Two Rae shades, same Two Pages catalog, both labeled Natural, both ship under the same bamboo headrail with the same cordless or corded lift. In thumbnails they look like cousins. The configurator says they are different products at different prices, and the fiber spec sheet says they are not actually that close.
The short version: Rae Pure Bamboo Series Z is 100% bamboo across all 15 colorways, starts at from $89.99/shade, and tilts warm and dark in palette. Rae Ramie Jute Woven Wood Series D is a multi-fiber blend (ramie, kenaf, jute, sometimes a touch of bamboo) at from $129.99/shade, with a 15-color palette that runs much wider on the light end.
Rae Pure Bamboo Series Z
4.5 / 5
- Fiber purity: 4.9
- Color depth (warms): 4.7
- Value at base price: 4.8
- Light-neutral range: 3.8
- Texture finesse: 4.3
Verdict: the budget-friendly, single-fiber pick for warm and dark woven palettes.
Rae Ramie Jute Woven Wood D
4.6 / 5
- Fiber purity: 4.4
- Color depth (warms): 4.5
- Value at base price: 4.2
- Light-neutral range: 4.9
- Texture finesse: 4.7
Verdict: the broader-palette, finer ramie-slub pick when light neutrals or mixed naturals matter.
Option A · 100% Bamboo
Rae Pure Bamboo Series Z
from $89.99/shade
- 100% bamboo, single fiber, renewable
- 15 colors, warm browns and deep neutrals
- ~65% base shading · cordless or corded lift
Code WOVEN · 20% off · Free ship $300+
Option B · Ramie Jute Blend
Rae Ramie Jute Woven Wood Series D
from $129.99/shade
- Ramie, jute, kenaf multi-fiber by colorway
- 15 colors, lights to darks, broader palette
- 60-65% base shading · cordless or corded
Code WOVEN · 20% off · Free ship $300+
Three rooms answer this question. Let me walk through each, then meet you back at the configurator.
Decision Flowchart · Which Rae shade for your window?
Q1. What palette is the room?
Warm brown, coffee, black, dark neutral → likely Z. Oyster White, Milk White, soft caramel, mixed neutrals → likely D.
Q2. Is single-fiber sustainability load-bearing?
If “100% bamboo, one renewable fiber” is the pitch you care about, Z. If multi-fiber natural blends are fine (ramie, jute, kenaf), D opens up.
Q3. Is the $40/shade gap a factor?
Multi-window job, tight budget, palette tilts dark? Z at $89.99. Single statement window, willing to spend the upgrade for the finer slub? D at $129.99.
Q4. Need a lighter neutral than Z can give?
Z14 Off-White is the lightest in Z. If you need D01 Oyster White or D04 Milk White level light, only D delivers.
Q5. None of the above feels right?
The Rae catalog also lists Series C, M, P, S, W with different fiber mixes. The buying guide breaks each one out.
When Rae Pure Bamboo Series Z Wins
Picture a south-facing living room with walnut floors, brass hardware, and a coffee-and-cream sofa. You want a shade that disappears into the warmth, not one that argues with it. That is exactly where the Z series lives. If you want the bigger picture on bamboo, ramie, jute and kenaf fiber differences across the Two Pages woven wood tier, our complete bamboo and woven wood guide maps the whole landscape one layer up from this head to head.
The Z series spec sheet is unusual for the Rae catalog: every single colorway, Z01 through Z15, is 100% bamboo. There is no ramie blend on Z12 Autumn Leaves. There is no kenaf addition on Z07 Bamboo Carbon. The variation comes from dye and weave technique, not from a different fiber mix. For dye and finish compliance, look up the OEKO-TEX Standard 100 certification that the bamboo supply chain Two Pages uses adheres to.
Pure Bamboo Series Z
100% Bamboo
Every colorway Z01 through Z15 is single-fiber bamboo. No ramie, no kenaf, no jute. The weave shifts color through dye, not through fiber mix.
Pitch: the cleanest sustainability story in the Rae catalog. One renewable plant fiber.
Ramie Jute Woven Wood D
Multi-Fiber Mix
D01-D09 lean ramie-dominant (100% ramie or 95% ramie + 5% bamboo). D10-D12 add jute. D13-D15 add kenaf. The fiber mix is dyed and woven by colorway.
Pitch: finer texture range and broader color depth from natural fiber variety.
The 100% Bamboo Sustainability Pitch
Bamboo is one of the fastest growing renewable plant fibers on the planet. It regenerates from its root system without replanting. It draws CO2 at higher rates per acre than most hardwoods. For a buyer who treats sustainability as a load-bearing spec, not a marketing line, Z is the cleaner story.
Ramie and kenaf are also plant-based, also renewable, and they carry their own valid eco arguments. The difference is the simplicity of the pitch: one fiber, one source, one weave technique, one dye sequence. That clarity matters in a design spec, a project bid, or a hospitality buyer brief.
