Where To Buy Bamboo Floor Rugs?

[NancyL]

Anyone know where to buy floor rugs made of natural fibers like bamboo, sisal, water hyacinth? We need one for our dining area, so it needs to be at least 5 ft x 7 ft -- larger would be better (approx 150 cm x 215 cm). We live in town and have to rely on song thaews and tuk-tuks, so it would be great to find a rug here in the city and not have to figure out how to get to Baan Tawan or someplace else far away.

There's a picture of what I have in mind on this website http://www.beachwood.com.au/bamboo-floor-p-360.html

[MESmith]

They had the bamboo mats in Index Living Mall, on the superhighway, south of Carrefour.  That was over a year ago.

[cm das]

Try the rattan furniture shops on Chang Moi Rd. From Mike's Burger's on the moat, head towards Warorot Market. Starting at the first soi, on the left you'll see a string of these shops. As I recall the first one, on the corner, has the best selection of these woven mats.

[shepsel]

I am also in the market for a bamboo carpet--about a 3 by 3 metre one. I did see smaller ones at Index which are about 1.5 by 2.5 metres which is not large enough for the space I have to cover. The sisal ones seem to be hard on bare feet. I have seen shops along Hang Dong Road on the way to Ban Tawai that have water hyacinth and sisal in large sizes, but as I have said, they are rough on bare feet.

Should I come across one with the flat bamboo which each strip is about 2.5 centimeters width, in larger sizes than Index, I will contact you again.

If, in the meantime, Nancy, you come across them, I would appreciate you letting me know where you found it.

[whiterussian]

next to Global house, is a wood workshop... It has the wall panels made of woody looking stuff...? bamboo.. maybe this is what you want, maybe they can point you in right direction?

[spawn]

Hi Everybody,

I have been looking for natural fibre flooring too.

I need to cover a 30 sqm area and I would like to find sisal rolls or water hyacinth rolls in Chiang Mai, but I cannot find. In France they can retail at about 400 Thb a sqm.

Shepsel has been talking about shops on Hang dong road... Anybody knows where I could find these rolls, in Chiang Mai, or elsewhere in Thailand.

Thanks in advance.

[dave2]

cm daz

re .... As I recall the first one, on the corner, has the best selection of these woven mats.

you mean this shop : )

enjoy pic ... dave2

[NancyL]

Wow, this thread is an oldie-but-goodie. We ended up getting two smaller mats at one of the wicker/rattan furniture shops on Chang Moi road. Not quite what I had in mind, but they work. Basically we have a discontinuity under our dining table, where the two mats come together. In retrospect, I'm glad we didn't get anything more expensive because we adopted a cat shortly after getting the mats and he's turned them into grooming aids for his manicures/pedicures.

[bangkokcitylimits]

Nice stuff on that website ! I just found my dream home

[dave2]

nancyl

re ... I'm glad we didn't get anything more expensive because we adopted a cat shortly after getting the mats and he's turned them into grooming aids for his manicures/pedicures

adopting a cat is good ... thank you ... glad you got sorted with your mats

enjoy pics ... dave2

[bangkokcitylimits]

nancyl

re ... I'm glad we didn't get anything more expensive because we adopted a cat shortly after getting the mats and he's turned them into grooming aids for his manicures/pedicures

adopting a cat is good ... thank you ... glad you got sorted with your mats

enjoy pics ... dave2

It looks like the cat matches very well with the interior !

ps, why it it called 'wat prah singh' cat ??

Edited March 28, 2011 by bangkokcitylimits

[dave2]

bkcl.

re ... why it it called 'wat prah singh' cat

coz it lives 100 yards from wat prah singh.... simple ; )

the same as the other little stunner that lives in this driving school office on the north side of the moat

enjoy pic ... dave2

[cheshiregent]

not very nice with bare feet id of thought ?