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This month’s Project of the Month contest was a record-breaking success with more votes than any contest in Cali Bamboo history! Big thanks to our passionate contestants who helped foster such a great community for the duration of the contest.
Congratulations to the winners below!
If you would like to submit your project for an upcoming contest, email at least 4 photos to [email protected].

1st Place Winner – Robin brought the warmth and comfort of nature to her wellness spa with Tundra cork wall tiles. “I wanted the beauty we find in nature to be a metaphor for inspiring acceptance of ourselves,” she says. Beautiful!
*Won with 1060 ‘likes’ and comments

2nd Place Winner – Richard kept it eco while demonstrating true craftsmanship when he created this totally custom bamboo plywood kitchen from scratch! The homeowner said: “I saw the passion you felt and feel for your work in everything you design, build, and do.” We could not be more impressed!
*Won with 944 ‘likes’ and comments

3rd Place Winner – Corey has been using reclaimed and green materials for over a decade now, and was excited to try out bamboo plywood for this mid century-influenced table! “There is nothing more fulfilling than taking a couple of sketches and ideas to a finished project for you and everyone else to enjoy,” he says, “D.I.Y. For life!”
*Won with 196 ‘likes’ and comments
I know I have asked if you make some dimensional size bamboo stock. I would like to build more with bamboo, but here in the mid west (Indiana) items need to be somewhat traditional. building traditional things with bamboo is a big change for some. I need access to some 1″ x 2″, 3″, 4″, 6″ inch material. I can not show the bamboo plywood edges. I want to build some cabinet door frames as well and need some solid stock.
We no longer sell dimensional bamboo, only bamboo plywood. The only way to conceal the edges of the plywood are to use a matching veneer or paint, but we think the edge is one of the coolest things about our plywood.