perfectly transmits light.
If you need to divide the room only in certain time day, for example, at night, then use bamboo curtains-partitions. You can remove them at any time in one or different sides, freeing up the passage between rooms.
Bamboo is also used to make excellent headboards for beds, placing solid or sawn trunks directly above it. In the same way, you can attach the trunks to any of the walls, highlighting a special area. Bamboo trunks can also be used as decorative decoration walls At the same time, the perception of the room will depend on the location of the trunks. If the trunks are placed vertically, you can visually raise the ceiling and make the room more spacious. If you are completing small room V high ceiling, then lay them horizontally to visually move the walls apart.
Bamboo finishing materials in the interior
Increasingly, designers are using natural materials in the decoration of houses and apartments. Such interiors not only look warm and cozy, but also remind their owners of nature and relaxation. One of the most popular ways to decorate an apartment with bamboo is a bamboo ceiling. It is made from bamboo fabric or special bamboo panels.
Bamboo fabric is also used in wall decoration. It is often called " bamboo wallpaper”, since it is very similar to traditional wallpaper in the installation method. You don't need any special skills to decorate the walls like this.
And, of course, one cannot fail to mention such a popular way of decorating rooms as bamboo curtains and blinds. These can be either Roman blinds or roller blinds - the lifting principle is not very important. The material itself is much more important. Natural bamboo looks great in window decoration. The sunlight shining through it will remind you of summer even on cold winter days.
Bamboo furniture in the interior
Stylish and beautiful furniture made of bamboo will fit perfectly not only into, it looks great in interiors classic style and even combines with ultra-modern style. The main advantage of this furniture is that it is completely environmentally friendly and perfectly complements the interior, which uses other natural materials. Bamboo will go well with leather and wood, stone and glass.
Bamboo accessories in the interior
Accessories will always help to add individuality and completeness to the interior. You can purchase decorative elements made from this natural material, or make them yourself. Frames for photographs, paintings or mirrors will not take up much of your time. And your interior will be complemented by a magnificent accessory that you made yourself.
Of course complex elements decor is much easier to buy than to make with your own hands. Bamboo dishes, for example, will look great not only in the kitchen, but also in the dining room or living room.
Image of bamboo in the interior
If you do not want to use the material itself, you can include its image in the interior. For example, wallpapers with various bamboo patterns are very popular. This can be either a full-color image or a delicate, barely noticeable outline.
Often this pattern can be found on bathroom tiles or on a shower curtain.
Textiles with this image are also quite popular: pillows, curtains and curtains, furniture covers, napkins.
Bamboo plant in the interior
If you have noticed small stems of bamboo sold in stores, then you know that they are dracaena. Another name for this plant is “lucky bamboo”. It is believed that it brings happiness to the home and fills the interior with “positive energy.” Because - very unpretentious plant, then even the most forgetful person. You don't even have to replant your bamboo in the ground, but leave it in a large glass vase. All he needs to live is water and sunlight.
The use of bamboo in the interior has long become popular and fashionable among designers. This design gives your home not only an exquisite tropical flavor, but also the freshness, lightness and simplicity characteristic of natural materials. But in everything you need to know when to stop. If you are making walls from bamboo fabric, then do not attach bamboo trunks to it. Soft plain pillows will look wonderful on furniture made from this plant, but fabric with a print that replicates the image of bamboo will seem superfluous.
To achieve the desired effect, you may only need a couple of precise accents and a few beautiful accessories.
Bamboo sheets in lately are actively used by designers to create original interior indoors. They have good wear resistance, and most importantly, they are still a natural finishing material. In addition, with their help you can bring to life the most daring design solutions.
Bamboo canvas: brief description
Decorative and finishing materials are characterized as: They are produced in rolls and are used mainly to create an original interior.
The basis of the fabric is technical gauze. Bamboo slats (slats) are applied to it, which can be different colors and width.
Depending on whether the strips are made from the inner or outer part of the trunk, wallpaper is divided into two main types. Rolls are produced in various lengths (minimum from 5 to 15 m) and widths (from 0.9 m to maximum 2.5 m). The width of the lamellas (slats) varies from 3.5 to 20 millimeters. Although if the wallpaper is made by pressing, the width of these strips can even reach 100 millimeters.
