Happy Halloween!
Here in south central Pennsylvania it is a perfect Halloween night. As the dark approaches the wind whips the trees back and forth. There is threat of some seriously spooky weather. Stay home and read some really scary stories just follow the link. Good luck sleeping tonite
Learn the true story of how we came to have wood floors
While it may seem that wood flooring has always been with us that is just not the case. Wood flooring that we have come to know and love has a rich and much more recent history. Follow the link below for the full story. The history of wood flooring
Stop what you are doing and be amazed at these trees
From wood flooring to canoes, building materials, pencils and the list goes on and on the forests provide. But nature has a way of continually amazing us with its diversity and beauty. Follow the link for a spectacular gallery of trees like you have never seen before. Gallery of fascinating trees
Prepare to be floored. A gallery of some mind blowing installations
We love beautiful floors that is what we do. But there are some floors that just go above and beyond. Follow the link for a gallery that sets a new standard for beauty. Gallery of wood flooring art
The Trees Are Talking
How trees secretly talk to each other in the forest. Beyond providing us with amazing wide plank flooring and a plethora of other building products that may eventually become reclaimed wood, scientists have discovered that trees talk to each other.
We Owe Proper Forest Management to Future Generations
The hardwood flooring industry, which produces highly sought after wide plank flooring, is dependent on proper forest management practices just as a matter of survival. But ultimately there is a much bigger picture here and that is our giant shared ecosystem. Read below to learn some of the best practices that will ensure our planet will remain healthy and we can continue to harvest hardwoods and softwoods to continue making beautiful flooring for generations to come.
Why Not Walnut Wide Plank Flooring?
Elegance is the word that comes to mind. Walnut wide plank floors just have their own quiet but powerful elegance. Our New Walnut – Character Grade flooring is firmly within that tradition of subdued elegance. Traditionally, this wood was found more often in the cabinet maker’s wood shop being turned into long dining tables and […]
A Creative Way To Deal With Dying Trees
A beautiful solution to an ugly problem. Woman decorates dying trees in her desire to add joy, color and hope to neighborhoods.
A Stunning Old Growth Forest
When it comes to trees older is always better. This old growth forest in Sweden has trees up to 200 years old.
Mount Vernon Old Growth Tree Gives Up the Ghost
An artifact more than 200 years old at the home of George Washington in Mount Vernon, Virginia, is no more. A white oak tree dated to at least 1780 fell late last month. Mount Vernon Director of Horticulture Dean Norton was among the last to see the oak standing late last month. “I had just driven past […]