Emily Kingland

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Emily joined WFB in November 2025 after working as a freelance writer and copywriter at Duluth Trading Company. Emily has a degree in public relations from the University of Northern Iowa. Outside of work, Emily enjoys reading, doing house projects and playing in a band with her husband, Justin.

Extraordinary Floors

Good Sports: How a 53,000-Square-Foot Redesign Helped Heal a Community

How a gym floor redesign sparked community unity by giving local businesses the spotlight they deserved.

July 17, 2026

Ottawa Answers Nature's Call

Canada’s capital is going au naturel when it comes to wood flooring, according to Brent Whitcomb, owner of Ottawa Sanding & Refinishing.

July 17, 2026

Building Community Builds Business for DOM

Community-building and educational events have made Chicago-area flooring supplies distributor DOM Flooring Supplies (Elk Grove Village, Ill.), a fast success.

July 17, 2026

An Art Deco Revival Made to Last

For nearly a century, the Waldorf Astoria in midtown Manhattan has served as the unofficial palace of New York City. So when the opportunity to manufacture and finish 8,500 square feet of flooring, parquet and complex patterns for the 1930s-era Art Deco hotel came up, Los Angeles-based BoardHouse jumped on it.

July 17, 2026

The Great American Wood Floor Tour

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Alexander Vallant of Parkett Schleif (“Parquet Sanding”) Service in Langnau im Emmental, Switzerland, has been sanding floors since 1998, and until 2022, he thought he’d handled all the best of the best floor sanders. Then a video of an American Sanders 12-inch drum sander popped up on his phone.

July 17, 2026

Introducing the Winners of the 2026 WFB Truck & Van Contest

Road-ready, strong and steady, this year’s WFB Truck & Van Contest winners brought their A game. Find out whose work vehicles won Best Exterior Graphics, Most Organized Interior, Most Unusual, Biggest Disaster and the new Exterior/Organized Combo award!

June 1, 2026

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A Wood Bending Experiment Gone Right

Titus Ragalie of Tualatin, Ore.-based Treadline Construction took full advantage of the opportunity to install anything he wanted in a client’s home office.

May 26, 2026

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Texture and Depth Are on the Rise in England

Distressed boards in rich, natural tones have been gaining popularity in the West Sussex area of England.

May 21, 2026

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Why Wood Floor Before-and-After Pictures Make Great Sales Tools

“It helps us close jobs, because 50 percent of people have a vision, and the other 50 percent want design help."

May 21, 2026

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AI-Based Technology Shows Deforestation Risk of U.S. Counties

It’s now easy to see the deforestation risk of counties in 37 states thanks to the American Hardwood Assured Legal and Deforestation-free platform, created by the American Hardwood Export Council.

May 21, 2026

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Introducing the Winners of the 2026 WFB Truck & Van Contest

Road-ready, strong and steady, this year’s WFB Truck & Van Contest winners brought their A game. Find out whose work vehicles won Best Exterior Graphics, Most Organized Interior, Most Unusual, Biggest Disaster and the new Exterior/Organized Combo award!

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What Is Your Favorite White Oak Floor You’ve Ever Done?

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Building Bozeman: 4 Must-Haves We Put in Our Showroom

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My Rule Of Three: How I Match Customers With Stain Colors Right Away

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Enter WFB's 2026 Ultimate Wood Floor Guy/Gal Contest by Oct. 1