{"id":2164,"date":"2016-04-05T13:42:00","date_gmt":"2016-04-05T17:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/legacy.wideplankflooring.com\/?p=3835"},"modified":"2024-07-18T15:20:11","modified_gmt":"2024-07-18T19:20:11","slug":"key-ingredients-to-the-best-wood-floor-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/blog\/key-ingredients-to-the-best-wood-floor-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Key Ingredients to the Best Wood Floor Design"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6>At Carlisle, we give the term \u201cwide\u201d a whole new meaning.<\/h6>\n<h6>But, the trend of using \u201cwide\u201d plank boards started long before Carlisle, when early colonists, along the Eastern Seaboard, would install wide eastern white pine floors up to 30\u201d wide in their homes \u2014 many of which are still in place today. While wide plank pine flooring is a design critical design component for traditional or restoration quality design, these aren\u2019t the only styles that are suitable for wide plank floors.<\/h6>\n<p>Given the versatile styles available for wide plank floors today they are sought after for contemporary, industrial, and urban interiors and everything in between; and today we\u2019ll look some examples of different design, the key ingredients to a great wood floor design, and the importance of using a wider board.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/be-inspired\/\" class=\"wp-image-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13911 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/white-oak-flooring-450_1082_617_80_c1-1.jpg\" alt=\"Oak flooring and engineered wood flooring from Carlisle Wide Plank Floors\" width=\"1000\" height=\"515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/white-oak-flooring-450_1082_617_80_c1-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/white-oak-flooring-450_1082_617_80_c1-1-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/white-oak-flooring-450_1082_617_80_c1-1-768x396.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/white-oak-flooring-450_1082_617_80_c1-1-350x180.jpg 350w, https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/white-oak-flooring-450_1082_617_80_c1-1-600x309.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>The Key Ingredients<\/h3>\n<p>There are 5 key ingredients that lay the foundation for a great wood floor design.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Wood Style<\/strong>: What species or style do I want? Engineered hardwood, cork plank flooring, leather flooring, or perhaps luxury vinyl plank flooring?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wood Grade<\/strong>: How formal or rustic do I want it to look?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wood Color<\/strong>: Do I want it to be stained or natural and how shiny will the floor be?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wood Texture<\/strong>: Do I want the floor to be smooth, rustic or subtly textured?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wood Dimensions<\/strong>: How wide and long should my boards be to suit my vision and my spaces?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The foundation for your design is the wood and grade for your new floor. These factors determine the natural character, grain, and color. This ultimately determines how the floor should be finished and whether you will add a texture to the floor, to achieve the desired look. But after those decisions are made, the most important design element is <strong>dimension<\/strong>. Many people downplay the importance of this selection. But if you spend a lot of time picking out just the right wood species and color, but choose a floor that is too narrow it will compromise the entire appearance of your floor. This is especially true if you have large rooms, long expansive hallways or high ceilings \u2014 or as if often the case, this and more.<\/p>\n<h3>What is \u201cWide?\u201d<\/h3>\n<p>Before you can understand how width plays a critical role in your overall design you want to understand the perception and the reality of the current market.<\/p>\n<p>In the market today, a 5\u201d wide board is considered wide, but only relative to what was typically offered in wood flooring. The predominant wood floor covering of the last 30 or more years has been 2 \u00bc\u201d wide \u2014 3 \u00bc\u201d wide strip <a href=\"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/project_species\/white-oak\/\">oak flooring<\/a>. When compared to this dimension, All 5\u201d is at least <strong>wider<\/strong> than these narrower products offered by most commodity manufacturers.<\/p>\n<p>Conversely, Carlisle, a small niche manufacturer, offers an average board width of 8-10\u201d wide, with some flooring designs available up to 12-19\u201d wide (like historic, restoration quality pine floors). <strong>This is nearly double the widest width of most flooring on the market<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13913 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/width_comparison_diagram-1.jpg\" alt=\"Stunning Wood Flooring Designs from Carlisle Wide Plank Floors\" width=\"1000\" height=\"840\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/width_comparison_diagram-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/width_comparison_diagram-1-300x252.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/width_comparison_diagram-1-768x645.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/width_comparison_diagram-1-350x294.jpg 350w, https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/width_comparison_diagram-1-600x504.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>While the perception is that all 5\u201d is wide, the reality is that 5\u201d wide boards are still very narrow. Not only are they narrow but they represent a wood floor design that can be created by any commodity floor manufacturer. For great design, you need unique design features.<\/p>\n<h3>So Why Does it Matter?<\/h3>\n<p>We thought you\u2019d never ask.