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Project case study, Lake Lanier
Woven wood shades, Lake Lanier great room
Lake Lanier, Georgia. Woven Wood Shades in bamboo, top-down bottom-up. From measure to install in 4 weeks, Half day on site.
4 weeks lead time
Half day on site
Bamboo, top-down bottom-up
Lifetime install warranty
The project
A lake-front great room, and a dock-side walkway.
A Lake Lanier lake-front great room with a wall of windows framing the bay. The homeowners wanted privacy from the lake-side dock but not at the cost of the view. We specified bamboo woven shades with top-down bottom-up cordless operation; the upper opening drops for daytime view-preservation while the lower stays closed for privacy from the dock-side walkway.
What we installed
Three details that made the install.
Bamboo woven shades
Natural fiber texture that softens the lake-side glare without flattening into a single tonal panel; the weave preserves the daytime view.
Top-down bottom-up operation
Dual rails let the homeowner drop the upper rail for view while keeping the lower rail closed for privacy from the dock-side walkway.
Cordless lift mechanism
Required because the great room hosts grandchildren; eliminates the cord safety risk while preserving smooth operation.
The decision behind it
Privacy from the dock, without giving up the bay.
The whole problem with a lake house is that the view and the people walking past are in the same direction. Top-down bottom-up solves it mechanically instead of by compromise: the top of the shade drops for daylight while the bottom stays up against the dock-side walkway.
Bamboo was right for the room because woven wood filters light rather than stopping it, so the space keeps the color coming off the water instead of going flat. No two panels come out identical, which is the point of the material and also why we bring real samples to the window rather than a swatch card. Cordless lift throughout, because a wall of windows with cords is a wall of cords. The material notes are on our woven wood shades page, and we take this work anywhere in north Georgia, lake houses included.
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