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Red Oak

Red Oak is large and slow growing tree that lives an average of 300 years. Popular wood species for furnishings and interior design. Red Oak offers a medium range of color variability from light tan tones with pink highlights to darker browns.


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Trend alert: Wood planks warm up ceilings and walls
...it as the fifth wall in a room - a blank canvas that can enhance the architecture of a space." A case in point is a vacation home in Aspen, Colorado, where Bohn used tongue-and-groove red oak planks on the floors and living-area ceilings. "It's a big, sprawling house," Bohn says. "Using the same materials underfoot and overhead gave the spaces added unity." In some rooms, the wood ...
TERAGREN® INTRODUCES NEW PORTFOLIO STRANDBAMBOO FLOATING FLOOR COLLECTION
...ss that fuses together bamboo strands with an environmentally safe adhesive, the Portfolio collection is extremely durable and perfect for high traffic installations—averaging 154 percent harder than red oak and 125 percent harder than North American maple. Teragren’s Portfolio collection is also eligible for two credits through the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environ...
HomerWood floors offer a blend of the handcrafted and the contemporary in new patterns and finishes
...ign. “You can customize your HomerWood floor with this elegant design,” said Dawn McElfresh, product manager, HomerWood. It is offered in Hickory, Black Walnut, Cherry, Hard Maple, White Oak and Red Oak. The new UV-cured Oiled Finish enhances the wood’s inherent beauty and creates a smooth, subtle patina. “Oiled flooring is not a new concept; it has been used in Europe for centuries on ...