<\/p>\n<p>Whether it is a residential or commercial space the wood floor selection will \u201cmake or break\u201d the final design outcome. Wider boards are unique and downright sexy. But, more than anything wide plank floors are timeless. Colors trends and textures come and go, they can be sanded off and refinished as the style of a space changes or evolves. But the staying power of a wide plank floor is reflected in the fact that there are a) so many homes with the original wide plank floors still installed after hundreds of years and b) it\u2019s the commodity strip oak flooring that people are ripping out to replace with wide plank boards.<\/p>\n<p>Whether it\u2019s a classic colonial, urban flat, vintage farmhouse or industrial loft every design wants features that make a space less busy and more beautiful.<\/p>\n<p>Consider an example of a 500 SF room and compare Carlisle All 8&#8243; wide plank floor, with standard oak flooring which is an average of only 3&#8243; wide. <strong>Carlisle Floors = 125 seams, Standard Oak Floor = 670 seams<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Wide plank boards transform a space by minimizing the interruption in the design. It\u2019s a simple formula: <strong>Wider boards = Fewer Seams = More Beauty <\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/products\/collections\/urban\/\" class=\"wp-image-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13914 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/white-oak-flooring-urban-room-scene_1082_617_80_c1-1.jpg\" alt=\"Oak flooring and engineered wood flooring from Carlisle wide plank floors.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/white-oak-flooring-urban-room-scene_1082_617_80_c1-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/white-oak-flooring-urban-room-scene_1082_617_80_c1-1-300x149.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/white-oak-flooring-urban-room-scene_1082_617_80_c1-1-768x382.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/white-oak-flooring-urban-room-scene_1082_617_80_c1-1-350x174.jpg 350w, https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/white-oak-flooring-urban-room-scene_1082_617_80_c1-1-600x298.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Common Concerns<\/h3>\n<p>Some people think that making a wide plank floor is \u201ceasy\u201d, you just take the same wood you use to make a 2 \u00bc\u201d wide, or 5\u201d wide board and just make it wider. That is not the case.<\/p>\n<p>The ability to create a stable wide plank floorboard that is 8-12\u201d wide and 9-14\u2019 long (the average dimensions of a Carlisle floor) requires synthesis throughout the entire supply chain. Achieving the dimensions begins in the forest with the most incredible timber available and is carried thru our entire supply\/production model.<\/p>\n<p>It requires a significant investment of time and resources to a year-long air drying process and slow kiln drying methods. It requires a significant investment in technology and equipment but more important the talented craftsman who actually make the floor, not just feed boards through a molder. You can see this investment come to life in Carlisle\u2019s proprietary Slowcraft\u00ae process which maintains incredible dimensions, beauty and characteristics that would not survive mass production methods that are automated by a computer program, not by a human being.<\/p>\n<p>Our goal is to maintain and enhance, the dimension, stability, beauty and performance of your floor at every stage of production.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/be-inspired\/\" class=\"wp-image-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13915 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/carlisle-hickory-distressed_wood_flooring-3730-2164_1082_617_80_c1-1.jpg\" alt=\"Hickory flooring and distressed wood flooring from Carlisle Wide Plank Floors\" width=\"1000\" height=\"570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/carlisle-hickory-distressed_wood_flooring-3730-2164_1082_617_80_c1-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/carlisle-hickory-distressed_wood_flooring-3730-2164_1082_617_80_c1-1-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/carlisle-hickory-distressed_wood_flooring-3730-2164_1082_617_80_c1-1-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/carlisle-hickory-distressed_wood_flooring-3730-2164_1082_617_80_c1-1-350x200.jpg 350w, https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/carlisle-hickory-distressed_wood_flooring-3730-2164_1082_617_80_c1-1-600x342.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0&#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211;<\/p>\n<h5>Looking for great design ideas for your project? Get our <a href=\"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/resources\/carlisle-flooring-catalog\/\">free catalog<\/a><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At Carlisle we give the term &ldquo;wide&rdquo; a whole new meaning.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>But, the trend of using &ldquo;wide&rdquo; plank boards started <em><strong>long before Carlisle<\/strong><\/em>, when early colonists, along the Eastern Seaboard, would install wide eastern white pine floors up to 30&rdquo; wide in their homes &ndash; many of which are still in place today. While wide plank pine flooring is a design critical design component for traditional or restoration quality design, these aren&rsquo;t the <strong>only styles <\/strong>that are suitable for wide plank floors.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Given the versatile styles available for wide plank floors today they are sought after for contemporary, industrial, and urban interiors and everything in between; and today we&rsquo;ll look some examples of different design, the key ingredients to a great wood floor design, and the importance of using a wider board.