In our increasingly busy lives, we all look forward to being in spaces and places where we feel at home, relaxed and comfortable.
Private personal spaces. Spaces to relax in. Spaces we entertain in or enjoy wonderful times with the people who mean most to us.
What I love about bamboo the most is that it helps you create a place you really want to be in.
A place you feel comfortable in, anywhere at home.
A secluded little nook in your garden.
Relaxing by the pool behind a privacy screen, safely away from prying eyes.
It’s earthy, organic and natural.
It’s far more sustainable than timber.
I also love the aesthetics of bamboo.
I love how a few simple bamboo poles can transform a small part of your garden.
How a simple bamboo screen can bring warmth and organic texture to a cold brick, concrete or metal fence.
How bamboo can bring a touch of the Orient to anywhere, making you feel like you are in the tropics.
But equally I love how it can be stylish and contemporary.
Bamboo is also amazing because it’s as much at home outdoors as it is indoors.
Its beauty lies in its natural strength, flexibility and of course sustainability.
Bamboo is everything timber wants to be. And so much more.
It is stronger, lighter, more flexible and easier to work with.
It grows 10 times faster than timber, using less water & resources. It needs no pesticides or herbicides to help it grow.
Bamboo breathes 35% more oxygen back into the atmosphere than trees do and stores 4 times the carbon of wood.
The speed with which is grows is truly amazing. A single tree, 15 metres tall, will take 60 years to grow back once you cut it down. And you will have to plant another tree to replace it.
But bamboo will grow back to 15 metres in 60 days! And there is no need to replant bamboo as it grows back from the very same place you cut it down.
No wonder people all over the world have loved using it for thousands of years.
It is perhaps the world’s most sustainable building material. Adaptable, flexible and yet strong. It’s actually stronger than steel and concrete by some measures.
And those are just some of the reasons that I love bamboo. I hope you love it too.