Your floor will have many characterizations that will depend on the type of wood you choose as your flooring.

Species of the tree, where it grew, rate of growth, part of the tree used--they all determine your flooring's unique "character marks."

• The closer a plank is cut to the center of the tree, the darker its overall tone. Lighter boards came from closer to the bark.
• Knots indicate that a limb grew from that spot.
• Growth rings, determined by climate trends and mineral/nutrient absorption, determine grain pattern.

While all these "character marks" impact the appearance of finished boards, they do not affect their strength.

Formal, classic, or rustic? The choice is yours.

Grain and Color Variations are also a natural characteristic of hardwood floors, but the degree of variation can be divided into three categories:

Variation 1

Variation 2

Variation 3