New Homes and Remodels Showing Nostalgia for Old World
Flooring

By Neil Street, Small Business Online


As the home construction and remodeling season gets
underway, architects, builders, and realtors see a booming
demand from discerning homeowners, who are seeking the
warmth and luxury of old-world wood floors in their new
homes and remodeling projects. Whether it's a floor made of
old-growth eastern pine, or wide plank flooring of oak,
cherry, heart pine, or other hardwoods, today's homeowners
are seeking this enduring look in record numbers. 

Take a stroll through the showroom of Kellogg Hardwoods,
located in the picturesque New England town of Bethel, CT.,
and you will see an assortment of hardwoods, lumber and wide
plank flooring that will satisfy anyone seeking the
old-world look and feel of an antique, wide plank floor.
Business is good these days at Kellogg Hardwoods,
(http://www.kellogghardwoods.com) and at similar top tier
lumber yards around the country, that specialize in both
hardwood flooring and wide plank flooring. Some industry
analysts point to a yearning for nostalgia in a post 9-11
world; others note that the trend has been growing since the
1970s. Whatever the cause, there is no doubt that the
traditional wide plank floor is more in demand than ever.

Wide plank flooring can give a new home or remodeling
project a look that is timeless, warm, and nostalgic, all at
the same time. It comes in almost infinite variety, in a
wide range of species, including oak, maple, cherry, birch,
hickory, eastern pine, walnut, heart pine, and more. Each
wood is prized for its individual look, feel, durability and
coloration. Homeowners are specifying these kinds of floors
both in new construction and in  remodeling projects, for
the unique and classic look, durability, and charm.

Wide plank hardwoods come from both antique and new lumber,
and both varieties fill an important niche is this booming
industry. Lumber such as the old-growth eastern pine at
Kellogg Hardwoods is from trees more than 100 years old.
Today, this old-growth wood may be reclaimed from sources as
diverse as old barns, old houses, country lumber yards, or
can be replicated from old growth trees. At Kellogg, planks
of eastern pine can be found in widths of 12 – 20", allowing
the homeowner to literally recreate a stunning floor from
the past. 

With antique lumber in diminishing supply and high demand,
it is not surprising that a viable industry has emerged that
supplies wide plank flooring that is harvested from new, and
specially-planted forests. These ecologically-friendly,
sustainable forests, provide a steady and varied supply of
wide plank flooring which, while not "antique" in the
literal sense of the word, offer a beautiful and
readily-available alternative to actual reclaimed wood. And
the new-growth wide plank flooring offers the same antique
look, rich feel, and lasting charm of its older counterpart.
For today's homeowner or architect, both types of wood
provide a wide array of choices, to match any architecture,
building detail, or interior design. Once installed, a wide
plank floor will provide a look and feel that cannot be
duplicated by any other material.


About the author: Neil Street is principal of Small Business
Online, a web design and internet marketing company based in
Norwalk, CT. Their website is at
http://www.SmallBusinessOnline.net  Small Business Online
provides internet marketing for Kellogg Hardwoods,
http://www.kellogghardwoods.com Kellogg Hardwoods is located
in Bethel, CT, and can be reached toll-free at 877-721-WOOD
(9663)

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