| Volume: | 33 | Issue: | 6 | 29.38 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | November 5th, 2020 |
ON THE COVER
These floating stairs by Gaetano Hardwood Floors marked the beginning of a trend in Huntington Beach, Calif. See the full story on page 8.
| Volume: | 33 | Issue: | 5 | 32.18 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | October 1st, 2020 |
ON THE COVER:
Floating stairs created by Avo Sanasaryan of San Francisco- based Area Floor Works. For his floating stair secrets, turn to page 38.
| Volume: | 33 | Issue: | 4 | 23.24 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | July 30th, 2020 |
ON THE COVER:
This bog oak live-edge floor from Ukraine became a social media sensation. For more, see page 74
| Volume: | 33 | Issue: | 3 | 24.80 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | July 20th, 2020 |
ON THE COVER:
2020 Truck & Van Contest Best Exterior Graphics winner Ian Cheadle stands with his winning wrap. To read more about this year's winners, turn to page 42.
| Volume: | 33 | Issue: | 2 | 24.32 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | April 7th, 2020 |
ON THE COVER:
WFB Design Awards winner Dutch Wood Artist. For more, turn to page 46
| Volume: | 33 | Issue: | 1 | 27.45 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | February 1st, 2020 |
ON THE COVER:
Wood flooring pro Rachel Johnson prepares reclaimed racquetball flooring for a project she and her husband, Pete, are doing. For more, see page 54.
Photo by Nicole Bell.
| Volume: | 32 | Issue: | 7 | 26.96 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | January 10th, 2020 |
ON THE COVER:
Custom-designed parquet from an extensive project by Grovedale, Australia-based Creative Flooring Solutions. For more, see page 34
| Volume: | 32 | Issue: | 6 | 28.57 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | January 10th, 2020 |
ON THE COVER:
Wide, long-length engineered European white oak installed in a residence for "Nordic elegance" by Troy, Mich.- based Everlast Floors Inc.
| Volume: | 32 | Issue: | 5 | 26.51 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | October 30th, 2019 |
ON THE COVER:
This isn't your ordinary YMCA basketball floor. To read more, turn to page 74.
Photo: Stadium
| Volume: | 32 | Issue: | 4 | 25.06 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | July 27th, 2019 |
ON THE COVER:
Eric Herman of State of the Art Wood Floor Gallery, one of five inaugural winners of the WFB Outstanding Retailer Awards. To see all the winners, turn to page 43.
Photo by Greg Benson Photography
| Volume: | 32 | Issue: | 3 | 27.16 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | June 2nd, 2019 |
ON THE COVER:
Truck & Van Contest Best Exterior Graphics winner Izral Daniels of 12th & Oak Flooring Co. For more, see page 46.
Photo: Bryan Regan Photography
| Volume: | 32 | Issue: | 2 | 24.84 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | April 5th, 2019 |
ON THE COVER:
Wood Floor Business Design Awards Readers' Choice Legendary Floors of Florida LLC. For more, see page 44
| Volume: | 32 | Issue: | 1 | 25.87 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | March 21st, 2019 |
ON THE COVER: Ethan Abrudeanu of Broadleaf Hardwoods (on the left) and one of his mentors, Peter Maris of Maris Flooring. For more, see page 56.
| Volume: | 31 | Issue: | 7 | 30.94 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | January 24th, 2019 |
ON THE COVER:
Thirty-three-foot-long planks proved to be challenging to install in this San Francisco boutique. For more, see page 74.
| Volume: | 31 | Issue: | 6 | 35.23 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | January 24th, 2019 |
ON THE COVER:
Engineered white oak by Woodwright Hardwood Floor Company in a corporate headquarters in Dallas. Photo © Bruce Damonte.
| Volume: | 31 | Issue: | 5 | 26.94 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | October 19th, 2018 |
ON THE COVER:
Our contractor readers are the stars of this issue as we launch our first-ever wood flooring contractor survey. We would like to thank all our contractor readers who responded to the survey and sent in their photos.
