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There should be no difference in quality, however a curtain that is listed as having 96 strands and one listed as having 135 strands are obviously different. The 96 strands bamboo curtains are heavier and thicker per bead and the image is less defined, while 135 strands allow for more detail and the strands are lighter and thinner and therefor easier to part.

If you wanted to hang one of our curtains in a window rather than a doorway you may find it too long. However, several of our customers have shortened their curtains simply by unhooking the metal wire pieces that are chained together inside the bamboo shafts. But, the artisans that produced these curtains weren’t counting on that, so after you have taken off beads you will end up with a ragged bottom end. If that fits your look perfectly you’re done. If you are the arduous type you could go a step further and trim the beads and wire to obtain the straight bottom look you’re after…
Additionally, consider that in most cases the curtains don’t need to be adjusted at all as you can simply hang it in front of, or behind the doorway (depending on how your door closes). As there’s usually room above the door and around it your curtain may simply fit.

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We’re aiming to deliver higher strand count curtains than the competition, but please note that due to the fact that these are loose hanging strands pf bamboo beads, opaque coverage is not possible. However, the density of 135 strands will be a significant improvement over 70 or 90 strands…
Also, please keep in mind that a bamboo curtain will conceal what’s behind it if the room you’re in is brighter than the room behind it. If the opposite is true, the lighter space behind the curtain will be visible, albeit obscured by the curtain and its design/pattern.

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Our bamboo curtains come fully assembled and ready to hang. All you need to do is lift it out of the box it comes in, mark with a pencil through the eyelets on top where you want to drill, and then either bring in the big drill (if you’re a man) with all the bits, or simply hammer a nail, screw, or hook (if you’re a woman) in the marked spot… Time: 45 minutes for males, 3 minutes for females.

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Let’s start at the top:
A wooden bar holds the dangling strands. It has eyelets on top for hanging it on nails, screws, or hooks (which you supply). If you want to shorten the rod, simply cut between the strands. If you want to lengthen it, buy two curtains. You can hang your curtain in the doorway, in front, or behind it, depending on your circumstances. We do not do custom sizes.
The bamboo beads are hollow shafts of bamboo and are strung onto metal brass wire, which are looped so that the next section can hook through the loop, forming a flexible joint.
The bamboo beads are painted all around so that the curtain looks good from any angle. In the case of natural bamboo the beads are lightly varnished. And that’s how they’re made.

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Where do you live? In Death Valley or in Seattle? Nothing lasts forever, but our bamboo bead curtains have graced many a patio, lanai, garden fence, surf and garden shack doorway. For how long? We wouldn’t know. Consider that they’re made of a natural material, bamboo, as the name implies. The bamboo is painted with color or varnished when it’s plain, and then it’s strung onto brass wire. You draw your own conclusions. They will last a couple of summers, winters, and a spring outside and maybe several more, but it’s not an outdoors product persé and its condition and appearance will change, just like yours, so you’re taking your changes depending on your climatological and geographical circumstances. If you like their design, go for it. If you’re looking for something that will stand the teeth of time, may I suggest you make your own from galvanized pipe…

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From the web page’s product description: “Made of hundreds of small pieces of bamboo, called ‘beads,’ with each bead hand-painted 360 degrees, so that they look great from both sides and at any angle.”

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Sorry, they only come in the posted sizes of 36”x79”, or 90×200cm. If you need curtains to be wider you can do what many customers have done: buy two and adjust the width of one, then hang them together. You can cut the wooden rod from which the strands dangle easily with a small saw. If you need symmetry, simply cut a left and right piece and extend your central curtain that way. If you need a smaller curtain, also consider that you may be able to hang it behind the doorway, rather than in the doorway. You can also hang it in front.
For those that need a longer curtain, we were sent pictures by a customer who had simply overlapped a curtain valanche-style, then removed the beads to where they would no longer touch a person’s head, thereby covering up the rod of the curtain behind it…
Imagine your options!

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