Parquet

This Private Island Home’s Treasure is the Parquet Floor

Private island. Gorgeous mansion. It seems like a place James Bond might find himself trapped. But inside this immaculate 23,000-square-foot home you’ll mostly just find stunning wood floors, including this one-of-a-kind parquet floor.

March 21, 2023

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I Got By With a Little Help From My Friends: Milling and Installing Herringbone

When wood floor pro Angelo DeSanto had to not only install herringbone but mill it himself, he leaned on industry connections to ensure a successful job.

August 31, 2022

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Wood Floor of the Week: 130-Year-Old Floor Saved By 150-Year-Old Beams

See how Design Wood Floors restored this historic parquet floor in Boston's Ames Mansion.

August 3, 2022

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Wood Floor of the Week: A 'Little Bit of Spice' For Dining Room Floor

This unique dining room parquet features western maple, Brazilian cherry, walnut and hard maple.

April 13, 2022

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Wood Floor of the Week: End Grain Floor Blends Old And New In An 18th-Century Dairy

Far from losing the historic quality of the 18th-century dairy, one might even say the designer milked it.

February 15, 2022

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How I Do These Floors: Herringbone Parquet

Wood floor pro Mark Whatley explains how he goes about installing, sanding and finishing herringbone floors.

December 8, 2021

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Emulating The Taste of Louis XIV For a Michigan Palace

Wood flooring master Chuck Crispin crafted everything from parquet to plank to medallions for this 40,000-square-foot Michigan home.

December 3, 2021

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Largest Home in the U.S. Gets a Parquet Masterpiece

See the story behind the wood floors in Bel Air's biggest mega-mansion.

November 10, 2021

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Know These Facts When Ordering Chevron Flooring

Demand for chevron is on the rise, so it’s important to be familiar with specifics for ordering and installation. Read these tips from expert Dan Antes.

July 20, 2021

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Demand for chevron is on the rise, so it's important to be familiar with specifics for ordering and installation. (Photo courtesy of State of the Art Wood Flooring Gallery (New York))

Versailles-Inspired Floor Gets Versailles-Era Coins

One embedded gold doubloon turned into several in this one-of-a-kind wood flooring project by Houston-based Custom Floors Unlimited.

July 19, 2021

For this special project, Custom Floors Unlimited embedded gold coins that dated back to the year the Palace of Versailles was built.

Ancient Cube Technique is No ‘Roll of the Dice’

This age-old technique is still frequently used for wood floor passageways in Prague.

July 19, 2021

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Antique End Grain Blocks Meet ‘Redneck Grout’

Wood floor pro Austin MacDonough glued the old end grain blocks in chevron patterns between red oak.

July 19, 2021

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This year's winner of Best Residential in the 2023 WFB Design Awards, by Tom Ourada of Ourada Designs.

Confidence in Their Craft: See the Winners of the 2023 Wood Floor Business Design Awards

Wood Floor Business is honored to announce the 2023 awards for Best Residential, Best Commercial, Best Stairs, Best Gym, Readers’ Choice and Next Gen.

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WFB Wood Flooring State of the Industry 2023

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What Lies Beneath: How I Prevent Moisture Problems Before the Sale

From left to right: An offset flush trim pattern bit, round over bit, top-bearing groove bit, pattern trim bit with top bearing and flush trim bit.

Routers 101: What a Wood Floor Pro Should Know

How to Deal With Karens (the Complainers)

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