Quality, Long Lasting Building Products: Wood
“I’m too poor to buy cheap things.” I heard someone say this in my early 20s, and I’ve tried to live by it. I don’t want to buy the most expensive things, but I don’t want to buy cheap junk. I want to buy quality things that are long-lasting and good for me. In the past people picked higher quality, longer lasting materials when building a home than we use today. Everything is expensive today, but we are building bigger homes with junk materials. These need to be replaced after a few years, so it’s costing us even more. Unfortunately, some products, like appliances, are built to fail, and that business model is a bigger problem I can’t tackle. But I can help with hardwood flooring.
Wood Flooring has been proven to last for generations in a home. Yes, it’s more expensive upfront, but over its lifetime it is by far the most affordable. Plus it is healthy for your home. Plus it adds value. Win Win Win! Using products like AMHF red oak can give you that quality from homes built in the past without paying for the high price of white oak. There is a reason people love the mid-century style, and so much of it has to do with the quality products like wood that was used in the home.
Embracing Mid-Century Nostalgia in Home Design
Mid-century homes showcase timeless warmth, simplicity, and craftsmanship. Wood was a main feature on the walls, ceilings and flooring. Built with durability in mind, these homes often feature 2 1/4″ red oak flooring with rift & quarter sawn and live sawn grains, creating beautiful and enduring spaces.
Quality Materials That Last
Mid-century builders valued solid, durable materials. Red oak floors, known for their strength and versatile grain patterns, remain a hallmark of these homes. Their enduring appeal makes them a favorite for renovations and restorations. Walnut was also very popular, and still is today. Walnut furniture and cabinets go great with the red oak flooring.
Seamlessly Blending Old and New
Renovating mid-century homes often involves extending original flooring into updated spaces. It’s very common for someone renovating their house to add wood flooring to kitchen and our bundles of rift & quarter sawn and live sawn red oak boards—available in traditional 2 1/4″ widths and lengths up to 12’—ensure a perfect match, maintaining the home’s authentic charm.
Bringing Mid-Century Style to New Builds
New homes can capture the timeless feel of mid-century design by using high-quality materials like our red oak rift & quarter sawn. Its rich grain patterns with the vertical grain and very heavy towards the rift sawn give you the modern style and lasting durability make it ideal for recreating the warmth and character of the era.
A Timeless Investment
Whether renovating or building new, honoring mid-century aesthetics with quality materials preserves history and creates harmonious, enduring spaces. Our flooring bundles make it easy to blend old and new or craft a timeless look from the ground up. Wood Flooring and biophilic design is not only an investment for the value of your home but it’s an investment for the health of your family and pets.
