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Trend Spotting: From Gray to Light Brown in Pasadena

Like many places around the country, there was an uptick in requests for gray stains in Pasadena, Calif., several years ago, says Justin Jones of Sunwest Hardwood Floors.

March 21, 2023

The old town of Pasadena has begun embracing lighter brown stains for its historic oak floors.

Wood Floor Trendspotting: Barnwood Floors Star in Nashville

JP Silva of Nashville, Tenn.-based Master Flooring Floors Design installed his first reclaimed barnwood floor in 2016, and since then the flooring has become a staple for the homes of local celebrities.

January 18, 2023

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Trend Spotting: North Texas 'Can't Get Enough' Hand-Scraped Floors

Johnny Rodriguez began noticing a surge in the popularity of hand-scraped wood floors in North Texas as far back as 1997—and the popularity hasn’t died down.

November 18, 2022

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Wood Floor Trend Spotting: Hawaii Residents Get ‘Island Feel’ With Acacia Floors

Acacia is a more affordable option compared with koa, which is used in furniture and cabinets, wood floor pro Paul Didok says.

October 3, 2022

Trend Spotting: Herringbone, Chevron Flooring Get Love In Latvia

Herringbone and chevron wood floors have grown in popularity in and around Riga, Latvia, says Rihards Jeske of Parketa Nams.

September 19, 2022

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Wood Floor Trend Spotting: Brazilian Oak Dominates in Rio de Janeiro

Tauri, also known as Brazilian oak, is becoming increasingly popular as flooring in Brazil.

May 18, 2022

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Wood Floor Trend Spotting: Switzerland’s Uptick in Long-Length Flooring

For the past two years, this Swiss flooring company has seen an uptick in wide oak boards measuring 9.5 feet in length.

March 17, 2022

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Wood Floor Trend Spotting: Patterned Floors in Belgium

“I think this is due to an aspiration of architects and floor installers who want to get themselves to a higher level every day," says Belgian pro Che Polfliet.

December 9, 2021

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Wood Floor Trend Spotting: Protecting the Heritage in a Small Aussie Town

There’s been an influx of folks from the big city of Sydney buying up old homes in this historic town. Here's how one contractor is protecting the town's antique floors.

November 10, 2021

Phil Waine salvaged this red stringybark from a 1850s cottage.

Watching Wood Flooring Emerge as Globalization Takes Over

Just a few decades ago, hardwood floors were not part of mainstream flooring. There were limited opportunities for hardwood manufacturers to exhibit and for buyers to view hardwood floors at floor covering shows. Now, the largest hardwood flooring exhibit in the world, a vast 660,000 square feet, is part of DomotexAsia/ChinaFloor, a full-line floor covering show in Shanghai. That exhibition is wooing U.S. suppliers, and the National Wood Flooring Association is facilitating its members to take advantage of this opportunity. My, how things have changed.NWFA-member suppliers of U.S.-made hardwood flooring and lumber products are eligible to receive free exhibition space (approximately 10 by 10 feet) at DomotexAsia/ChinaFloor in Shanghai, March 26-28, 2013. Typically exhibit space costs exhibitors $300 per square meter, but by exhibiting with NWFA, the only cost is a $750 common area fee. Other benefits include group hotel room rates, coordinated meetings with potential customers, exposure to international media and more. These NWFA member perks are made possible by a cooperative agreement between the NWFA, the American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) promoting export of American hardwood and hardwood flooring products. For more information on exhibiting with NWFA at DomotexAsia/ChinaFloor, contact Debbie Edgar at NWFA via email at debbiee@nwfa.org or by phone at (636) 519-9663, ext. 104.

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