Choosing a Hardwood Floor Species

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Choosing a Hardwood Floor Species
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Floors feature hardwoods from a variety of
species. The most important factor in choosing a
wood species is, of course, the appearance. While
the stains and finishes add variability to them,
different woods can complement modern, classic,
rustic or other types of settings.
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Maple has a more subtle, elegant look, while
hickory has a more unique and appearance. The
experts in a fine flooring store can help you
make the right choices.
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There are subtle differences as well. For
example, Big Leaf Acacia features less character,
with a plain grain, fewer knots and wider age
circles, while the Small Leaf Acacia that Bella
Cera uses is full of character, with more knots
and a swirling grain. It costs us more, but it
makes a prettier floor.
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Your in-store flooring expert can help you make
the right decisions. See below for more
information on the hardwood species
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Cherry Hardwood Floors
Cherry is one of the most exquisite species.
Cherry color varies from rich red to reddish
brown, and the custom scraping and double stain
bring out the beauty and elegance of Cherry. This
species has a subtle, straight grain, and a
satiny, smooth texture.
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Walnut is one of the most beautiful and high-end
hardwood species you will enjoy for a lifetime.
Its delightful swirling grain and rich dark brown
tone makes the whole house shine. Our
custom-scraping and dual hand stain adds more
depth and real antique looking to the appearance.
Walnut Hardwood Floors 
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Maple has been a favorite of Furniture and
flooring manufacturers since the early Colonial
Days. Maple has a delicate, uniform texture,
which adds elegance into your room. It is usually
straight-grained, but it can also occur as
"curly," 'Fiddleback," and "birds-eye" figure.
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Hickory is one of the hardest species and it is
well known for its very good strength and shock
resistance. Because of this, it been the premiere
species for tool handles, furniture, ladders,
cabinetry, and of course, flooring. Hickory has
unique grain pattern, and color variations.
Hickory Hardwood Floors 
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Birch Hardwood Floors 
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Birch Hardwood Floors 
From sap to bark, birch trees are used to make
everything from beer to toothpicks. Native
Americans stretched birch bark on their canoe
frames and used the wood to make arrows. Birch is
generally straight-grained with a fine uniform
texture, generally characterized by a plain and
often curly or wavy pattern. A fairly heavy and
strong wood, birch is extensively used for
furniture, millwork and paneling, doors, kitchen
cabinets and flooring.
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The species Acacia has strikingly dynamic grain
and knots. Some say these attributes contribute
to a home full of positive energy, exuberant flow
and optimistic attitude. As one of the hardest
woods in the world, Acacia's dynamic looks adds
exciting spirit to a home with long-lasting
durability as well as an elegant look.
Hardwood Floors
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For more information on our products derived from
these hardwood species, please see our
Bella Cera Hardwood Floors  400 Oyster Point
Blvd, Suite 115So. San Francisco, CA
94080 Tel.[phone]Fax.[phone]
www.bellacerafloors.com/hardwood-flooring/Hickory-
hardwood-flooring.aspx
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