The Warm and Dark Palette Tilt
The Z palette runs warm. Z01 Walnut, Z02 Coppery Black, Z07 Bamboo Carbon, Z08 Vintage Coffee, Z10 Caramel, Z12 Autumn Leaves, Z13 Rock-Soil. Even the lighter Z options (Z04 Interphase White, Z11 Pearl, Z14 Off-White) carry a warm undertone, never the cool airy whites you would see on linen.
If your room reads warm and earthy, Z is the natural fit. Think mid-century walnut, leather, brass, terracotta, cognac. The bamboo weave catches afternoon light with the same amber temperature those materials carry. The result is a room that feels integrated rather than collaged.
The Budget Math on Multi-Window Jobs
The $40/shade gap looks small on a single window. On a four-window living room, it is $160 saved. On a whole-floor refresh with eight windows, $320 saved. That is real money, and on bamboo specifically, the Z series delivers most of the design payoff at the lower price.
Rae Pure Bamboo Series Z deep dive: every colorway analyzed
If you have already narrowed on Series Z and want each of the 15 colors broken out plus liner-by-liner shading data, the full review takes that next layer.
Want a single-fiber, fully renewable shade at the lower entry?
The Pure Bamboo Series Z is 100% bamboo across all 15 colorways. $40/shade less than Series D. Best fit when your palette tilts brown, coffee, or dark neutral.
Code WOVEN · Cordless or corded · Made-to-order final sale
🌿 The 100% bamboo claim, unpacked
Two Pages publishes the Rae Z series as 100% bamboo. Bamboo grows 3 to 5 times faster than hardwood, regenerates from its root system without replanting, and the woven shade construction here uses no synthetic backing in the unlined version. For dye and finish compliance, the OEKO-TEX Standard 100 certifies textiles free of substances harmful to human health and is the industry baseline most natural fiber buyers now check.
When Rae Ramie Jute Woven Wood Series D Wins
Now picture a different room. North-facing bedroom, white oak floors, off-white linen bedding, brushed nickel hardware. The room reads cool and airy. You want a woven shade that does not throw a warm brown anchor into the corner of a deliberately soft palette. That is where Series D earns its $40.
The D series fiber breakdown is the opposite of Z: multi-fiber by colorway. D01 Oyster White is 100% ramie. D04 Milk White is 100% ramie. D05 Honey is 75% ramie + 25% kenaf. D10 Caramel Brown is 80% jute + 20% bamboo. D13 Licorice and D14 Tortoiseshell are 95% kenaf + 5% bamboo. Each color is engineered with the fiber mix that delivers the cleanest tone and texture for that hue.
The Light Neutral Lock
D01 Oyster White and D04 Milk White are the two colorways that no Z shade can match. Z14 Off-White, the lightest Z, still reads warm and slightly tan against a stark white wall. D01 reads soft cream. D04 reads almost paper white.
If your room is built around a true light neutral, you cannot fake it on Z. The bamboo fiber takes dye warmer at the lightest end of the scale. Ramie at 100% holds a cooler, cleaner light tone. That is the structural reason D wins this scenario, full stop.
Rae Ramie Jute Series D full review: ramie vs kenaf vs jute per color
D series colorways shift fiber mix shade to shade. The review breaks out which colors are 100% ramie, which add jute, and which lean kenaf, plus drape behavior.
Ramie-Dominant Slub Texture
Ramie has a finer, slightly more refined slub than bamboo. The shade reads less rustic and more “designed” up close. If you are within 3 feet of the window often (a reading chair, a desk, a bed), that texture difference matters in your daily field of view.
Bamboo at 100% reads more uniform, more grain-aligned, more orderly. Beautiful in its own register, but a different texture story. Real talk: if you have already seen ramie shades in person and that is the texture you want, Z will not get you there even at the same color.
Mixed Naturals for Design-First Rooms
The D palette also includes warmer mid-tones (D02 Maple, D05 Honey, D09 Hazelnut, D12 Sicilian) that span the same warm bamboo territory Z covers, but with a different fiber backbone. If you want warm browns plus the option of a light neutral on the same series for a second window or a sibling room, D is the only one that gives you both ends of that palette under a single product line.
Want light neutrals, mixed natural fibers, or a more refined slub?
The Ramie Jute Series D ships with Oyster White D01, Milk White D04, Honey D05 and 12 other tones spanning light to dark. Ramie-dominant in most colorways for finer texture.