Bamboo canvas in the interior
The above finishing material has an unlimited scope of application. It is actively used to decorate walls, furniture, and ceilings.
Bamboo sheets are used in different directions interior decoration:
- African and Asian (Japanese and Chinese) styles;
- ecological direction, when bamboo wallpaper is combined in the interior with other natural materials (stone, ceramic tiles, clay);
- Californian and Mediterranean styles;
- functional interior and minimalism.
This fabric is cut using along the lamellas. If you need to cut it crosswise, then use a hacksaw with a fine tooth. The material is applied to the surface by gluing. It should be noted that a special glue has been developed for bamboo wallpaper. It easily glues the canvas even to ordinary bricks, is environmentally friendly, is made on the basis of rubber and is diluted with a regular solvent.
The glue must be applied to the canvas using notched trowel and for another 5 minutes you can freely adjust the position of the wallpaper, since its duration begins only after this time has expired.
Types of bamboo fabric
Wallpaper from the inside of the trunk is made from bamboo slats, which are almost perfectly polished on all sides. They adhere well to the base.
These bamboo sheets are divided into three main types:
- tinted or dark;
- wenge color wallpaper;
- natural, that is, light.
Dark fabrics are produced by heating bamboo to a temperature slightly above 60 degrees Celsius. Under such conditions, the above material changes its color.
Wenge-colored bamboo canvases are obtained only when dyeing light-colored wallpaper.
Given building material The manufacturer may coat it with a special varnish or not apply it. If the bamboo canvas is not varnished, then in the future you can get good shades when to tint it.
This wallpaper from the outer part of the trunk is distinguished by a fairly good and pronounced structure of the bamboo trunk. These canvases are divided into the following types:
- green or ;
- pistachio;
- vanilla, that is, with a slight yellow tint;
- chocolate.
In addition to the difference in colors, bamboo sheets from the outer part of the trunk may have some tinted spots. This one is called tortoiseshell.
It is known that the production of bamboo canvases does not stand still. More recently, manufacturers have released new type wallpaper from the above material. These are the so-called pressed bamboo sheets. The latter, unlike their predecessors, differ more high quality, increased strength, noise absorption and wear resistance.
Advantages of bamboo wallpaper
This finishing material has some main features:
- it is environmentally friendly, that is, non-toxic;
- has excellent noise and heat insulation;
- practically not exposed negative influence time;
- has good stability to burnout;
- has dust-repellent properties;
- additionally treated with special substances that reliably protect the wallpaper from moths.
How to care for bamboo wallpaper?
Bamboo sheets are very easy to clean. They repel dust well.
If necessary, it is allowed to treat bamboo wallpaper with products that are intended for the care of wooden furniture.
No matter what modern technical products are developed for interior decoration, nothing can replace natural ones natural materials. After all, only they are able to bring a feeling of closeness to nature into the interior; they literally breathe with their environmental friendliness and bring unprecedented warmth and comfort to it. One of these “living” materials, and it should be said very popular, is bamboo. Growing in southern countries, which most people associate with relaxation, bamboo in the interior creates a particularly pleasant, light atmosphere.
Properly integrated into the design, such elements help to defuse the situation in the apartment; it is a natural antidepressant that can transform the interior of any apartment.
Bamboo in the interior photo
Bamboo finishing materials
Initially, bamboo, due to the lack of processing technologies, was used in small quantities for interior decoration. Today the situation has changed radically; there are a huge variety of products made from it for interior decoration. This applies to almost all of its organizing parts - walls, floor, ceiling.
Bamboo in the interior - walls
For arranging walls, you can find various bamboo coverings, these can be either its pure stems or processed raw materials.
Stems can be used in different ways; they are often used as a zoning tool. In studio apartments they can be used to create partitions between different zones. It turns out very beautiful and interesting.
Bamboo in its pure form is also used in a different way in the interior, for example, in the bedroom, with the help of such stems, you can decorate the wall near the headboard area, in the living room, the area where the TV is located. It is often used to implement various tropical ideas that involve creating different bamboo compositions on the wall. This gives the interior originality, makes it more beautiful and also brings the energy of simplicity and carefreeness.
In its processed form, bamboo is found in the form of wall panels - essentially it is pressed plank, varnished or individual identical fibers woven together. Such panels look very modern and impressive; they fit well with most modern styles, especially under minimalism, Japanese, Chinese, etc.