To see the results, turn to page 43
| Volume: | 31 | Issue: | 4 | 16.49 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | August 23rd, 2018 |
ON THE COVER
The iconic cork floors of St. Mary of the Angels church in New Zealand required a daring installation. For more, see page 74.
| Volume: | 31 | Issue: | 3 | 23.26 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | June 10th, 2018 |
ON THE COVER
Truck & Van Contest Most Unique winner Jonas Starita of Starita Hardwood Floors. For more, see page 43.
| Volume: | 31 | Issue: | 2 | 17.14 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | June 10th, 2018 |
ON THE COVER
2018 Wood Floor Business Design Awards Best Commercial winner Schmidt Custom Floors Inc. For more, see page 49. Photo: Dale Hall Photography
| Volume: | 31 | Issue: | 1 | 18.07 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | June 10th, 2018 |
ON THE COVER
Four-year-old Connor Griffith helps his dad, Cody Griffith, on a job site. For more, see page 53.
| Volume: | 30 | Issue: | 7 | 18.48 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | June 10th, 2018 |
ON THE COVER
Schenck and Company Owner Greg Schenck stands with Builders West Inc. Project Manager Jim Lotspeich. For more, see page 40. Photo: Steve Chenn
| Volume: | 30 | Issue: | 6 | 20.99 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | June 10th, 2018 |
ON THE COVER
A 5-inch plainsawn white oak floor with a cerused finish. Project by Flavin Architects, Boston. Photo by Nat Rea Photography.
| Volume: | 30 | Issue: | 5 | 14.92 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | June 10th, 2018 |
ON THE COVER
Divine Flooring Louis XIV Collection distributed by Kaswell Flooring Systems. Photo courtesy Kaswell Flooring Systems
| Volume: | 30 | Issue: | 4 | 15.45 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | June 10th, 2018 |
ON THE COVER
O'Cephus Starks Jr. does a quad stretch that helps counter the rigors of contracting. For more, see page 41. Photo: Kim M. Wahlgren
| Volume: | 30 | Issue: | 3 | 15.04 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | June 14th, 2017 |
ON THE COVER:
Truck & Van Contest Best Exterior Graphics winner Tom Koczur of Signature Innovations LLC. For more, see page 46. Photo illustration: Lauren Justice
| Volume: | 30 | Issue: | 2 | 16.23 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | June 14th, 2017 |
ON THE COVER:
Wood Floor Business Design Awards Next Generation winner Parquet Nobre. For more, see page 63. Photo: Denilson Machado
| Volume: | 30 | Issue: | 1 | 22.10 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | June 14th, 2017 |
ON THE COVER:
Contractor Patrick Dymora, 23, is an anomoly in an industry facing a dearth of younger workers. For more, see page 52. Photo by Lauren Justice.
| Volume: | 29 | Issue: | 7 | 30.06 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | June 14th, 2017 |
ON THE COVER:
A riftsawn white oak project by Apex Wood Floors in a Chicago penthouse. Photo by Tony Soluri. For more, see page 74.
| Volume: | 29 | Issue: | 6 | 49.22 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | June 14th, 2017 |
On The Cover:
The Culture Bookstore in Sao Paulo, Brazil, by Studio mk27 -- Marcio Kogan, Diana Radomysler, Luciana Antunes, Marcio Tanaka and Mariana Ruzante. The floor is FSC-certified, 42-by-3-cm peroba mica.
Photo by Fernando Guerra
| Volume: | 29 | Issue: | 5 | 26.98 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | May 22nd, 2017 |
ON THE COVER:
The Tobin Center's transforming floor in San Antonio, Texas. Photo courtesy Tobin Center. For more, see page 82.
| Volume: | 29 | Issue: | 4 | 25.66 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | August 15th, 2016 |
ON THE COVER:
A home in a renovated three-bay barn. Photo by Rob Karosis.
The Green Issue 2016
| Volume: | 29 | Issue: | 3 | 28.87 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | August 15th, 2016 |
ON THE COVER:
Wood Floor of the Year 2016 Members' Choice Winner Archetypal Imagery Corp. For more, see page 51. Photo by Bob Linder Digital Media LLC
| Volume: | 29 | Issue: | 2 | 26.84 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | June 7th, 2016 |
ON THE COVER:
A custom white oak chevron floor in Newport Beach, Calif. Photo courtesy Gaetano Hardwood Floors.
| Volume: | 29 | Issue: | 1 | 29.66 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | February 9th, 2016 |
ON THE COVER:
A historic Michigan inn gets a new life, including spectacular ultra-custom wood flooring. Photo by Andrew Zecchini.
| Volume: | 28 | Issue: | 8 | 18.64 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | December 10th, 2015 |
2016 Resource Book of the Wood Flooring Industry
| Volume: | 28 | Issue: | 7 | 12.06 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | December 10th, 2015 |
On The Cover:
Surfaces Issue: Exhibitor Showcase
Slab RH Testing
Red Oak vs White Oak
Product Focus:
Unfinished Domestic Wood Flooring
| Volume: | 28 | Issue: | 5 | 6.13 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | October 19th, 2015 |
On the Cover:
A prefinished engineered European white oak floor installed by Woodwright Hardwood Floor Co.