Code WOVEN · Cordless or corded · Made-to-order final sale
When Neither is the Right Call
Sometimes the answer is “neither of these.” The Rae catalog runs deep beyond just Z and D. Rae Series C is 90% ramie + 10% bamboo at 65% shading, with 15 colors that tilt cooler and lighter than Z. Series S, Series P, Series M and Series W all offer different fiber mixes and different price tiers. If the answer for your window is neither Z nor D, our bamboo shade buying guide walks through the full Rae C / D / M / P / S / W lineup and the Lay / Sybil / Karina sister collections.
Some scenarios also call for a feature neither Z nor D ship with. If you want voice control via Apple Home, Google Home or Alexa, the Rae Smart Motorized Bamboo (Series P) is the version you actually want, not a manual cordless. If you want light from the top but privacy at the bottom (a kitchen over the sink, a bathroom, an upstairs bedroom facing the street), the Rae Top Down Bottom Up Cordless Woven Wood variants in Series C, D or W deliver that mechanism the standard Z and D cannot.
When Ready-Made Beats Custom
Honestly? If your window is a standard size (within 1 inch of 31×64 or 35×72 for example), your budget caps at $80 total, and you are willing to live with a slightly imperfect fit, big-box ready-made bamboo can be the right call. Both Z and D are made-to-order, final sale. That is a $90 to $130 commitment per shade. For a guest room window you barely look at, the calculation may not justify the upgrade.
If the window matters, the room matters, and the design matters, custom is the call every time. Just be clear with yourself about which bucket the window falls into before clicking configure.
Specs at a Glance
Below is the head-to-head spec table, copied straight from the Two Pages catalog data. Notice the lift, mount and liner rows: identical across both series. The decision really is fiber composition and color palette, with price as the third axis.
| Spec | Rae Pure Bamboo Series Z | Rae Ramie Jute Woven Wood Series D |
|---|---|---|
| Fiber composition | 100% bamboo (every colorway) | Ramie-dominant, with kenaf, jute, bamboo by colorway |
| Base shading (unlined) | ~65% across all 15 colors | 60-65% (D11, D12 at 60%, others 65%) |
| Color count | 15 (Z01 to Z15) | 15 (D01 to D15) |
| Palette tilt | Warm browns, blacks, coffees, dark neutrals | Broader: light whites (D01, D04) through dark licorice (D13) |
| Lift options | Cordless or corded lift | Cordless or corded lift |
| Mount | Inside or outside, no-drill bracket included 18-50 in | Inside or outside, no-drill bracket included 18-50 in |
| Liner options | Unlined / Privacy / Blackout | Unlined / Privacy / Blackout |
| Lead time | 10-14 days, made-to-order, final sale | 10-14 days, made-to-order, final sale |
| Sustainability claim | 100% renewable bamboo, single fiber | Multi-fiber natural plant blend |
| Base price | from $89.99/shade · head-to-head configurator | from $129.99/shade |
Read the table top to bottom and the cleanest takeaway is this: hardware is identical, finishing is identical, ordering experience is identical. The configurator decision collapses to two questions: which fiber, which palette.
Color Range · Series Z (top row) vs Series D (bottom row)
Pure Bamboo Z · 15 colorways, dark and warm tilt
Ramie Jute Woven Wood D · 15 colorways, broader light to dark span
Hex values approximated from catalog photography. Order swatches for exact match.
Look at the lightest end of each row side by side. Z’s lightest options carry yellow-cream and tan undertones. D’s lightest reaches into true paper white territory. That is the entire light-neutral argument in one visual.
Unlined
~60-65%
Base shading from the weave alone. Some shadow cast during day on unlined Z and D, both. No surcharge.
Privacy Liner
50-75%
Beige White backing. Adds privacy in daylight without total light block. Same liner option on Z and D.
Blackout Liner
96-100%
White backing for full light block. Bedroom and nursery default. Available on both Z and D.
Pricing, Promo & Service
Series Z opens at from $89.99/shade. Series D opens at from $129.99/shade. That $40 gap holds across most sizes, with slight compression on the very largest dimensions where the fabric quantity dominates the price. Lift type, mount type and liner choice add roughly the same percentage uplift on both products, so the gap stays approximately constant.
Pure Bamboo Z · sample configs
- Base: 24×36 unlined cordless ~$89.99
- Mid: 36×60 privacy liner cordless ~$155
- Full: 48×72 blackout liner corded ~$215
Estimates. Final price set by configurator.
Ramie Jute D · sample configs
- Base: 24×36 unlined cordless ~$129.99
- Mid: 36×60 privacy liner cordless ~$195
- Full: 48×72 blackout liner corded ~$258
Estimates. Final price set by configurator.
Two promo codes apply at the same 20% discount: WOVEN (bamboo and woven shade collections, the cleanest match for both Z and D) and JULY (sitewide default). Either drops a $130 D shade to about $104 net. Two Pages ships free over $300, which a single shade above 40 inches wide with a blackout liner typically clears on its own. Lead time runs 10 to 14 days on both, made-to-order, final sale once production starts. Cordless lift is the safer pick when kids or pets are in the room, per Window Covering Safety Council guidance on corded shade hazards.
