Vintage interior and wood flooring

All of us love to look at the interior magazines and try a pretty things in our home interior, here today we are going to speak a little bit about vintage home design. And as you know ‘vintage’ as word meaning is a high quality and lasting value, or showing the best and the most typical characteristics of particular type of things like vintage clothing, vintage decoration, vintage book, so when we are talking about vintage here let’s really focus on this long lasting material called WOOD !

The wide use of this amazing material and it’s wonderful characteristics have made them the most used material in the world of  floors! We love our job and we like to make new project and improve our work and techniques as well as we are improving your homes and offices with  hardwood flooring. Our company is one of the best experts in wood floor renovations because we know so much about this material.

Wood is so popular because of it’s great skills and benefits it brings in your home like light reflection improvement, less dust collecting, better foot traffic handling, shiny and sparkling appearance, more welcoming atmosphere and of course long lasting ! And it is also comfortable and suitable for every type of interior.

In vintage homes is necessary to have a wood flooring because nothing is as classic as wood! Contact with our company any time you need to do floor restoration !

Top 3 most used softwoods and why they are so popular

PINE: Pine is a softwood which grows in most areas of the Northern Hemisphere. There are more than 100 species worldwide. Pine is a soft, white or pale yellow wood which is light weight, straight grained and lacks figure.It resists shrinking and swelling. Knotty pine is often used for decorative effect. Pine is often used for country or provincial furniture. Pickled, whitened, painted and oil finishes are often used on this wood.

ASH: There are 16 species of ash which grow in the eastern United States. Of these, the white ash is the largest and most commercially important.Ash is a hard, heavy, ring porous hardwood. It has a prominent grain that resembles oak, and a white to light brown colour. Ash can be differentiated from hickory (pecan) which it also resembles, by white dots in the darker summer wood which can be seen with the naked eye. Ash burls have a twisted, interwoven figure.Ash is widely used for structural frames and steam bent furniture pieces. It is often less expensive than comparable hardwoods.

HICKORY: There are 15 species of hickory in the eastern United States, eight of which are commercially important.Hickory is one of the heaviest and hardest woods available. Pecan is a species of hickory sometimes used in furniture. It has a close grain without much figure.Wood from the hickory is used for structural parts, especially where strength and thinness are required. Decorative hickory veneers are also commonly used.

Modern home renovation

Modern home owners are now holding on to an interior magazines vision about their home area and they forgot that there are things which are making our home more comfortable and good looking and these are the little details we put from us. An old photo frame, a traditional blanket, or even the original wood floors of the place. The appearance that wooden floors have in your home is not easy to explain, but we have realised that they are very important for each home environment! Not important only like a high class material beauty, but they are made from natural breathing substance which is very healthy for your home area and specially when they are kept in prime condition!

We know the best techniques in order to make your floors look stunning again! We generate any variety of wood floor and we are doing incredible work. Its really hard to trust someone about this big step and enter someone else in your home, but you can trust to our skilled experts! Our company provide customers with a services as covering all aspects of sanding,gap filling, painting and everything your floor needs! We had chosen our priority and it is to provide high quality floor renovation services! You have a floor in need of care or renovation?

Contact us for a no-obligation quote 24/7 and enjoy the new look of your old flooring!

TOP 7 HARDEST WOODS

TOP 7 HARDEST WOODS

1. Quebracho – From the Spanish “quebrar hacha,” which literally means
“axe breaker.” Aptly named, wood in the Schinopsis genus is among the
heaviest and hardest in the world.
2. Lignum Vitae -Widely accepted as the hardest wood in the world–this
wood has been listed as an endangered species and is listed in CITES.
Consider Verawood as a very close substitute.
3. Gidgee – This Australian endemic is both very heavy and very strong.
Some pieces are dark enough to be used as an ebony substitute: one that’s
even harder than the original article.
4. Snakewood – It’s easy to see what makes Snakewood so unique–its patterns
and markings resemble the skin of a snake. Limited supply and high demand
make this one of the most expensive woods on eart.
5. Verawood – Sometimes called Argentine Lignum Vitae, this wood is a gem:
inexpensive, great olive-green color, beautiful feathery grain pattern, and
it takes a great natural polish on the lathe.
6. Camelthorn – Formerly classified as a member of the Acacia genus, this
south African hardwood is a tough customer. The wood is stubbornly hard,
and the tree is protected by giant sharp thorns.
7. African Blackwood – In some parts of the world, this wood has achieved
an almost legendary status. Historical evidence points to this wood
(rather than Diospyros spp.) being the original “ebony.”

MAPLE

MAPLE: There are 115 species of maple. Only 5 commercially important species grow in the U.S. Two of the five are hard rock maple and sugar maple. Maple is so hard and resistant to shocks that it is often used for bowling alley floors. Its diffuse evenly sized pores give the wood a fine texture and even grain. Maple that has a curly grain is often used for violin backs (the pattern formed is known as fiddleback figure). Burls, leaf figure, and birds-eye figures found in maple are used extensively for veneers. The Birds eye figure in maple is said to be the result of stunted growth and is quite rare.

Uses: Maple is used extensively for American colonial furniture, especially in medium and lower priced categories. It can also be stained to simulate cherry wood, which it resembles.

Mahogany

Mahogany, also known as Honduras mahogany is a tropical hardwood indigenous to South America, Central America and Africa. There are many different grades and species sold under this name, which vary  widely in quality and price. Mahogany which comes from the Caribbean is thought to be the hardest, strongest and best quality. Logs from Africa, though highly figured, are of slightly lesser quality. Philippine mahogany has a similar color, but is not really mahogany at all. It is a much less valuable wood, being less strong,
not as durable or as beautiful when finished. Mahogany is strong, with a uniform pore structure and poorly defined annual rings. It has a reddish – brown color and may display stripe, ribbon, broken stripe, rope, ripple, mottle, fiddleback or blister figures.
Crotch mahogany figures are widely used and greatly valued. Mahogany is an excellent carving wood and finishes well. Mahogany is used extensively in the crafting of Georgian, Empire and Federal reproduction furniture.