{"id":1028,"date":"2014-03-25T23:47:05","date_gmt":"2014-03-25T23:47:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/urbanfloor.com\/blog\/?p=1028"},"modified":"2017-10-20T18:28:26","modified_gmt":"2017-10-20T18:28:26","slug":"hardwood-floor-trends-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urbanfloor.com\/blog\/hardwood-floor-trends-2014","title":{"rendered":"Hardwood Floor Trends of 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As professionals of <strong><a title=\"hardwood floors\" href=\"http:\/\/urbanfloor.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">hardwood floors<\/a><\/strong>, it\u2019s important to stay on top of the latest hardwood floor trends. So what have hardwood floor consumers been raving about? Here\u2019s what we\u2019ve found:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wide planks<\/strong> \u2013 Many consumers of hardwood flooring are starting to prefer planks as wide as 10 inches or higher! The new standard has been set to a width of 5 inches. Some may even say that 7 inches is the new standard. We can safely say that we are up to speed on this latest shift towards wider planks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Exotic woods<\/strong> \u2013 Just the word \u2018exotic\u2019 brings out a feeling of awe. The thing about exotic woods is that they feature unusual grains and patterns that are completely natural. Examples of exotic woods include Acacia and Brazilian Cherry. Consumers of hardwood floors prefer this natural, wholesome look in their homes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Engineered flooring<\/strong> \u2013 It\u2019s no surprise that engineered flooring is still a strong <a title=\"hardwood floor trend\" href=\"http:\/\/urbanfloor.com\/blog\/engineered-wood-flooring-and-its-benefits\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">hardwood floor trend<\/a> as it\u2019s an eco-friendly approach to hardwood floors as well as cost-effective. On top of this, engineered floors can be installed over concrete and below grade <em>(unlike Solid flooring)<\/em>. In general, the trend towards \u2018green\u2019 products has been gaining growth for quite some time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dark colors<\/strong> \u2013 Hardwood floor enthusiasts are beginning to prefer bolder, darker colors such as dark brown, black, or auburn. Darker colors provide a more sophisticated, vintage appearance that can be very captivating. This isn\u2019t to say that lighter colored floors are outdated. It\u2019s all a matter of preference.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wood walling <em>(also called wood wall covering)<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 This is a recent phenomenon in which the walls of your house are replaced with hardwood flooring. It may sound very bizarre, but it\u2019s catching ground. Again, it goes back to the whole idea of the natural look that provides homeowners with a sophisticated appearance that cannot be achieved through traditional white walls.<\/p>\n<p>Head over to our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/urbanfloor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pinterest<\/a> account for more ideas on hardwood floor trends &amp; designs!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1036\" src=\"http:\/\/urbanfloor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/hardwood.jpg\" alt=\"hardwood\" width=\"581\" height=\"482\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As professionals of hardwood floors, it\u2019s important to stay on top of the latest hardwood floor trends. So what have hardwood floor consumers been raving about? Here\u2019s what we\u2019ve found: Wide planks \u2013 Many consumers of hardwood flooring are starting [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2468,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[86,30,64],"tags":[366,367,368],"class_list":["post-1028","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry","category-news","category-urbanfloor","tag-hardwood-floor-trends","tag-hardwood-floor-trends-of-2014","tag-hardwood-flooring-trends"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.urbanfloor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1028","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.urbanfloor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.urbanfloor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.urbanfloor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.urbanfloor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1028"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.urbanfloor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1028\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2469,"href":"https:\/\/www.urbanfloor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1028\/revisions\/2469"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.urbanfloor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2468"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.urbanfloor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1028"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.urbanfloor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1028"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.urbanfloor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1028"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}