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Old school floors are really popular and in high demand. Depending on your age, you’ll recall that old school gyms and halls had stunning wood floors that were painstakingly cared for by janitors throughout the country. Those same floors are now highly sought after by people seeking some history for their homes. Recovered from schools […]

Wood floor panels are a really popular interior choice for owners of small houses, big houses, new houses, old houses and apartments of all styles. A really versatile, hard-wearing and affordable flooring solution, wood isn’t just great to look at, it’s easy to maintain too. But one thing many people struggle with is the big […]

Old oak flooring that’s distressed and has been reclaimed is a look that more and more people are looking for and is a great option to consider. When you’re creating your interior, the choice of different styles available to you today are enormous – so how on earth do you go about making the best […]

Under Floor Heating (UFH) is a way of heating homes that is growing in popularity, and it’s easy to see why. With an extremely high comfort factor, together with a nice even distribution of heat, many argue that there is less wastage with this option when compared with traditional radiators. Whether or not it is […]

Whitewashed oak flooring is far from new, but no matter how long it has been on the centre stage of flooring options, it is still a really unique and highly attractive flooring solution. Whitewashed oak flooring will give you a real focal point to your room, no matter which room in the home you choose […]

As any regular reader of the Wood and Beyond blog will know, easy on the eye and versatile engineered wood parquet flooring is a relatively new kid on the block. Not so very long ago, if you wanted the luxury of parquet flooring, you’d have had to look for a craftsman with the skills to […]

At Wood and Beyond, we’re not really betting people but if we were to put bets on anything, it would be that limed oak engineered flooring would simply never go out of fashion. Liming wood was a method used to preserve and protect wood years and years ago. With a real sun-kissed end look to […]

It may seem like a contradiction in terms to say new traditional style wood flooring, but if you think about it, in all areas of fashion and interiors manufacturers are getting better and better at making new look old. While genuinely old is what some people insist upon, the vast majority of us want a […]

Cottage style wood flooring is equally popular in the likes of apartments and modern houses as it is in old cottages themselves. When people think cottage styles they tend to think of small rooms with lots of chintzy furniture and plenty of bric-a-brac, but cosy, cottage style interiors needn’t be that way. Winter is a […]

Old style wood flooring is extremely popular with people from all walks of life who are seeking to create a whole range of different interiors. And with its look that suggests it has already lived a long and exciting life, it’s easy to see why old style wood flooring is so very popular. At Wood […]

Silver is a really clever choice for wood flooring. Why? Because it’s so versatile and it is sure to stand the test of time. When working on interior colour schemes, people are currently tending to go for warm, natural colours or a mix of monochrome black and white with the occasional splash of colour right […]

One of the greatest things about wood flooring is its texture. Irrespective of whether you choose solid or engineered wood flooring, the wood that you see is real wood – a natural and highly interesting material. There are any number of reasons for choosing wood flooring, but one of the most common is the interesting […]