Our Woodweave Blinds

My search for the perfect woodweave blinds started back in 2014 when I was sourcing bamboo blinds for a client, here in the Highlands. On Pinterest, I would see all these homes with beautiful woodweave / bamboo blinds that looked very natural, organic, and had beautiful yellowy/grey tones. However, no matter how hard I searched, I could not seem to find them in Australia!

Whilst I did manage to source bamboo blinds for that project, the styles and colours were limited. They also came in typical shades that were very red, or shades of green or blue etc. Not what I had in mind!

Not long after that project, we started our renovation and I was set on these natural woodweave blinds that I’d seen in homes across America… and on Pinterest! The search went on, and on, and on.

I can’t tell you how many times I almost ordered them from the US out of desperation, despite the risk, hassle and high cost. Or, I simply gave up searching and started looking at fabric blinds instead. I was caught in a merry-go-round of noncommittal and yet  just couldn’t get these perfectly toned woodweave blinds out of my mind.

It wasn’t until I had lunch last year at beautiful Terragong in Jamberoo (a luxury B&B) with owners Darryl Gordon and his partner Simon, that the search reignited!! Darryl and Simon used woodweave/bamboo blinds in some of the guest suites and very kindly shared with me who they used. Blinds by Peter Meyer.

I ordered samples from their Urban Naturals range . When those samples arrived, I knew immediately the search was over! They were PERFECT. And I had choice, as several of the samples were top contenders.

In the end, I selected Urban Weave in ‘Manhattan’ (above) as I loved the texture, weave definition and the soft golden grey undertone, which works beautifully with all our brass hardware and the yellow/grey tones in our oak floors.

The blinds were ordered and 9 days later, they were being unpackaged from their boxes on our dining table. Yes, not only are they perfect, but the lead time was less than 10 days from order placement!

They really could not be more perfect. Slightly translucent, beautiful texture, perfect colour, and super easy to install. They were also cheaper than their other bamboo Le Blind range, which was an added bonus.

During the day you still get some light through but have absolute privacy. At night, you have privacy and can only just make out figures behind it (depending on how bright your interior lighting is).

We mounted our blinds slightly higher than our window, as our ceilings aren’t very high (2.45m) so it helps give the illusion of a higher ceiling, but also because I didn’t want any reduction of natural light when the blinds were fully up. Where you mount yours will depend on your window style, ceiling height and the look you’re after.

We also put one on our front door and our laundry and they really finish off the rooms.

I’ll post a full kitchen shot on my Instagram soon, so you can see the full effect, but for now I hope this was helpful and gives you an idea of the look of woodweave blinds.

If you want any more information on the blinds, feel free to ask me any questions below!

N xo