Maple Hardwood Color

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Maple hardwood color.

Maple has a close grain that gives it a soft even texture. New flooring is a big investment so we asked the experts for their advice. Select better color. Select better color is a 83 3 clear one face cuttings with 1 back.

How to choose the right hardwood floor color. Unlike most other hardwoods the sapwood of hard maple lumber is most commonly used rather than its heartwood. See our collection of wood flooring stains and grains. While the grain is generally straight it can also appear curly wavy or striped.

Hard maple or sugar maple is the most durable of the maple species with a janka value of 1 450 which makes it one of the hardest domestic woods used in furniture making. Case 7 79. Sapwood color ranges from nearly white to an off white cream color sometimes with a reddish or golden hue. Fresh cut maple is light and bright and then takes on a deep honey color.

To help us uncover the hardwood floor color trends that reigned supreme in 2019 we spoke with 14. Here s an example of a brand new maple office cabinet below next to a drawer from a much older cabinet above. There are many varieties of soft maple wood though the most common are the striped maple silver maple red maple bigleaf maple and box elder. However maple hardwood is also porous enough to accept stains fairly well so you can in fact change the color to suit your tastes from deeper tawny brown tones to sleek grays.

Wide x random length solid hardwood flooring 20 sq. The heartwood tends to be a darker reddish brown. Sometimes there is pronounced color variation when maple is exposed to intense light although a uv protector applied during the manufacture of flooring limits this variation. If you re a commitment phobic shopper choosing interior flooring can feel like a never ending process.

While trends like linoleum and shag carpet eek went out of style as quickly as they came into it hardwood flooring has for centuries been a failsafe choice for any and every aesthetic. Mar 11 2019 annie schlechter. Maple select better color grade is ideal for fine cabinetry furniture and molding manufacturing.