Bamboo in the interior of the apartment
Bamboo wallpaper also deserves attention; the walls of a bedroom covered with such wallpaper will create a very warm and cozy atmosphere, with ethnic motifs. For oriental styles such finishing materials will be extremely suitable. Ethnic designs using traditional materials With modern processing.
Bamboo for floors
Bamboo is also used as flooring. Modern such floors come in two types; one option is mounted using glue to a pre-prepared base. There are floors of natural color and coffee color, which is obtained through heat treatment. These floors look very impressive and beautiful.
Bamboo floors photo
The second type of bamboo floors also belongs to the category of solid floors, but they are installed in a different way - floating. Installation is similar to installing laminate and parquet board. This became possible after the development of the appropriate production technology; they are made by pressing and impregnation with a special composition, this makes the canvas resistant to changes in temperature and humidity, and also increases impact resistance. Therefore, they can be laid on a base without glue, only a backing is needed. There are quite a lot of decors for such floors, there are both natural colors and tinted and whitewashed ones. They can be varnished or oiled.
Bamboo in the kitchen interior photo
Bamboo interior items
There is a huge variety of all kinds of interior accessories made from bamboo.
Of all, the most well-known to the domestic public are, of course, blinds. They appeared in our country quite a long time ago, but it should be said that they are still quite popular. After all, they hide it well interior space apartments from prying eyes and of course sunlight.
Using bamboo in the interior
There are also many decorative accessories, which, thanks to their high-quality processing, can add zest to any interior.
Bamboo curtains photo
You can find paintings, mirrors, clocks in a bamboo frame. With his participation, lamps can also be manufactured, both wall, ceiling and floor lamps.
There are also a huge variety of souvenirs for interior decoration made using bamboo: fountains, vases, boxes, wicker bamboo plates, trays, wall panels and much more. There are a huge variety of similar products in the corresponding souvenir shops.
Interior items made of bamboo in the apartment
Bamboo furniture
Very often, rattan is also used for the production of bamboo furniture, most often various kinds wicker options: rocking chairs, wicker tables and chairs. Due to its durable properties, bamboo has become widespread in furniture production. Larger furniture is also made from it - most often these are beds, wardrobes, shelving, bedside tables, etc.
Bamboo furniture photo in the bathroom
Bamboo beds will bring calm and natural silence to the bedroom atmosphere; such a bed will turn the bedroom into a real paradise.
Bamboo furniture photo
And to create stylistic unity, you can complement it with bamboo bedside tables and the same curtains on the window.
Bamboo in the interior is very fashionable today, especially in cities where there is not enough nature and peace, where noise and stress reign. This design will, at least a little, bring more warmth, peace and psychological comfort to life.
If pandas respect bamboo solely for its gastronomic value, for people it is simply a storehouse of benefits - they build houses from it, and furniture, and it is used for decoration and crafts, a real all-rounder. In our climate zone, houses made of bamboo are only for souvenirs, but this one is used as decoration natural material gets everything greater distribution. Bamboo interior and bamboo decor are not yet classic, but no longer exotic. Bamboo wallpaper is considered the most popular, but this wood is also used in other variations. In this article we will talk about bamboo interiors, loved by many members of our portal for their high environmental friendliness and functionality.
Bamboo interior is...
Bamboo in modern interiors country houses not at all uncommon. Bamboo wallpaper is a special fabric base onto which narrow, thin slats (2-4 mm) cut from bamboo are glued.
Depending on which part of the trunk the slats (lamellas) are cut from, it will differ appearance and material properties.
Wallpaper from the outer part of the trunk is characterized by a pronounced natural ornament, a heterogeneous surface and a wide range of colors - shades from soft olive to rich chocolate. To enhance the decorative effect, the lamellas can be fired unevenly to achieve the color of wenge wood. External part bamboo is resistant to solar radiation, so the surface does not need a protective layer.
Wallpaper made from the inner part of wood is smooth, in their range only light shades, and there is no pronounced pattern. This wood is less resistant to external influences, and colorless varnish is used to protect it from the sun. To increase the decorative effect of the coating, bamboo is pre-tinted or fully painted.
