Natural Wonder: Amazing Bamboo Furniture to add Warmth to Any Home
Bamboo. It is a plant mostly found in Asian nations. More specifically, pacific Asia. Yes, bamboo is a plant. They may grow to a hundred feet but they are hardly trees. In China, they are panda food. In Southeast Asia, bamboo can be used to make a house, a fuselage for cooking rice, a cup for drinking, or even human food (bamboo shoots). Bamboo plants are very resilient. They don’t easily break during storms. Instead, they bend to whichever the wind blows.
Such properties of the Bamboo make them a real wonder in this world; a thing of beauty not easily devastated by even the wrath of nature. And why not, an amazing material be made into attractive furniture pieces? In fact the bamboo plant shares a lot of qualities with the IKEA brand: versatile, minimalist, functional, and high quality. So we give you some of the best furniture made of the Bamboo to make your home warmer, and closer to nature.
Lighting
Arguably the most important element of any room is lighting. Because how else can you appreciate a room’s design when it is dark? The IKEA SINNERLIG pendant lamp is a sight to behold. The light it emits is bright yet soft due to the interwoven fibers. This is great for living rooms. It can also be a good conversation piece. The SINNERLIG is also great for bedrooms, soft light that will help you feel sleepy.
The bamboo fibers on the INDUSTRIELL pendant lamp however is more tightly weaved at the top. Hence, the light that gets out is a shade darker which lends a feeling of warmth. Great for the dining room to add ambience to the room, and to make food appear hot off the pot.
Tables & Chairs
Sturdy and minimalist is the IKEA HILVER table. It can’t get any minimal than a table with legs and lacquer. It can be a workstation for your laptop and some books. If you really live in a very small space, it can serve as a dining table. Versatile, right?
IKEA HILVER table, $249
IKEA LILLASEN desk, $399
IKEA PS dropleaf table, $599
Speaking of work desks, who would’ve thought that such a slim table such as the LILLASEN can house three drawers so neatly? Revel the strength of the bamboo, strong even in relatively thin chunks. Keeping the theme uniform, the IKEA NORDMYRA bamboo chair would feel at home with any of these tables.
Since we are on the topic of chairs and tables, the BLANDA MATT serving bowl would be an attractive way to serve food. It gives off an exotic, ethnic Oriental vibe. And a bit of trivia: Some ethnic groups in Southeast Asia cook rice in a chopped segment of fully grown bamboo stalks. Having known this, don’t you wish to eat off of a HUTLET dish?
IKEA BLANDA MATT serving bowl, $29.90
IKEA HUTLET dish, $8.90
IKEA OSTBIT tray, $15.90
IKEA OSTBIT mug stand, $19.90
Wall Storage
You value floor space above all else so you install wall shelves and workstations. Either of the SVALNAS wall-mounted workspaces would save you ample space. Especially as they also come with shelves you can place books or work stuff on.
Speaking of wall storage, the SKUGGIS bamboo wall hooks will present a much needed contrast to solid colored walls. And since the hooks are made of bamboo, they are lightweight and strong.
IKEA SKUGGIS hook, $11.90
Bathroom Accessories
In Asia, bathroom accessories made of bamboo are common in restaurants. But the whole restroom is inspired of nature: bamboo walls, mahogany floor boards, clay sinks. Which makes the IKEA DRAGAN bathroom accessories conspicuous in a bathroom mostly laden in white. Easier to see a white soap over a white ceramic sink, no? And, again, it brings a touch of nature somewhere where you’re at your most natural.
IKEA DRAGAN soap dispenser, $23.90
Outdoor
Of course it will be ironic for a material only found outdoors be confined to make indoor furniture. The IKEA SATSUMAS collection, like bamboo, is designed to be enjoyed outdoors. So now you can enjoy your little potted plants with the various plant stands that this collection offers.
You see, like actual bamboo, IKEA’s furniture made of it are sturdy, versatile, and, above all else, flexible and resilient.
