| Bamboo coffee tables are not tables from your | | | | to something you might see on a deserted island. It has |
| favorite episode of Gilligan's Island. They are not | | | | a much more raw look. If you have a patio or a pool |
| shabby, deserted island furniture made out of coconuts | | | | this style of table would fit in perfectly. |
| and leaves. | | | | The other type looks like a more traditional, classical |
| They are elegant pieces of furniture that are every bit | | | | style of coffee table but the process involved in |
| as beautiful and functional as any other hardwood, | | | | creating it is far from traditional. |
| glass, or iron coffee table. They are also just as sturdy | | | | The process used in creating this style of coffee table |
| and even more environmentally friendly. | | | | is highly involved. Bamboo is cut into strips, then boiled |
| Simply put, bamboo coffee tables are great pieces of | | | | to make them resistant to the elements, then the strips |
| furniture that can really solidify a rooms design. | | | | are glued together. Once they are glued they are |
| What Is Bamboo? | | | | pressed together to make one piece that is layered. |
| Bamboo is not a type of wood. It is actually a type of | | | | The process involves cutting strips of bamboo, boiling |
| grass. It takes a year to reach its full height (which can | | | | them to make them resistant to the elements, and |
| be as high as 40 feet!) and an additional 4 to 7 years | | | | then gluing the strips together. The glued strips are then |
| to fully mature and harden. | | | | pressed together to make one layered piece. |
| After the 4 to 7 years is up it is ready to be | | | | At this point the bamboo can be shaped into a coffee |
| harvested and made into coffee tables (or any other | | | | table. Often light and dark shades and finishes are |
| type of furniture). | | | | used so they resemble hardwood. |
| This is one of the major differences between trees | | | | Are Bamboo Coffee Tables Harder To Clean? |
| and bamboo. A tree may take more than a decade to | | | | The answer is no. |
| fully mature while the bamboo only takes 4 to 7 years. | | | | Not at all. |
| By the time it takes a tree to fully mature many | | | | Bamboo tables can be cleaned just like any other |
| shoots of bamboo can be harvested therefore it | | | | wood furniture. All you need is a gentle wood furniture |
| makes an ideal source material for coffee tables and | | | | cleaner. |
| other furniture. | | | | And just like any wood or hardwood furniture, the |
| What Are The Styles Of Bamboo Coffee Tables? | | | | second there is a spill, you want to clean it up to avoid |
| There are essentially 2 styles. One style looks similar | | | | water marks or stains. |