The technology of processing bamboo for interior decoration makes the wood dense and durable, so wallpaper made from it is wear-resistant and durable. They come to different types rooms, and large open spaces, and Japanese-style small rooms. They are almost impossible to scratch if you don’t set such a goal, they are not afraid of moisture and are able to retain their attractiveness for many years. In this they are similar to, also resistant to almost any influence.
Since bamboo coating is not afraid of moisture, it can be glued in the bathroom and in unheated rooms; even outdoor use is allowed, if you do not allow direct hit precipitation.
It’s convenient that the embossed bamboo sheet can hide minor defects in the base; there’s no need to bring the walls to perfection by spending extra time and strength. It is enough to remove the old finish, if any, and carefully prime it with a deep penetration agent.
Wallpapers made of bamboo or specially designed for them are pasted. adhesive compositions, or “liquid nails”.
Conventional universal glue will not withstand the weight and subsequent deformation of the canvas during operation - the coupling must be elastic.
Some people have gotten used to replacing glue with putty, pressing the wallpaper into the uncured layer. But although the mesh base of the canvas will indeed firmly grasp the plaster, it will penetrate through it to the front side, and removing it from there is very problematic. Yes and temperature regime in such a room it should be constant - the slightest dampness, and the wallpaper will fall off.
The process itself largely depends on the chosen adhesive - one is applied only to the wall, another to certain areas of the wallpaper, a third to all the wallpaper and the wall. Since the canvas is strong and heavy, it is installed in place with force, slammed by hand or rolled with a rubber roller. Longitudinal cutting is not difficult; the wallpaper is cut along the base, at the junction of adjacent lamellas. With a transverse one, it’s more difficult: you’ll need a good electric jigsaw and an eye gauge, since it’s more convenient to half the roll when rolled up.
After sticking and drying, the wallpaper is not afraid of any external influences and temperature fluctuations (if good glue), and all care comes down to dry or wet cleaning. Due to the considerable cost of the coating, it is most often used zonally or in rooms with a small square footage - corridors, hallways, for accent walls and panels.
Bamboo slabs in the interior
Another popular way of using bamboo in the interior is in slabs. The same bamboo plank, but not glued to the base, but pressed into slabs with a groove fastening system. Another difference from wallpaper is its smooth texture, when pressed it turns out flat surface, but with a characteristic natural bamboo pattern. Bamboo panels are assembled by simple joining, fixed with glue, and cut with a jigsaw if necessary. They are used in interior design, just like wallpaper - either on the walls or on the ceiling.
Bamboo panels in the interior
And again, woven, but woven by hand into a single fabric (see photo). The rich imagination of the masters results in huge amount various patterns in ethnic style. Panels can consist of several layers - from one to seven, the scope of application depends on their number. The thickest wicker slabs, made of five or seven layers, are used as a pleasant warm flooring, thin - finish the walls and ceiling. Unlike smooth slabs, the surface of the panels is textured, the severity of the relief depends on the weaving pattern.
Although the panels themselves are strong and durable, to increase resistance external factors, they are additionally coated with varnish.
This is especially true for the floor - it will be easier to care for. There is also bamboo parquet, but it is not particularly different from ordinary flooring and, in fact, is a type of pressed slab.
Stems (trunks) of bamboo in the interior
Processed dried bamboo stems – universal material for decoration and decoration, the limitation of use is only your own imagination. You can use them to make panels in the living room, stick them on the walls, on the headboards of the beds, and use them to zone the space. A fashionable accessory is partitions and portable screens assembled from bamboo trunks. As an option, bamboo trunks are placed at a distance from each other so that they do not so much block the room as designate separate zones.
Bamboo decor
Bamboo decor can change typical cabinet furniture. If you cover it with bamboo wallpaper, you will get something exclusive with an ethnic twist. Even more interesting various frames from thin trunks, for paintings or photographs. Mats, blinds and Roman blinds made of bamboo have long been a fixture in our homes, combining functionality with decorativeness. They look great in any home. The plant itself is also in demand, and not just the dried wood - it is grown in high decorative pots or indoor pools. This green bamboo decor will brighten up the most austere interior.
Bamboo for interior decoration is very interesting material, however, it is worth paying attention to other, no less worthy options, or. Popular and giving scope to the most bold ideas and artistic impulses. Budget finishing methods are in the video about a house for a large family.