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Article: High-class hardwoods bring exotic touch to home flooring.
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- April 22, 2004
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Byline: Dana Drazenovich
Choosing wood flooring used to be a simple decision: oak or maple?
While you'd see the occasional hickory, ash or birch, oak and maple ran the show for years. But today when you walk into a showroom, you'll find a world of hardwood options beneath your feet: Australian cypress. Brazilian cherry. African cameron.
The days of neutral-everything are fading, and the design trend toward color, pattern and texture has extended down to the floor.
Over the past four or five years, the flooring industry has exploded with an expanding array of imported wood species, commonly referred to as "exotics," that come from ...