Distressed hardwood flooring, a fad or here to stay?
It is impossible to look for hardwood flooring, and not see distressed hardwoods on display. This raises a question: Are distressed hardwood flooring a fad or here to stay?
Historically, distressed hardwood goods have been around for ages. Throughout time it has been used to cover shacks and castles alike. Unlike today, where hardwood floors are finished with the most advanced protections against wear and tear, UV rays, scratches, and stains; hardwood was laid in its natural state throughout. As they aged, oxidized, became more patina, and wore indiscriminately in high traffic and were later finished and enhanced with olive or other vegetable oils, these hardwood floors took on characters unmatched by others. In the 60's, 70's and 80's, there were custom manufacturing outfits throughout United States and the world which created hardwood floors with that aged old signature and look of a vintage flooring. These custom manufacturers were few, backlogged and hard to find. Prices per square foot of these goods were in the 50 to 60 dollar ranges. With the spread of wealth among the commoners, popularity of these floors, media's help to spread the news about its uncommon beauty and uniqueness, the need to raise production was not far fetched.
Increase in production and creating innovative fashions of achieving vintage looks by use of stains and distressing has decreased price points on these goods.
Today, one can purchase a hand scraped or distressed floor for as low as $7.99 / sq. ft., including installation. There are more choices on distressed hardwood than normal hardwood.
To summarize and press the point, distressed hardwood flooring is not a fad, it has always been around since man made use of hardwood for flooring. These goods are here to stay, but are affordable for all.
Reza Javan is a flooring contractor in Orange County California for the past 20 years. He specializes in Hardwood Flooring and Distressed Hardwood Flooring design, marketing and sales. http://www.flooringoc.comhttp://www.averyfloors.com
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