⚠️ Both shades are made-to-order, final sale
Once a bamboo or ramie jute shade ships, returns are not accepted. Bamboo dye lots vary subtly batch to batch. Ramie slub varies even more. Swatch the actual color, in your actual room, in your actual daylight before you click configure. The $28.99 sample books pay for themselves the first time they save you from a $400 wrong call.
🎨 Bamboo reads different from ramie under your daylight. Swatch first, configure second.
Two Pages ships Choose Any 3 Bamboo Sample Books with Rae Series Z and Series D side by side. Order Z02 Coppery Black + Z14 Off-White next to D01 Oyster White + D14 Tortoiseshell. Watch how the pure bamboo grain reads against the ramie slub in your own room light. $28.99 for 3 kits, 3-5 day delivery.
FAQ
Is the Rae Pure Bamboo Series Z really 100% bamboo across all colors?
Yes. Two Pages publishes the Rae Natural Pure Bamboo Woven Shades Series Z as 100% bamboo for every colorway from Z01 Walnut through Z15. The colors are achieved by dye and weave variation, not by mixing in other fibers.
That is the cleanest single-fiber sustainability story across the Rae catalog. If a strict “one renewable plant fiber” pitch matters in your room or for a project spec, Z is the only series that delivers without footnote.
Why is Ramie Jute Series D $40 more per shade than Pure Bamboo Z?
Two reasons. First, ramie and kenaf cost more per square yard than bamboo when sourced at OEKO-TEX compliant quality. Ramie in particular is a finer fiber requiring more processing.
Second, the D series colorways are blended (some 100% ramie, some 95% ramie + 5% bamboo, some 80% jute + 20% bamboo, some 95% kenaf + 5% bamboo), and multi-fiber dye and weave work costs more than single-fiber bamboo. The result is a $89.99 base on Z vs $129.99 base on D.
Can I get a light neutral on Pure Bamboo Series Z?
Only at one end of the palette. Z14 Off-White and Z04 Interphase White are the lightest Z colorways, but they still read warmer and slightly darker than D01 Oyster White or D04 Milk White on Series D.
If your room demands a true light neutral, Series D is the call. If “warm light” with a coffee undertone is fine, Z14 or Z04 can work. Order swatches of all four before deciding.
Are the lift, mount and liner options the same on Z and D?
Yes, the hardware and finishing options are identical. Both ship with cordless or corded lift. Both mount inside or outside, and both include the no-drill bracket when your shade width falls between 18 and 50 inches.
Both offer the same three liner choices: Unlined, Privacy Liner (50-75% shading, Beige White), and Blackout Liner (96-100% shading, White). The decision really is fiber composition and color palette, not hardware.
Do these qualify for the WOVEN promo code?
Yes. Code WOVEN applies 20% off bamboo and woven shade collections at Two Pages and covers both Pure Bamboo Series Z and Ramie Jute Woven Wood Series D. The sitewide JULY code also works at the same 20% rate.
Two Pages ships free over $300, which a single shade above 40 inches wide typically clears once a liner is added. Made-to-order shades are final sale.
Which series is better for a child’s bedroom or nursery?
Both are safe choices when you pick the cordless lift. The corded lift options on either series have a pull cord that is a known strangulation hazard for children under 8 and small pets.
Beyond the lift question, palette tends to push the answer: D04 Milk White or D01 Oyster White read lighter and airier in a nursery context, while Z series suits older kids’ rooms that lean warm and woody. Pair either with the blackout liner for sleep.
Final Verdict
The way I’d think about it after staring at the configurator for an hour: if your palette runs warm and dark, your budget cares about the $40/shade gap, and “100% bamboo” is the story you want to tell, Rae Pure Bamboo Series Z at from $89.99/shade is the right call. If your palette needs a true light neutral that Z cannot deliver, you want the finer ramie slub texture, or you want a single product line that spans Oyster White to Licorice on the same hardware, Rae Ramie Jute Woven Wood Series D at from $129.99/shade earns the extra $40. Both ship with the same cordless or corded lift, the same liner options, the same lead time. The decision really is fiber and palette, and the swatch books answer it in a week.
Final Decision
If you want a single-fiber, fully renewable shade in a warm brown or dark neutral palette and you are watching the budget, Rae Pure Bamboo Z at from $89.99/shade is the call. If you want a light neutral like Oyster White or Milk White, a finer ramie-dominant slub, or the broader 15-color D palette, Rae Ramie Jute Woven Wood D at from $129.99/shade earns the extra $40.
Code WOVEN for 20% off either collection · Free shipping over $300 · Made-to-order (final sale)
