{"id":233,"date":"2018-03-28T16:29:50","date_gmt":"2018-03-28T20:29:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/?p=233"},"modified":"2018-03-28T16:29:50","modified_gmt":"2018-03-28T20:29:50","slug":"8-steps-for-how-to-decorate-with-bamboo-furniture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/8-steps-for-how-to-decorate-with-bamboo-furniture\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Steps For How to Decorate With Bamboo Furniture"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><b>Bamboo furniture is still in style, especially in your beach home. Here&#8217;s a guide to decorating with it to complement your existing decor.<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are you interested in adding a little extra glamour to your office?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have you always gravitated towards Far Eastern design schemes, but aren&#8217;t quite sure which design elements you need to pull off the look?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether you&#8217;re going for Hollywood glam or a more Asiatic look, bamboo furniture can seriously elevate your design scheme and tie a room or office together.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But what do you need to know about decorating your office with bamboo pieces?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this post, you&#8217;ll find out.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then, we&#8217;ll tell you where you can find more decor advice online, as well as where you can access <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for your interior design\/decor business.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>1. Finding Bamboo Furniture For Your Office Online<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First of all, when it comes to shopping for and decorating your office with bamboo furniture, there are few basic things you need to know.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Be aware that the majority of antique bamboo furniture you see for sale online will be &#8220;faux bamboo.&#8221; Not only is real bamboo much more expensive, it&#8217;s also not quite as durable as faux bamboo is.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, where can you find both real and faux bamboo furniture for your office online?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Luckily, you have several options, depending on whether you&#8217;re looking for new and modern furniture or if you&#8217;d prefer vintage and antique pieces.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sites <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chairish.com\/search?q=faux%2Bbamboo\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">like Chairish<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> have thousands of antique and gently used pieces of faux bamboo furniture for sale on their website. Think of it as a sort of online flea market &#8212; you can even &#8220;haggle&#8221; with the vendors to get the best price!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can also visit trusted sites like Craigslist or even Etsy to find great deals on gently used furniture.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your budget is a little bigger, the sky&#8217;s the limit. There are tons of places out there, from Amazon (yes, they now sell furniture) to brick-and-mortar design stores. If you shop this way, you&#8217;ll likely be able to buy real bamboo furniture.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>2. Popular Design Schemes Using Bamboo<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now that you know a little more about the basics of where to actually find bamboo pieces for your office, let&#8217;s take a quick look at the most popular design schemes that bamboo is used within.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First up?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you love old Hollywood glamour, gold leaf, and don&#8217;t think that being called &#8220;over-the-top&#8221; is a bad thing? Then you&#8217;ll likely gravitate towards the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/2015\/10\/design-style-101-hollywood-regency.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hollywood Regency style<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of decor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Accent your bamboo pieces with tufted red velvet couches, glass tabletops, lamps with a pineapple base, or even pieces with gold tassels.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another popular design scheme that always works with bamboo pieces for your office?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stylehomepage.com\/chinoiserie-is-the-design-trend-that-is-timeless-and-about-to-replace-farmhouse-chic\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Chinoiserie style<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which is heavily influenced by traditional Asian decor. Think Foo Dogs, enormous porcelain vases in blue and white, and bold floral upholstery.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.moderndigsfurniture.com\/modernfurnitureblog.html?article=8-Amazing-Facts-About-Modern-Bamboo-Furniture\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This site<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> does an excellent job at explaining how bamboo furniture compliments a contemporary or mid-century modern design scheme, another popular decor trend. Especially if you&#8217;re <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to sell, be sure to check it out.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>3. Bamboo As A Decor Accent<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to looking for furniture made of bamboo, it can also serve as an excellent decor accent for smaller pieces throughout your office.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, get a magazine rack that&#8217;s made of bamboo, and place it in your bathroom to store your reading material. Also, be on the lookout for glass trays that are rimmed in a bamboo band, and are usually made from gold leaf.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bamboo also makes for an excellent picture frame, especially if you&#8217;re going for more of a Chinoiserie look in your home. Also be on the lookout for wine racks, cocktail napkin holders, and even vases or planters that have bamboo accents.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When it comes to using bamboo as a part of your decor, perhaps there is no more famous accent than a round or square mirror that&#8217;s been framed in bamboo. This makes an excellent statement piece for your entrance hall, or even over your bed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Of course, smaller bamboo-framed mirrors will also add a touch of elegance to your powder room.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>4. Shades Of Bamboo<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another important thing to know about bamboo furniture for your office?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#8217;s available in pretty much any color imaginable. This means that, no matter what color scheme you have going on in your home, chances are, there&#8217;s a piece of bamboo furniture to match it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In general, however, there are two main colors you should stick with if you want to make this trend work for you: a natural, rattan-like color, or solid gold.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The color option you choose will, of course, depend on the kind of space that you&#8217;re decorating. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you&#8217;re outfitting your beach house with bamboo pieces, those made or brass or covered with gold leaf could end up looking pretty ridiculous.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you&#8217;re decorating your elegant dining room, however?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then we strongly suggest going for the gold.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another awesome thing about gold or beige rattan?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These tones go with every other color in the rainbow. We love the idea of elevating your gold bamboo pieces even further with deep reds and turquoises, which could be especially fun if you&#8217;re going for an Egyptian revival look.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Looking For More Design Advice For Your Office?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When it comes to bamboo furniture, we hope that this piece has taught you that the sky&#8217;s the limit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you can dream it, chances are that it already exists.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When decorating with either real or faux bamboo, make sure that it makes sense with your current decor theme. Also, make sure that you&#8217;re choosing the correct color of bamboo to match your rooms.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Looking for additional advice about how to nail the Chinoiserie or Hollywood Regency look? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interested in learning how some DIY craft projects can liven up any room in your home or office?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If so, check out our website and blog for more invaluable design tips.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And if you&#8217;re already an interior designer? You&#8217;ll love how our <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can make your life easier.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bamboo furniture is still in style, especially in your beach home. Here&#8217;s a guide to decorating with it to complement your existing decor. Are you interested in adding a little extra glamour to your office? 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