New on my radar is a fantastic company; Preverco. Preverco has one of the most versatile product lines available allowing you to choose plank size, hardwood to engineered, and stains to suit all levels in your home. And this hardwood has made me super excited, check out the Zebra 5 3/16" plank hardwood, it is outstanding! It is no wonder this product is winning the praise of fellow designers; this floor is HAUTE! The red oak flooring is striking with rich black graining, and a white all over stain.  Not for the faint of heart, this floor hits a high note with contemporary and fun-traditional design. Picture lots of black paired up with this! I am seeing a trend leaning toward getting back to grains, and why not with domestic, local wood. Well done Preverco.

Liquifloor is a tough new floor tiles consisting of colored liquid sealed into transparent tiles. When pressure is applied by walking across the floor, the liquids literally move and swirls around your feet. Choose from a wide range of colors and color combinations from subtle pastel shades to the brightest reds, yellows, greens and a dazzling selection of metallics by Café interiors. This floor would be fabulous in fun commercial applications.

Looking for something sumptuous to drap across your floor?  The Scroll Silk and Wool Rug from Williams Sonoma is a wonderful choice.  The pattern is classic, but not to ornate; to translate- it will work in modern and traditional settings very well!  It is hand knotted in Tibet from fine wool and given a raised pattern of interwoven silk.  The chocolate color is divine, and other fabulous colors are available too like "New Rust" or "Pearl". 

6' x 9'     $2'450.00

I read an article four years ago about condo owners paying the Amish to carefully tear down old decrepit barns, to refinish the gorgeously thick slabs of wooden beams and planks so they could nail them to subfloor in their Toronto abodes.  If every antique piece of furniture tells a story, that one would be fabulous for your flooring.  There is wonderful appeal to that which points us back in time, simpler times? - Not always, but exotic none the less (like the large trees that we haven’t seen the likes of since the aforementioned barns were built).    There is no need to go through all that trouble to procure a timeworn flooring for yourselves- Anderson’s Virginia Vintage Line has a line of hard wood floors, available in 3”,5”and 7” planks, and are individually hand-stained (sometimes with three different colors), and best of all; individually shaped by hand by artisans!  I am intrigued by the Flintlock on Hickory, and it is kinder to our tree population since this one is an engineered hardwood which also means it has great stability (read: you can install this baby in your basement!).