Exotic Hardwood Flooring

category Hardwood-flooring, posted September 19, 2011

п»їExotic hardwood flooring is very trendy today. You can buy hardwood flooring made of magnolia, lapacho, mahogany, ipe, zebrawood, Brazilian walnut and tigerwood, American cherry, chestnut, amendoim, padauk, afzelia, etc. Hardwood flooring made of these exotic species of wood is strong and can bring a rich beauty to any home.

Magnolia and Acacia are known as the most beautiful hardwood floor options. Mahogany and Brazilian walnut look elegant and rich. Ipe is ideal for those who are looking for durable flooring with rustic appearance. More traditional chestnut featuring a light brown color will make your home look very cozy. Amendoim is a rare species of wood of pinkish red color. It looks very original, as well as mango wood. Brazilian Rosewood is for homeowners looking for hardwood flooring of dramatic and wild coloring. Those who want wood floor resisting decay and rot may like Brazilian tigerwood. In its turn, Babinga is one more exotic wood which is excellent for hardwood floors. It is 98% harder than teak and 157% as hard as scarlet oak.

One of the most popular exotic hardwood floor options is mahogany. Mahogany grows in southern Mexico. This species of wood has become very rare. It features even texture and deep reddish brown color. Different types of this exotic mood are used for different purposes. For example, hardness of Santos mahogany is about 2200. This fact makes Santos Mahogany one of the hardest and durable types of hardwood flooring available today.

In turn, genuine mahogany is not so hard as Santos mahogany and used mostly to make fine furniture. Sanded with natural polish, mahogany flooring looks shining and very beautiful. Finally, hardwood flooring made of mahogany has a fragrance giving the home pleasant and welcoming scent.

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