The One - maple select hardwood (the solid stuff)

When searching for flooring, we knew that we wanted hardwood all throughout the first floor. It's gorgeous, it's sturdy and yes, it's pricey, but tooootally worth it. We have found throughout this process that when it comes down to making a large purchase, we seem to find ONE thing in the store that we like. One couch. One ceiling fan. One cabinet model. And yes, one hardwood floor. We chose maple (sturdier than oak, the second most sturdy of all) and we loved the natural maple. We spent many an hour in Lumber Liquidators (the best place to shop for hardwood), but feel that we made the right decision on THE ONE.

We also were suckers and laid the floor in the guest bedroom/office. "You can wheel your chair around" was Adam's argument. I gave in. Ain't it purdy?

We went with the solid natural maple select for multiple reasons 1) you can refinish the solid stuff - if and when (and I mean when) we get a dog, we'll most likely need to refinish from the scratches; 2) since we only have approximately 1400 sq feet in the entire place, the lighter wood opens up the room(s); 3) hardwood is "cleaner" in a sense, no nasty stuff seeping through the carpet needing a good vacuum; 4) the "select" indicates fewer imperfections and 5) it's freaking sweet.

If we would have tried to lay this ourselves, it may have taken a century...thank you Don, Tina and the flooring crew.