Photo by Garrett Rowland.
| Volume: | 28 | Issue: | 4 | 6.65 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | August 20th, 2015 |
On the Cover:
A custom medallion in a professional baseball player's Arizona mansion. For more, see page 48. Photo by Mark Boisclair Photography Inc.
| Volume: | 28 | Issue: | 3 | 5.76 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | June 24th, 2015 |
On the Cover:
2015 NWFA Wood Floor of the Year Members' Choice and Limited Species winner Real Antique Wood. For more, see page 49.
Photo by Chris Saraceno.
| Volume: | 28 | Issue: | 2 | 9.25 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | May 29th, 2015 |
On the Cover:
White oak flooring at the St. Louis Art Museum. For more, see page 16.
Photo by Alise O'Brien Photography
| Volume: | 28 | Issue: | 1 | 9.23 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | January 27th, 2015 |
On the Cover:
Engineered walnut flooring by Woodwright Hardwood Floor Company climbs the walls. For more, see page 98.
Photo by Thomas McConnell.
| Volume: | 27 | Issue: | 7 | 6.93 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | December 11th, 2014 |
On the Cover:
Ipe in the weight room at the University of Oregon football team's Hatfield-Dowlin Complex. For more, see page 48.
Photo by Eric Evans Photo.
| Volume: | 27 | Issue: | 6 | 10.01 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | December 11th, 2014 |
On the Cover:
Wood floor by M & D Flooring LLC in Wailuku, Hawaii.
Photo: All Rights Reserved 2013 Tropical Light
| Volume: | 27 | Issue: | 5 | 5.78 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | December 11th, 2014 |
On the Cover:
A custom inlay by Ourada Designs; for more see page 66.
Photo by Jay Cousins.
| Volume: | 27 | Issue: | 4 | 8.03 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | December 11th, 2014 |
On the Cover:
The original oak square-edge flooring at Birmingham, England's Aston Hall, built in the early 1600s.
Photo copyright Birmingham Museums Trust.
| Volume: | 27 | Issue: | 3 | 6.18 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | December 11th, 2014 |
On the Cover:
2014 Wood Floor of the Year Members' Choice winner Ourada Designs. More on page 51.
Photo by Jay Cousins.
| Volume: | 27 | Issue: | 2 | 13.44 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | December 11th, 2014 |
On the Cover:
The Laura Turner Concert Hall at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville, Tenn.
Photo by Steve Hall | Hedrich Blessing
| Volume: | 27 | Issue: | 1 | 6.29 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | December 11th, 2014 |
On the Cover:
The "breathing" wood floor at the addition to the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas. For more, see page 48.
Photo by Robert Polidori.
| Volume: | 26 | Issue: | 7 | 5.56 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | December 11th, 2014 |
On the Cover:
Yellow birch flooring at the Fogo Island Inn in Joe Batt's Arm, Newfoundland.
Photo by Iwan Baan.
| Volume: | 26 | Issue: | 6 | 10.92 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | December 11th, 2014 |
On the Cover:
FSC-certified engineered walnut wood flooring with an aluminum oxide finish manufactured and installed by Dallas- based Woodwright Hardwood Floor Company Inc.
| Volume: | 26 | Issue: | 5 | 12.13 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | December 11th, 2014 |
On the Cover:
Fumed, pigmented and pre-oiled oak flooring in a Rome home by architect Fabiola Ferrarello of fareformeabitate.
Photo by Lucio Virzi (luvi.it).
| Volume: | 26 | Issue: | 4 | 6.32 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | December 11th, 2014 |
On the Cover:
Reclaimed white oak is just one green aspect of this ultra-green home.
