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Interior design · 28 mars 2024 · 5 min read

A thousand and one uses for bamboo in the home

It is mostly in the bathroom that we find decorations made from bamboo. Serenity, rest and relaxation are the feelings generally associated with this material. Besides its eco-friendly side and its great strength, bamboo, like wood, can be used in a thousand and one ways throughout the home and even outdoors! ootouch tells you everything!

Bamboo from floor to ceiling

Bamboo is a material with countless uses, whose popularity keeps growing over the years. Initially very present in our bathrooms, its use is today much more diversified, as it can now be found in our kitchens, dining rooms, offices, cladding and outdoor terraces. The pairing of bamboo with the various indoor and outdoor spaces no longer needs to be proven!

While flooring has long been made from wood species, bamboo flooring is now giving it a real run for its money! In recent years it has been gaining popularity, becoming an ecological, durable and economical alternative to the often devastating timber industry! Bamboo flooring can be found in your living room, your bedroom, but also in the kitchen or the dressing room, making it a versatile and practical material.

Bamboo floors are environmentally friendly and give a unique look to each room. Just like wood, they come in different shades, with factory-varnished or oiled finishes, to suit all types of decoration. Bamboo comes in three structures: vertical, with its very clean, linear look, horizontal, with its typical bamboo structure, and BamWood, with exceptional resistance.

In addition, bamboo floors are simple to maintain and clean. With a service life of between 25 and 30 years, its excellence speaks for itself!

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Bamboo staircases

We all picture wooden staircases, with their knots occasionally reminding us of their origins. Yet nowadays, interior décor and design tend more towards clean styles, shedding the superfluous to keep only the essential. Today, knots have a rather poor reputation, and many of you would prefer to do without them.

At ootouch, our staircase panels address this "issue". Bamboo also has growth nodes, more visible in horizontal structures. Being far more regular than those in wooden panels, they give it a unique, sophisticated and natural look.

Bamboo as a worktop (or any other piece of furniture)

The kitchen is one of the important rooms in our homes. After all, we spend time there every day preparing good meals and/or gathering around the table. It's only natural to want the best for this space, which is so important to every family member. With a bamboo worktop, or indeed all of your furniture in bamboo, you will enjoy an ecological and durable kitchen in which to spend time with family or friends!

In the kitchen, but also in every other room of your home, bamboo reveals the warm and natural feel of each space in which it is installed. Requiring little maintenance, it combines perfectly with the other materials that enhance your living spaces.

Bamboo has its perfect place in every room, in many different ways: as a worktop or a desk, on the floor, as wall décor or among kitchen utensils! Kitchen furniture made from bamboo shows the same resistance to wear and pressure as kitchens made of wood, laminate or stainless steel.

And while a bamboo worktop can bring real added value to your home, the same is true for any other piece of furniture, such as the dressing room, the desk, the coffee table or the bookcase.

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Also think of bamboo outdoors!

Feeling as though you are a thousand miles from home while simply sitting in your garden or on your terrace -- isn't that the best feeling in the world? Thanks to bamboo, it is possible to give an exotic touch to your outdoor space. What's more, bamboo, assembled as a fence, forms a screen that fully shields you from your neighbours' view.

For outdoor use, several options are available at ootouch:

Bamboo has the distinctive feature of offering two different faces per board. A feature that allows it to meet every request! And for the less handy among you who want to install their terrace in no time, or rather with a click of the foot, we offer the iDecking system. No need to burden yourself with drills, screwdrivers or hammers.

Our terraces therefore offer the same guarantees as those made of exotic wood, while respecting the environment and avoiding deforestation -- good news for the planet.

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  • either solid boards (heat-treated) in Espresso or Ceylon colour,
  • or bamboo composite with various colour options.

Why choose an ootouch interior?

A bamboo interior is a perfect alternative to traditional materials. A refined, stylish and environmentally friendly product, bamboo goes with any décor, whatever the room in your house or flat. It's simple: bamboo offers a restful, serene atmosphere wherever it is installed.

Would you like a first glimpse of your home with bamboo taking pride of place? Try our Room Visualizer, a smartphone and tablet tool that will help you picture the countless uses of bamboo in your home!

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What comes next

See the material up close, at a retailer.