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/wood-floors\/White-Oak-engineered-wood-flooring\/Retreat-Saturday-Evening\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dark wood flooring and prefinished oak flooring from Carlisle Wide Plank Floors\" src=\"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/images\/made\/assets\/collections\/white-oak-flooring-retreat-Saturday-evening-2724_1322_550_80_c1.jpg\" style=\"height:208px; width:500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":2763,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[99,91,87,89],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2164","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-commercial","category-installation","category-interior-design","category-residential"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Key Ingredients to the Best Wood Floor Design - Carlisle Wide Plank Floors<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Unlock the secrets to crafting the perfect wood floor with these key ingredients. From choosing the right width to the color, these tips will guide you.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/blog\/key-ingredients-to-the-best-wood-floor-design\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Key Ingredients to the Best Wood Floor Design - Carlisle Wide Plank Floors\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Unlock the secrets to crafting the perfect wood floor with these key ingredients. From choosing the right width to the color, these tips will guide you.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/blog\/key-ingredients-to-the-best-wood-floor-design\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Carlisle Wide Plank Floors\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Carlisle-Wide-Plank-Floors-112327347905047\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-04-05T17:42:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-07-18T19:20:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/white-oak-flooring-retreat-Saturday-evening-2724_1322_550_80_c1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1322\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"550\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"carlisleblogadmin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@CarlisleFloor\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@CarlisleFloor\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"carlisleblogadmin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"6 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/blog\/key-ingredients-to-the-best-wood-floor-design\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/blog\/key-ingredients-to-the-best-wood-floor-design\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"carlisleblogadmin\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/#\/schema\/person\/1db6eb6272af424fc326f1840c5a66f0\"},\"headline\":\"Key Ingredients to the Best Wood Floor Design\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-04-05T17:42:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-07-18T19:20:11+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/blog\/key-ingredients-to-the-best-wood-floor-design\/\"},\"wordCount\":964,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/blog\/key-ingredients-to-the-best-wood-floor-design\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/white-oak-flooring-retreat-Saturday-evening-2724_1322_550_80_c1.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Commercial Flooring Design\",\"Installation\",\"Interior Design\",\"Residential Flooring Design\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/blog\/key-ingredients-to-the-best-wood-floor-design\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/blog\/key-ingredients-to-the-best-wood-floor-design\/\",\"name\":\"Key Ingredients to the Best Wood Floor Design - Carlisle Wide Plank Floors\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/blog\/key-ingredients-to-the-best-wood-floor-design\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/blog\/key-ingredients-to-the-best-wood-floor-design\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/white-oak-flooring-retreat-Saturday-evening-2724_1322_550_80_c1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-04-05T17:42:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-07-18T19:20:11+00:00\",\"description\":\"Unlock the secrets to crafting the perfect wood floor with these key ingredients. From choosing the right width to the color, these tips will guide you.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/blog\/key-ingredients-to-the-best-wood-floor-design\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/blog\/key-ingredients-to-the-best-wood-floor-design\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/blog\/key-ingredients-to-the-best-wood-floor-design\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/white-oak-flooring-retreat-Saturday-evening-2724_1322_550_80_c1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/white-oak-flooring-retreat-Saturday-evening-2724_1322_550_80_c1.jpg\",\"width\":1322,\"height\":550},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/blog\/key-ingredients-to-the-best-wood-floor-design\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Key Ingredients to the Best Wood Floor Design\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/\",\"name\":\"Carlisle Wide Plank Floors\",\"description\":\"Carlisle Wide Plank Floors is the leader in luxury wide plank hardwood floors for residential and commercial spaces.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Carlisle Wide Plank Floors\",\"alternateName\":\"Carlisle\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/header-logo.svg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/header-logo.svg\",\"width\":715,\"height\":132,\"caption\":\"Carlisle Wide Plank Floors\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Carlisle-Wide-Plank-Floors-112327347905047\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/CarlisleFloor\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/carlislewideplankfloors\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/Carlislefloors\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/carlisle-wide-plank-floors\",\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/carlislewpf\/\",\"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/#\/schema\/person\/1db6eb6272af424fc326f1840c5a66f0\",\"name\":\"carlisleblogadmin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5a6d725ff6d87cd85da9a06e68658bf7?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5a6d725ff6d87cd85da9a06e68658bf7?