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Featured Hardwood Floors Articles

Hardwood Floors vs. Carpets
One of the major home improvements people make is to change or upgrade their floors. Let's face it: a good looking floor can add a lot of value to a home. On the other hand, an old, stained, grubby outdated floor can do a lot to bring down a home's ...

5 Reasons Why You Should Consider Bamboo Hardwood Flooring
Choosing hardwood flooring over other options such as laminate, linoleum or carpet is no small decision.Now that you have chosen to go with hardwood, you need to decide what type of hardwood you would like to have in your home.Typically, most people think ...

American Cherry Hardwood for Flooring Projects
Floors made of hardwood will always make any home look elegant no matter if the home is not as big as a mansion. These kinds of floors are suitable for all kinds of homeowners no matter what their lifestyles are.Hardwood flooring can evoke timeless ...




5 Reasons To Choose Hardwood Flooring
 

If you’re choosing flooring for your home, why not think about installing a hardwood floor in a couple of rooms? A wood floor is a beautiful and enduring alternative to a carpet or laminate floor and it will transform the look and feel of a room dramatically, due to its warm hues and individuality.

If you need some convincing, have a look at the following:

Unique

Your wooden floor will be truly unique, not only because of the natural grain, which cannot be duplicated, but also because you have the option of designing your own floor. Many companies design bespoke wooden floors, so that you get to choose the exact pattern you’d like on your floor. Mixing woods together gives a fabulous effect and any pattern of your choosing can be created.

Stylish

Wood has been used in the home for centuries to bring warmth and character to every style of décor. It is hard to match its timeless beauty and a wooden floor will add a touch of class to any home. Contrary to popular belief, a real wood floor retains the warmth and keeps draughts at bay.

Healthy

Unlike a carpet, where dust and dust mites can get trapped in the pile, even with the most powerful vacuum cleaner, a wood floor could help end allergy and respiratory problems, because it is easy to clean and keep free of dust.

Practical

The wear and tear of everyday life can take its toll on a carpet, but a hard wearing wood floor will last for years if looked after properly. It requires minimal maintenance to keep it looking good.

Economical

Unlike a carpet, a wooden floor will last for years and could increase the value of your property. Furthermore, a wooden floor need not cost much more than a quality carpet, and in the long run it will probably work out to be the cheaper option.

Written By: Centaur International


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Milford Times, MI - 19 hours ago
Floor Studio is a full service flooring design center. We offer everything for your floor: from Ceramic Tile and Hardwood Floors to Carpet and Area Rugs. ...

College athletics: UTPB's Falcon Dome soon will have new floor
Odessa American, TX - Jan 7, 2009
Hardwood floors are built to give a little, which reduces stress on the legs of athletes. A pulastic floor isn't exactly like playing on concrete, ...

Antique Wood Flooring Specialist Based in Zirconia Celebrates 25 ...
Azom.com - Jan 4, 2009
The award-winning company is based out of Zirconia, and has been creating antique wood flooring products in their own Green River mill for more than two ...

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Urbanwood finds creative uses for Ann Arbor's felled trees
MLive.com, MI - 20 hours ago
... trees in southeast Michigan and route them to small, local sawmills where they eventually become hardwood floors, mantels, shelves, table tops and more. ...

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Lanham home offers wood views
Business Gazette, MD - 14 hours ago
Inside, a two-story foyer welcomes a visitor into the home, with hardwood floors under foot. Just to the right of the entrance is a set of French doors that ...

Get smart: 9 projects for 2009
AZ Central.com, AZ - 10 hours ago
"(It) could be as simple as painting or replacing carpeting, replacing tile, ripping up the tile and putting in carpeting or putting in hardwood floors," ...

Living 'Green' in First Palisades LEED Home
Palisadian-Post, CA - 15 hours ago
Stepping into the house, one of the first features a person notices is the walnut hardwood floors'except, as Lee points out, they're actually bamboo, ...

Salem Hospital opens 32 private rooms
The Salem News, MA - 21 hours ago
Yesterday, Spagnoli didn't seem to mind trading the picturesque view of Salem Harbor from his old room for the brand-new section with shiny hardwood floors ...

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Candace Bushnell
Hartford Courant, United States - 11 hours ago
The floors are aged, wide hardwood, and the brass chandelier almost didn't get to stay. "I had actually thought about taking that out but decided to just ...

Pages from the Past
East Dubuque Register, IL - 1 hour ago
Throw rugs are used on the hardwood floors. The color scheme in this room is orchid and white, while Mike's bedroom is decorated in plaid coloring and has ...