Traditional Indoor Horizontal Carbonized Bamboo Flooring

Along with choices in style you may wish to consider in bamboo flooring, there is also the question of color.  Bamboo flooring is available in two colors – natural and carbonized.  The color is determined at the boiling process.  Natural bamboo appears in a creamy blonde color that is known to add a touch of brightness to an interior.  Carbonized bamboo is characterized by its smoky, caramel hue which is the result of a longer boiling process which causes the remaining starches in the bamboo to caramelize.  It should be noted that by the end of the respective boiling processes, the natural remains to be the slightly harder bamboo flooring. The carbonization process which defines carbonized bamboo reduces the bamboo’s hardness by about 30%.  It must also be noted that even though this is true, both colors of bamboo flooring can still be classified as being as hard as some hardwood species.