Random width 4", 6", 8" heart pine, provincial stain with 3 coats satin polyurethane. Floor was installed in conventional nail-down method then was face-nailed (top nailed) on the joists using old style cut nails that were countersunk and left exposed for an antique look. |
Hardwood added to family room where adjacent rooms were already hardwood. To add more distinction, a cherry border outlined the room, then a wider herringbone pattern border surrounded a straight field of select red oak in the center of the room that was also outlined in cherry. The finish was 1/4 provincial with 3 coats satin polyurethane. |
University of Georgia Student Learning Center. Solid 3/8" cherry floor glued down and finished with two coats neutral sealer burnished into wood with steel wool, then machine buffed to natural luster. |
Existing hardwood in dining room. Customer desired a border to mirror the trey ceiling. A walnut border was cut in, installed and the room resanded, stained and finished with 3 coats polyurethane. |
Customer is interior decorator who recently moved to Atlanta from Dallas, Texas. This type of sand & finishing is very popular there. After floor is rough sanded the grain is raised and then hand scraped across the grain for a very weathered/worn look. Then it is stained and coated as normal. |
#1 Red oak floor with natural stain and 3 coats of polyurethane. A double-rule american cherry border with brazilian cherry corner insets highlights the dining room area. A medallion was inset into the foyer. The medallion consists of walnut, maple, brazilian cherry and white oak. |
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