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Say Goodbye to Carpet

Luke Blackford — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 17:04:43 +0000

More and more these days people are saying goodbye to carpet. There are many reasons for this;

Health Advantages. Carpet attracts dust mites, allergens, and can trap bacteria in its fibers. All of us living in homes with carpet are exposing ourselves everyday to these health hazards. Hardwood, on the other hand, is organic and does not cause these health hazards, providing a much healthier atmosphere for our homes.
Cleaning/Maintenance. For most of us there are already enough things in a day that require our attention, let alone having to vacuum our carpets everyday along with periodic ‘deep’ cleaning. To keep wood floors looking their best all that is required is a daily sweeping and weekly moping which is much less time consuming than taking care of carpet.
Longer Life. Carpet doesn’t hold up to daily wear-and-tear like hardwood does. Wood floors will last a lifetime, whereas carpet hardly gets through a decade without needing to be replaced.
Increased Value. In today’s economy American’s are finding many ways to add value to their homes, and one of the best methods is replacing carpet with hardwood. Whether its replacing our carpeted stairs with wood stair treads, or our whole home with wood flooring, hardwood can bring much needed value back into our homes.

Blackford & Sons can help you say goodbye to carpet for good! Whether you’re interested in Wide Plank Flooring or Wood Stair Treads for your home, Blackford & Sons has just what you need.

Walnut Wide Plank Floor

Luke Blackford — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:44:51 +0000

A Nashville, TN builder came to us looking for unique wide plank flooring for his spec home. He wanted a floor that would exhibit handcrafted characteristics but still complement the modern architecture of the home. The floor that our design team submitted was a character grade 9-inch wide plank Walnut floor. Walnut wood has a very regal and distinguished look, and to add the handcrafted flare we selected hand scraped edges (for a lightly distressed wood flooring look). Normally, hand scraped ends would also be chosen, but to retain a ‘clean lines’ look (complimenting the architecture of the home) we left the ends untouched. This had a terrific effect that offset the distressed look of the wood for a perfect balance.

Enjoy the photos of this beautiful Walnut wide plank floor.

Scandinavian Style Interior Design – Beautiful Versatility

Luke Blackford — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 17:46:08 +0000

In my recent reading of various interior design blogs and magazines, I have found a rather modern design style that is becoming quite popular with many professional interior designers: Scandinavian.

This style is incredibly popular among kitchen designers in particular, and I can’t help being attracted to the warmth, and versatility of this design myself. This design style does have many variations, and is generally best described as “modern” and “eclectic” – these may seem somewhat opposing in some ways, never the less, this adequately encompasses the array of design styles known as Scandinavian.

Being in the woodworking industry, one of the first things I noticed about this style was the common use of Wide Plank Flooring, even with the bold contrast in styles – from cozy rustic to clean modern – the Wide Plank Flooring proves a beautiful accent, and seems to be a core component of Scandinavian design.

Enjoy several photos of this truly versatile, and thoroughly beautiful interior design.

Notice the beautiful Wide Plank Floor in this cozy, rustic, Scandinavian kitchen

A modern, clean, Scandinavian-style dining room tastefully accented with hand crafted Wide Plank Flooring

Another Scandinavian kitchen with Wide Plank Flooring

Notice how the Wide Plank Floor compliments the bright feel of this Scandinavian-style bedroom