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Entries in this category include a combination of three or fewer wood species in either a residential or
commercial setting. Applications can include job-site finished, manufacturer-finished or engineered wood
flooring. Restorations, repairs and refinishes are not eligible in this category.
ALBERTA HARDWOOD
FLOORING LTD.
Edmonton, Alberta
ARCHITECT/DESIGNER: D. Morrison Design
COMMENTS: This solid walnut and birch floor features
French knots at the corners.
EKOWOOD (USA) INC.
Riverside, Calif.
COMMENTS: The inner circle of this flooring pattern is
made from merbau flooring, while the outside is
doussie.
PATRICK’S CUSTOM HARDWOOD
Elsmere, Ky.
ARCHITECTS/DESIGNERS: Patrick Townsend and George
Werner
COMMENTS: A wenge feature strip accents this red oak
parquet.
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APEX WOOD FLOORS
Downers Grove, Ill.
COMMENTS: The radial pattern in this floor was handcrafted
from select hickory.
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ECOWAY HARDWOOD FLOORS
Rosemount, Minn.
ARCHITECT/DESIGNER: Kelly Kinnunen
COMMENTS: First-grade maple, select red oak and Brazilian
cherry went into this custom-designed geometric pattern.
J.E. DUPUY FLOORING INC.
Monroe, La.
COMMENTS: Brick inlaid in reclaimed heart pine and
sunken pine creates the random pattern of this floor.
SCHELLER HARDWOOD
FLOORS INC.
Lemoyne, Pa.
COMMENTS: These different patterns are composed of red
oak, walnut and tiger maple.
PERFECTION HOME FLOORING
Glendale, Calif.
ARCHITECTS/DESIGNERS: Earl Bouchard and Don Bouchard
COMMENTS: This starburst pattern is made from clear
quartersawn cumaru.
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SHOWCASE HARDWOOD
FLOORS INC.
MAJESTIC HARDWOODS
Northfield, Minn.
Port St. Joe, Fla.
ARCHITECT/DESIGNER: Layton Endres
COMMENTS: The radial starburst of this floor is amendoim.
ARCHITECT/DESIGNER: Walter Bastion
COMMENTS: This hand-cut empire builder basket weave
pattern was created in jatoba and ipé.
SHOWCASE HARDWOOD
FLOORS INC.
Port St. Joe, Fla.
ARCHITECTS/DESIGNERS: Layton Endres and Nicole Endres
COMMENTS: This floor is a French herringbone pattern
surrounded by an English weave with clip corners and
bordered with a fan-cornered soldier course.
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CUSTOM HARDWOOD
FLOORS LTD.
Reno, N.V.
ARCHITECT/DESIGNER: Greg Smith
COMMENTS: The custom stairs of this floor feature wenge
and maple.
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SILVER CREEK WOOD FLOORS
JOHNSON YAREMA
HARDWOOD FLOORS
Lansing, Iowa
COMMENTS: This red elm floor is bordered by
santos mahogany.
Oakland, Mich.
ARCHITECT/DESIGNER: John Yarema
COMMENTS: This parquet pattern was custom-made with
quartered white oak and quartered walnut.
CRAWFORD AND COMPANY
Paducah, Ky.
ARCHITECT/DESIGNER: Mark Crawford
COMMENTS: American cherry and American beech make up
this Monticello pattern.
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BIRGER JUELL LTD.
Chicago
ARCHITECT/DESIGNER: Chuck Crispin
COMMENTS: This octagonal starburst floor includes
unusual woods such as crotch and burl walnut.
M.P. CAROLL HARDWOOD
Cheektowaga, N.Y.
COMMENTS: This Brazilian cherry floor features stone
medallions and borders.
Australian Cypress
used in the harshest
environments, from
the snow country to
the tropics. Come
home to the warmth
provided by an Australian
Cypress floor.
Come alive to the colours of the outback
Austwood Australia Pty Ltd
the mark of quality Australian Cypress flooring.
website: www.australiancypress.com.au
Email: [email protected]
Contact us for your nearest distributor.
Austwood Australia is a
family owned and
operated company that
is vertically integrated
from our sawmills to our
flooring processing
operations. We are able
to control the whole
production process, for
square edged flooring
and pre-finished
floorings and mouldings.
From well managed
sustainable forests.
From Australian Cypress premier sawmillers. Aussie Gold, synonymous with quality.
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Best Reclaimed Floor
J.E. DUPUY FLOORING INC.
Monroe, La.
COMMENTS: Reclaimed heart pine and sunken pine make
up this random pattern.
COLORADO CUSTOM
WOOD FLOORS INC.
Frisco, Colo.
ARCHITECT/DESIGNER: Trilogy Partners
COMMENTS: Reclaimed oak in 5- to 8-inch random
widths comprise this 1,000-square-foot floor.
SCHENCK AND COMPANY
Houston
COMMENTS: These random-width planks are antique pine
barnwood.
MADDRAY FLOORING LLC
Mt. Pleasant, S.C.
COMMENTS: The antique heart pine used for this floor was
from the ceiling beams of a North Carolina cotton mill.
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