| In a previous article we mentioned bamboo as an | | | | exquisite, textured hardwoods you've ever seen. It's |
| eco-friendly option for hardwood floors. Now another | | | | as if the oak has been brought back to life, with the |
| eco-friendly trend is catching on in the flooring | | | | hand-scraping techniques bringing the wood's veins to |
| community, thanks to Mohawk Hardwood Flooring: | | | | the surface. Oak Harvest and Maple Light Amber are |
| Reclaimed Hardwoods, which are floors created using | | | | real crowd pleasers. This collection is super affordable |
| recycled wood. | | | | with woods ranging from $3.99 to $4.09 per square |
| The 125-year old company based out of Calhoun, | | | | foot. |
| Georgia, has modeled its engineered hardwood floors | | | | You'll be hard-pressed to pick a favorite with Zanzibar |
| using woods from dismantled buildings and home | | | | - all of the woods in this exotics collection are |
| architecture, some even 600 years old. In some of | | | | absolutely stunning! Antique Elm Natural has a buttery, |
| the collections, even the old wood's natural antiquing | | | | caramel texture, while Antique Elm Walnut has an |
| and distressing can be seen, which adds to the | | | | ethereal glow to it that will take your breath away! |
| wood's charm and appeal. | | | | Antique Elm Chesnut is equally spectacular with a |
| Such distressing and antiquing methods can be seen | | | | similar glow, but golden. And African Padauk's |
| in Antiquity, a line of hand scraped hardwoods | | | | burgundy cast is just out-of-this world! |
| featuring domestics like maple, oak, hickory, | | | | Woods in the exotics collection range anywhere from |
| eucalyptus, pine, elm, and walnut. Antiquity offers a | | | | $6.09 to $8.79 depending on the wood used and the |
| stunning array of exotic hand scraped hardwood | | | | extensiveness of the distressing and antiquing |
| floors featuring tigerwood, santos mahogany, | | | | techniques. You'll pay slightly more for these woods |
| gorgeous African padauk, elm, teak, heart pine, and | | | | but it's worth every penny when you can have this |
| cypress. | | | | one-of-a kind floor that not only beautifies your |
| For domestics, the Santa Barbara collection is hand | | | | home, but helps protect the environment too. |
| scraped and hand beveled, creating the most | | | | |