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WFB Wood Flooring State of the Industry 2025

The editors of Wood Floor Business again collected responses from wood flooring manufacturers, distributors, retailers and contractors—see what they had to say about how business did in 2024 and what they saw coming for 2025.

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Tennessee Embraces Warm, Natural Tones in Wood Floors

Warm, natural tones have taken over the wood floors in the Nashville, Tenn., suburbs as homeowners shift away from previous gray floor trends

Brown Oaks Flooring co-owner Ashley Do Carmo favors earth-tone wood floors.

Minnesota Embraces Wire-Brushed Hickory Floors

Wire-brushed hardwood floors are a popular choice among customers in the greater Twin Cities and central Minnesota area.

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Light, Weathered Wood Floors Dominate the Shores of Virginia

The coastal trend of lighter colors and weathered hardwood floors has taken over the eastern shores of Virginia.

Ozark Flooring is seeing customers flock to light, weathered hardwood floors.

Less ‘Scandinavian,’ More Custom Floors in Lithuania

The age of patterned and custom flooring is here and being seen throughout some of the largest cities in Lithuania.

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Trend Spotting: Istanbul Embraces Chevron Floors

Chevron floors have been trending in Istanbul, Turkey, for the last five years, says Sera Kaya of Istanbul-based Hüni Parke.

Hüni Parke installed 1,700 square feet of chevron oak flooring in this modern-style home in Istanbul.

Trend Spotting: Larger Logos Hit Gym Floors in Iowa

Basketball court graphics and logos have been getting more and more ambitious, and the gym floors in the Indianola, Iowa, area are no exception.

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Wood Floor Trend Spotting: Patterned Floors Trend in West Belgium

The area of Spiere-Helkijn, Belgium, is beginning to see more patterned flooring trends, with herringbone and chevron floors growing in popularity over the past five years.

De Coninck hosted a hands-on training session for herringbone floors at his shop.

Trendspotting: Teak Makes Popular Flooring in Mexico City

Teak is currently one of the most popular flooring species in Mexico City, along with red oak and tzalam (also known as Mayan walnut), says Abraham Moreno, commercial director of Ciudad de México-based Marca Madera.

Marca Madera installed this teak floor in a boxing gym in Mexico and finished it with matte Bona Traffic HD.

Wood Floor Trend Spotting: When in Rome, Herringbone

Rome has more wood floors than most Italian cities, says Pietro Corrao, who operates Corrao Pietro Parquet in Via Camillo Miola in Rome.

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Detroit Floors Go From Gray to ‘Blond’

Lately, wood floor pro Ernest Sisson says more and more clients are stopping him from staining after they see their freshly sanded hardwood floors.

More homeowners in Detroit are preferring lighter, natural tones for their wood floors, says Ernest Sisson.

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.

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

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