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"carlisleblogadmin\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Key Ingredients to the Best Wood Floor Design - Carlisle Wide Plank Floors","description":"Unlock the secrets to crafting the perfect wood floor with these key ingredients. From choosing the right width to the color, these tips will guide you.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/blog\/key-ingredients-to-the-best-wood-floor-design\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Key Ingredients to the Best Wood Floor Design - Carlisle Wide Plank Floors","og_description":"Unlock the secrets to crafting the perfect wood floor with these key ingredients. From choosing the right width to the color, these tips will guide you.","og_url":"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/blog\/key-ingredients-to-the-best-wood-floor-design\/","og_site_name":"Carlisle Wide Plank Floors","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Carlisle-Wide-Plank-Floors-112327347905047\/","article_published_time":"2016-04-05T17:42:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-07-18T19:20:11+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1322,"height":550,"url":"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/white-oak-flooring-retreat-Saturday-evening-2724_1322_550_80_c1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"carlisleblogadmin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@CarlisleFloor","twitter_site":"@CarlisleFloor","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"carlisleblogadmin","Est. reading time":"6 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/blog\/key-ingredients-to-the-best-wood-floor-design\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/blog\/key-ingredients-to-the-best-wood-floor-design\/"},"author":{"name":"carlisleblogadmin","@id":"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/#\/schema\/person\/1db6eb6272af424fc326f1840c5a66f0"},"headline":"Key Ingredients to the Best Wood Floor Design","datePublished":"2016-04-05T17:42:00+00:00","dateModified":"2024-07-18T19:20:11+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/blog\/key-ingredients-to-the-best-wood-floor-design\/"},"wordCount":964,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/blog\/key-ingredients-to-the-best-wood-floor-design\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/white-oak-flooring-retreat-Saturday-evening-2724_1322_550_80_c1.jpg","articleSection":["Commercial Flooring Design","Installation","Interior Design","Residential Flooring Design"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/blog\/key-ingredients-to-the-best-wood-floor-design\/","url":"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/blog\/key-ingredients-to-the-best-wood-floor-design\/","name":"Key Ingredients to the Best Wood Floor Design - Carlisle Wide Plank Floors","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/blog\/key-ingredients-to-the-best-wood-floor-design\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/blog\/key-ingredients-to-the-best-wood-floor-design\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/white-oak-flooring-retreat-Saturday-evening-2724_1322_550_80_c1.jpg","datePublished":"2016-04-05T17:42:00+00:00","dateModified":"2024-07-18T19:20:11+00:00","description":"Unlock the secrets to crafting the perfect wood floor with these key ingredients. From choosing the right width to the color, these tips will guide you.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/blog\/key-ingredients-to-the-best-wood-floor-design\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/blog\/key-ingredients-to-the-best-wood-floor-design\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/blog\/key-ingredients-to-the-best-wood-floor-design\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/white-oak-flooring-retreat-Saturday-evening-2724_1322_550_80_c1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/white-oak-flooring-retreat-Saturday-evening-2724_1322_550_80_c1.jpg","width":1322,"height":550},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/blog\/key-ingredients-to-the-best-wood-floor-design\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Key Ingredients to the Best Wood Floor Design"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/","name":"Carlisle Wide Plank Floors","description":"Carlisle Wide Plank Floors is the leader in luxury wide plank hardwood floors for residential and commercial spaces.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/#organization","name":"Carlisle Wide Plank Floors","alternateName":"Carlisle","url":"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/header-logo.svg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/header-logo.svg","width":715,"height":132,"caption":"Carlisle Wide Plank Floors"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Carlisle-Wide-Plank-Floors-112327347905047\/","https:\/\/x.com\/CarlisleFloor","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/carlislewideplankfloors\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/Carlislefloors","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/carlisle-wide-plank-floors","https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/carlislewpf\/","https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/#\/schema\/person\/1db6eb6272af424fc326f1840c5a66f0","name":"carlisleblogadmin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5a6d725ff6d87cd85da9a06e68658bf7?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5a6d725ff6d87cd85da9a06e68658bf7?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"carlisleblogadmin"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2164"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2164"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2164\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49517,"href":"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2164\/revisions\/49517"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2763"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2164"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2164"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wideplankflooring.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2164"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}