hardwood

Things You Need to Know About Hardwoods and Laminates

For many years, hardwood flooring represented the default option for most middle-class residences. By the mid-twentieth century, however, a more cosmopolitan look had come into favor, and hardwood floors came to be seen as rustic and outmoded. In most newly-built residential homes, hardwoods were replaced with wall-to-wall carpet as the default flooring option by the mid-1960s.