Styles of Bamboo Floors

Bamboo comes in a variety of shades and two basic patterns.

The light shade of bamboo is the natural shade of this "green" flooring product. Most of the darker shades are created by smoking the bamboo in much the same way it has been done for generations.

In addition, like with hardwood, bamboo can be stained to almost any color. However, the natural tones are far more common.

In addition to color, the other factor that most influences how a bamboo floor looks, is determined by how the stalk is cut.

Vertical-cut bamboo accentuates the linear appearance of the grain, making the flooring look more like most hardwoods at first glance.

Horizontal-cut bamboo emphasizes the unique nature of bamboo by making the characteristic nodes extremely visible.