Wood Flooring Blog: Hardwood Guides for NYC and New Jersey Homes

A guide to the European oak herringbone in our store, by grade, piece size and finish, for prewar apartments, townhouses and new towers in New York.

Our prefinished solid collection offers hickory, cherry, beech and maple in 3/4" boards, clear or character grade, for classic New Jersey homes.

Unfinished chevron lets your finisher set the exact color on site, in white oak, walnut, maple or red oak, solid or engineered.

Lørent Douglas planks bring extraordinary widths and lengths to a loft, with mixed width, wide plank and mosaic formats in eleven colors.

The British Collection offers 3/4" oak in Italian, French and Hungarian herringbone lengths, a natural fit for prewar rooms on the Upper East Side.

Antique reclaimed heart pine brings saw marks, patina and American history to a Hamptons house, in plank or herringbone form.

The Forte collection offers character grade European oak in 7-1/2" engineered planks with a matte finish, well suited to a Fairfield County house.

How to choose American walnut for a New York residence: grade, plank width, pattern, and whether to finish in the factory or on site.

Discover why European Oak, including Antique Reclaimed and Mountain Oak, is the top flooring choice for high-end NYC renovations. Explore our European Collection and book a free consultation.

You may already know you want hardwood floors in your New York home — and perhaps you’ve even chosen your favorite wood species and shade — but another key design factor to consider is the flooring pattern. The layout of your wood floor can completely transform the atmosphere of a space. Below, we introduce some of the most popular and timeless patterns, each offering a beautifully unique way to elevate your interior. Random Widths As the name suggests, random-width hardwood