Did you know, the US is the largest sawn hardwood producer in the world with current production around 30-32 million m3 per annum. Stat via the American Hardwood Export Council.

The road to the Final Four — or at least the floor — starts in rural northeastern Wisconsin, where Menominee Tribal Enterprises (MTE) supplies approximately 30, 40-feet high Northern hardwood maples to create the new basketball floor. Sawmill to tip-off takes approximately six weeks!

How would you like to have a room like this in your home!? This Houston-area car enthusiast had a rotating hickory floor installed in his carriage house in order to adequately highlight his impressive car collection.

Do you know the value of just one tree? A tree living for 50 years will generate $31,250 worth of oxygen, provide $62,000 worth of air pollution control, control soil erosion and increase soil fertility to the tune of $31,250, recycle $37,500 worth of water and provide a home for animals worth $31,250! Total  = $193,250! According to Professor T.M. Das of the University of Calcutta.

This lovely pale green paint is perfectly complimented by the ash flooring. Photo courtesy of Columbia Flooring

Fancy up your doors with American Hardwood! Real Carriage Doors handcrafts swing-out wood doors like the Alder pictured.

Live Edge tabletops by Simply Amish preserve the natural edge of the cherry or walnut tree in its design! Great way to incorporate the true beauty of nature into your interior designs. https://ow.ly/u3KtB

The U.S. forest products industry is a considerable economic force and the hardwood sector plays a significant role.   The industry produces about $200 billion in products annually and employs nearly 900,000 men and women in good paying jobs.  The industry meets a payroll of approximately $50 billion annually and is among the top 10 manufacturing sector employers in 47 states.

Sliding oak panels and a custom white oak room divider provide privacy like no other in this LM Guest House designed by Desai Chai Architecture https://ow.ly/tAC1I Photo courtesy: Paul Warchol

The 2014 Winter Olympics might be in Russia, but the floor of BBC’s on-site studio is all American! American black walnut to be more exact, courtesy of The Solid Wood Flooring Company.