Kitchens are shifting away from traditional wood as homeowners prioritize durability and style, and one rising option is ...

There's nothing like the excitement of picking out materials for a kitchen renovation. From sourcing the perfect countertop to choosing the best paint color, the devil is in the details. But the most ...

If you can distinguish hardwood flooring from solid hardwood, you might have a special talent. “Engineered wood is indistinguishable from solid hardwood to the untrained eye,” says Adrienne Hunt, wood ...

A vintage living room interior with bright blue carpet and mid-century furniture - Vicnt/Getty Images One of today's most practical luxuries for homeowners is investing in good hardwood flooring. It ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Representatives Glenn Thompson (R-PA) and Terri Sewell (D-AL) introduced the Solid American Hardwood Tax Credit Act to allow individual taxpayers to include solid American ...

If you watch house-hunting shows, you’ve probably seen prospective buyers light up at the sight of hardwood. If you watch renovation shows, though, you’ll also see how expensive it can actually be to ...

Dear James: There are large gaps between the hardwood floor planks in my house. When I build a new house, what can be done differently so this does not happen again? — Kevin D. Dear Kevin: Newly ...

The cracks — or “checks” in the language of the wood industry — aren’t easy to see. “We had some small check problems with some cherry wood we were drying,” explains Rick Richardson, a lumber ...

Carried out by nanoengineers as KTH Royal Institute of Technology, the research centers on the sequence of events that play out when wood becomes wet and then dries. Called transpiration, this takes ...

One of today's most practical luxuries for homeowners is investing in good hardwood flooring. It is low-maintenance, durable, and adds value to your home — increasing it by as much as 2.5%. That's why ...