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I'd really like to do some reclaimed hardwood flooring in my house, but fear that may be cost-prohibitive. Do you have any other suggestions for rustic hardwood flooring? I'm thinking hickory, but would be curious to hear any other suggestions. I plan to blend some rustic and some contemporary elements in the overall design.
We had great lucky using a wide-plank (6") birch with a satin/low-gloss finish. Really married rustic and contemporary together. Before anyone jumps in with "that's not rustic!", I agree it is not anywhere near as rustic as reclaimed wood or hickory or pine or something of course, but birch has some great grain with more natural variation than something more traditional like Oak so it gave it a more natural feel to us. Also, the wide planks to me kind of hinted toward what you see with reclaimed as well.
It is a different direction, but some of the big-picture feel is still there for us.
I can post a picture later, I just don't have any available from work.
We had great lucky using a wide-plank (6") birch with a satin/low-gloss finish. Really married rustic and contemporary together. Before anyone jumps in with "that's not rustic!", I agree it is not anywhere near as rustic as reclaimed wood or hickory or pine or something of course, but birch has some great grain with more natural variation than something more traditional like Oak so it gave it a more natural feel to us. Also, the wide planks to me kind of hinted toward what you see with reclaimed as well.
It is a different direction, but some of the big-picture feel is still there for us.
I can post a picture later, I just don't have any available from work.
Thank you, yes, I would love to see pictures. I was actually considering yellow birch (natural), which reminds me a lot of maple, which I love. Not as rustic, but I could implement the rustic elements in other ways.
We used 1" X 12" shelving boards nailed down with square head concrete nails to give it a rustic look. We stained and used a satin finish poly. After about 6-8 years we went back over areas that looked worn to give it a new look. The pine flooring was soft but any marks could be touched up with stain which just gave it more character. Another aspect is the cost, fairly inexpensive and I put it in myself on a 2700 sq foot house. I did determine it was better to pilot hole the nails to eliminate splitting especially along the edges.
I have seen at Home Depot some really nice laminate flooring that looks hand scraped and old. The color was dark, so there didn't appear to be that tell tale sheen. The stuff was also textured. It looked real to me.
Just thought I'd follow up with some additional information I've discovered . . . I had never heard of Siberian Larch before, but it looks a lot like heart of pine, but much harder and more abundant (and therefore less costly). Really beautiful flooring.
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