For more, see page 48. Photo by Ken McCown.
| Volume: | 26 | Issue: | 3 | 6.11 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | December 11th, 2014 |
On the Cover:
Wood Floor of the Year winner in the Best Reclaimed category Schenck and Company. For more, see page 61.
Photo by Steve Chenn.
| Volume: | 26 | Issue: | 2 | 12.43 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | December 11th, 2014 |
On the Cover:
In a Houston penthouse, an American walnut Versailles floor with burnished oil sealer coats by Houston-based Schenck and Company.
Photo by Steve Chenn Photography.
| Volume: | 26 | Issue: | 1 | 8.20 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | December 11th, 2014 |
On the Cover:
End-grain alder graces the floors, walls and some ceilings at the new headquarters of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in Seattle.
Photo by Sean Airhart/NBBJ.
| Volume: | 25 | Issue: | 7 | 5.35 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | December 11th, 2014 |
On the Cover:
The Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Ark.
Photo by Tim Hursley
| Volume: | 25 | Issue: | 6 | 22.18 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | December 11th, 2014 |
On the Cover:
Reclaimed longleaf pine floor with a wax finish by Schenck and Company, Houston, Texas.
Photo by Steve Chenn Photography.
| Volume: | 25 | Issue: | 5 | 5.01 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | December 11th, 2014 |
On the Cover:
Maple flooring by Nydree Flooring in the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto.
Photo copyright Tim Griffith
| Volume: | 25 | Issue: | 4 | 8.97 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | December 11th, 2014 |
On the Cover:
An end-grain floor installed by young students at Oxford, Mich.-based Upland Hills School. For more, see page 17.
Photo by Zecchini Photography.
| Volume: | 25 | Issue: | 3 | 5.71 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | December 11th, 2014 |
On the Cover:
NWFA Wood Floor of the Year 2012 Members' Choice and Best Residential winner Archetypal Imaginary Remodeling Corp.
Photo by Vartan Arutyunian
| Volume: | 25 | Issue: | 2 | 16.91 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | December 11th, 2014 |
On the Cover:
A Brazilian cherry, American walnut and maple floor located in Naples, Fla.
Photo copyright Laurence Taylor; courtesy of Creative Tile and Hardwood Floors, Naples, Fla.
| Volume: | 25 | Issue: | 1 | 8.26 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | December 11th, 2014 |
On the Cover:
Unusual accommodations at the Conrad Maldives Rangali Island resort.
Photo courtesy of Hilton Worldwide.
| Volume: | 24 | Issue: | 7 | 7.00 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | December 11th, 2014 |
On the Cover:
Helzberg Hall, part of the new Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in Kansas City, Mo. For more, see page 44.
Photo by Tim Hursley
| Volume: | 24 | Issue: | 6 | 15.75 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | December 11th, 2014 |
On the Cover:
Photo by Joseph C. Justice Jr. istockphoto.com
| Volume: | 24 | Issue: | 5 | 5.57 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | December 11th, 2014 |
On the Cover:
Prefinished engineered maple flooring.
Photo by Gregory Johnston.
| Volume: | 24 | Issue: | 4 | 6.66 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | December 11th, 2014 |
On the Cover:
A NASA satellite image of the Amazon rainforest in the Brazilian state of Rondonia. For more, see page 41. Image courtesy of Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response at NASA GSFC.
| Volume: | 24 | Issue: | 3 | 5.77 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | December 11th, 2014 |
On the Cover:
NWFA Wood Floor of the Year winner Precision Floorcrafters Inc. For more, turn to page 47.
| Volume: | 24 | Issue: | 2 | 10.79 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | December 12th, 2014 |
On the Cover:
Reclaimed gym flooring in the Madison Children's Museum in Madison, Wis.
Photograph by Zane Williams, copyright 2011.
| Volume: | 24 | Issue: | 1 | 8.76 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | December 11th, 2014 |
On the Cover:
The Evelyn W. Foster Learning Center at the Seattle Central Library.
