Blending Scandinavian Chick With Colorado Country Charm
Hardwood flooring trends We’ve heard a lot about “The Nordic Track” and how Scandinavia is at the forefront of green, sustainable, clean living. If you’ve ever travelled to Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland, one trend you may have come across is good old-fashioned whitewashed hardwood floors. This old trend is making a comeback. Hardwood floors […]
Rediscover Your Hardwood Floors
Correct your carpeting mistakes! At some point, you thought that carpet would be a better choice for you living room. You love the soft feel on your bare feet, and it’s a softer landing for little kids. But, now that the carpet has been around for a while, even with regular maintenance and cleaning, it […]
The History of Prefinished Flooring
In the early 19th-century, hardwood floors were either crudely sawed and installed for the lower and middle class or intricately laid parquet flooring for the wealthy and powerful. The beginning of World War II, when the need for new housing and factories needed to be constructed quickly, opened up the market for a new type […]
Spilling Acetone on Your Hardwood Floors
The weather is getting warmer, flowers are breaking ground and reaching for the sun, and it’s the end of hibernation for many of our local animals here in Colorado. A few animals that are often overlooked when we talk about spring fever are the ten little piggies we’ve been hiding in winter boots for the […]
The Pros of Prefinished Hardwood Flooring
Prefinished vs. site-finished floors When you speak to people about hardwood flooring there seem to be two separate camps: those that choose the site finished hardwood flooring vs. those that choose prefinished floors. We’re not taking sides, by any means, but we thought we’d point out a few benefits of choosing prefinished flooring. Eliminate installation time […]
Top Species of Hardwood Flooring Cont’d
White Oak vs. Red Oak There’s a reason the saying “stronger than Oak” came about; it wasn’t just pulled out of thin air. And the reason is pretty straightforward; Oak flooring is known to be the strongest, hardest, and most resilient, whether you are going for the Red Oak or the White Oak. Choosing between […]
Top Species of Hardwood Flooring
Maple and Cherry Wood Red Oak, White Oak, Maple, and Cherry are the dominant species commonly used to make hardwood floors worldwide. Today, we’re focusing on the Maple and the Cherry, and the characteristics that have made these woods so popular. Unfinished hardwood flooring means almost unlimited choices for your space. When choosing a hardwood floor, […]
The Pros of Floating Floors
Save a little time with floating hardwood floors In our haste to warn you about common mistakes with a floating hardwood floor, we forgot to point out all the awesome advantages of installing your floors this way. So, without further ado, here is a breakdown of all the benefits of choosing floating floors for your […]
The Disadvantages of Floating Floors
There are many different ways to approach choosing a hardwood floor. Some start with the visual, picking the type of species they are most attracted to, but another way of choosing your hardwood floors is to start at the bottom, with the subfloor and the installation technique. Today, we’re going to look at the floating […]
More Eco-Friendly Hardwood Flooring Choices
We’ve touched on this before, but now that Planet Earth took home the best actor Oscar at the 88th Academy Awards a few Sundays back we thought we’d give a few more tips to making environmentally responsible choices when choosing and installing hardwood floors. Of course, accepting the award on behalf of the planet was […]