Photo by Lara Swimmer, courtesy of Ann Hamilton Studio. Floor designed by artist Ann Hamilton and installed by Rubenstein's.
| Volume: | 23 | Issue: | 7 | 5.54 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | December 11th, 2014 |
On the Cover:
Photo by Rich Sistos Photography. Wood floor by Apex Wood Floors Inc. in Chicago.
| Volume: | 23 | Issue: | 6 | 21.55 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | December 11th, 2014 |
On the Cover:
Photo by Rich Sistos Photography. Wood floor by Apex Wood Floors Inc. in Chicago.
| Volume: | 23 | Issue: | 5 | 5.83 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | December 11th, 2014 |
On the Cover:
Photo copyright Dan Cunningham | PXL Creative
| Volume: | 23 | Issue: | 4 | 5.72 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | December 11th, 2014 |
On the Cover:
Photo copyright Mailthepic|Dreamstime
| Volume: | 23 | Issue: | 3 | 56.97 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | December 11th, 2014 |
On the Cover:
The NWFA Wood Floor of the Year winner by Schmidt Custom Floors Inc. For more, see page 39.
Photo Courtesy of SC Johnson.
| Volume: | 23 | Issue: | 2 | 9.47 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | December 11th, 2014 |
On the Cover:
Antique southern heart pine flooring in historic Halcyon House in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. For a preview of the NWFA con- vention in D.C. this month, see page 63.
Photo by Patrick O'Brien Photography.
| Volume: | 23 | Issue: | 1 | 7.29 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | December 11th, 2014 |
On the Cover:
Ipe flooring adds beauty to an Austin renovation. For more, see page 39.
Photo by Paul Bardagjy.
| Volume: | 22 | Issue: | 7 | 13.96 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | December 11th, 2014 |
On the Cover:
Wide-plank walnut flooring in a Wisconsin Northwoods retreat. For more, see page 48. Photo by Jeffrey Jacobs Photography Inc.
| Volume: | 22 | Issue: | 6 | 17.51 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | December 11th, 2014 |
On the Cover:
Photo by David L. Moore.
| Volume: | 22 | Issue: | 5 | 7.09 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | December 11th, 2014 |
On the Cover:
Prefinished Natural Oak by Nature Flooring.
Photo by Phantasee Photo
| Volume: | 22 | Issue: | 4 | 9.28 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | December 11th, 2014 |
On the Cover:
Ash-borer infested trees are used throughout this Ann Arbor library. For more, see page 44. Photo by Jim Haefner.
| Volume: | 22 | Issue: | 3 | 4.69 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | December 11th, 2014 |
On the Cover:
Wood Floor of the Year winner Woodwright Hardwood Floor Co.
Photo by Chas McGrath.
| Volume: | 22 | Issue: | 2 | 9.10 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | December 11th, 2014 |
On the Cover:
The jarrah "bridge" in a Scottsdale, Ariz., home.
Photo by Michael Baxter, Baxter Imaging LLC.
| Volume: | 22 | Issue: | 1 | 8.62 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | December 12th, 2014 |
On the Cover:
Wood floors are part of the state-of-the art University of Oregon Athletic Medicine Center. For more, see page 90.
Photo by Basil Childers.
| Volume: | 21 | Issue: | 7 | 11.05 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | December 11th, 2014 |
On the Cover:
Maple and teak flooring complement this billiard room's nautical theme. More on page 106.
Photo Warren Lieb.
| Volume: | 21 | Issue: | 5 | 7.90 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | December 15th, 2014 |
On the Cover:
Wood flooring is part of the hip Uniqlo store in New York City.
Photo by Jay Rosenblatt.
| Volume: | 21 | Issue: | 4 | 29.09 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | December 15th, 2014 |
On the Cover:
The LEED-Platinum-certified Aldo Leopold Legacy Center. For more, see page 114.
Photo by David Stluka.
| Volume: | 21 | Issue: | 3 | 7.50 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | December 15th, 2014 |
On the Cover:
Wood Floor of the Year winner Palembas Hardwood Floors, Inc.
For more, see page 66.
Photo by Hewitt Garrison Architectural Photography.
| Volume: | 21 | Issue: | 2 | 16.00 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | December 15th, 2014 |
On the Cover:
A modern Memphis icon. For more, see page 98.
Photo by Jeffrey Jacobs.
| Volume: | 21 | Issue: | 1 | 10.06 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | December 15th, 2014 |
On the Cover:
The Style Hotel Vienna. For more, see page 130.
Photo by Harald Eisenberger.
| Volume: | 20 | Issue: | 7 | 12.40 MB (application/pdf) | Updated: | December 15th, 2014 |
On the Cover:
A renovated Victorian gem in San Francisco.
For more, see page 72.
Photo by Matthew Millman,www.matthewmillman.com.