Genuine hardwood comes in a wide variety of textures. Something as simple as the texture can completely alter the look and overall feel of hardwood flooring. Let’s take a closer look at each texture we offer, from elevated smooth flooring to wire-brushed rustic planks brimming with character.

Smooth

A smooth texture is sleek and elegant. Many traditional hardwoods feature smooth texture, though this style also pairs well with lustrous modern designs. A smooth hardwood floor captures the beauty of each species’ natural grain without added textures by hand or machine.

European Oak Mauritius

Wirebrushed

A wire-brushed texture is created when actual wires are brushed across the surface of the wood by hand. This careful process removes the softwood from the top layer of the floor and creates a beautiful and hardwearing texture and enhances the natural beauty of the woodgrain.

European Oak Carrara

Hand-scraped & Heavy-scraped

Hand-scraped hardwoods offer a sculpted and time-worn appearance. Utilizing historic methods, each plank’s surface is shaped by hand to create an entirely unique floor that is full of charm and character. Heavy-scraped floors take the hand-scraping process a step further, creating deeper grooves and a more heavily sculpted surface.

European Oak Brindisi

Sawn Marked

Sawn marked floors are created using a distressing technique, mimicking rough sawn wood and favors a rustic aesthetic.

European Oak Rousseau

Distressed

A distressed floor generally combines several textures (i.e. wire-brushing, hand-scraping, saw marks) to create a unique, reclaimed aesthetic and a one-of-a-kind floor.

Maple Legacy

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Featured Floor: European Oak Cabernet

We are back to highlight another one of our favorite floors – the Chêne Cabernet! The Chêne collection offers an upscale elegance with delicate hand-brushed 7.5″-wide European oak planks that will elevate your design with its stunning presence.

Aesthetic & Style

This deep-toned, wide plank, European oak flooring will be the focal point of the room. Warm and inviting, the stunning grain patterns of this long plank, engineered flooring makes this floor a unique option for any interior space. The Cabernet features a micro-beveled edge that is both simple and sophisticated.

 

Strength & Durability

The Cabernet’s strong 7 1/2″ wide planks are able to withstand heavy foot traffic. Its intricately wirebrushed texture make this floor a great option for families with children and pets. The Chêne collection is backed with Urbanfloor’s lifetime structural and 35-year finish warranty (see warranty information here for more details). As a result, you can choose the Cabernet with confidence that its elegant style will be around for years to come.

SAFETY STANDARDS

We ensure cleaner air for your family. In accordance with our company’s values, all our engineered wood flooring is proudly FloorScore certified and the European oak Cabernet is no exception. FloorScore certification is a voluntary, independent certification program that tests and certifies that hard surface flooring and the materials that they are made with are in compliance with stringent indoor quality emissions.

You can read more about FloorScore certification here.

Is the European oak Cabernet right for your home? View more details and order a sample here!

New in Villa Caprisi

We are so excited to share four new beautiful additions to our Villa Caprisi collection! These incredibly beautiful 9.5” wide European oak floors are expertly crafted with a delicate wirebrushed texture and a matte finish.


Modena | VCM-816

Each beautiful 9.5″ wide plank of the Modena is delicately wirebrushed to accentuate the natural grain of genuine European oak. With its strong cross-finger core and its durable lacquer finish, this beautiful floor can easily stand up to the rigors of day-to-day life.

Palermo | VCP-817

The stunning color tones of the Palermo are complemented with a delicate wire brushed texture that brings out its natural grain. Each ultra-wide and extra-long plank boasts a durable lacquer finish and, with the strength of genuine European oak, will endure for years to come.

Ravenna | VCR-818

The perfect light and airy tones are presented in the European oak Ravenna. Each 9 1/2″ wide plank features a beautiful wire-brushed finish that accents the natural grain of genuine European oak. The stunning neutral tones, elegant texture, and scratch-resistant surface come together to create a floor as beautiful as it is durable.

Carrara | VCC-819

The beautiful light tones of the Carrara are showcased on incredible 9.5″ wide European oak planks. Each board is carefully wirebrushed to accentuate its natural wood grain and provide a strong surface and luxurious texture. Completed with a modern matte finish, this engineered wood floor provides a stunning, storied ambiance wherever it is installed.


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Introducing the L’artiste Collection

 

L’artiste is inspired by some of history’s most prestigious French artists. With genuine European oak featuring elegant brushed detail, each handcrafted ultra-wide and extra-long plank is a work of art in its own right.

Featuring 10 different colors with 8 5/8” plank widths, the L’artiste is the perfect canvas for your interior design dreams.

 

Take a look at a few of the beautiful colors in this stunning selection of European oak.

 

Delacroix

 

 

Widely recognized as the leader of the French Romantic school of painting, Eugene Delacroix produced over 9,000 works of art in his lifetime. His influential work both shaped the work of Impressionists and gave inspiration to the Symbolist movement. Delacroix’s utilization of expressive brushstrokes and his careful study of color astounds even today. His works center around bold themes, many of which were inspired by the works of Shakespeare, Goethe, and Byron.

 

 

The European oak Delacroix, inspired by this great artist, is likewise as bold and daring as the painter himself. Deep cocoa-brown 8 5/8” wide wire-brushed planks of genuine European oak are an apposite way to pay tribute to such a significant artist.

 

Renoir

 

A well-known and celebrated artist of the Impressionist movement, Pierre-Auguste Renoir reveled in the beauty he painted. A lover of all things beautiful, his work is full of sparkling color and the brilliant playing of light. A man of great passion, Renoir’s paintings are characterized by a richness of emotion and a sincerely warm response to the world around him and all the people who call it home.

 

 

The wire-brushed European oak Renoir mirrors this intrinsic warmth and love of beauty. With a balanced and neutral color, this 8 5/8” wide plank floor will infuse into your home the same life and richness of feeling of Renoir’s most beloved works of art.

 

Morisot

 

Berthe Morisot, a French Impressionist painter, focused her painting on a variety of different subjects. From pristine landscapes to portraits and domestic scenes. Her paintings were the work of careful, diligent study. Each delicate brushstroke in its precise and purposeful place. From her watercolors, charcoal drawings, oil paintings, and more, each stroke of her brush or dash of her pencil was a focused act of inspiration.

 

 

Her diligence and stunning technique is exhibited it the luminous quality of the European oak Morisot floor. Beautiful wood grain patterns are coupled with a reactive stain, lightly bringing out the natural splendor of genuine European oak. The charming knots and mineral streaks on each 8 5/8” wide plank are creations of nature as lovely and as purposeful as Morisot’s many works of art.

 

Rousseau

 

Posthumously celebrated as a self-taught genius, Henri Rousseau was a master of his craft. His paintings explore vivid color and the wildness of nature. Dense jungle scenes and wild animals of the rainforest were a few of his favorite subjects though he never actually left France. Inspired by what he saw illustrated in books, Rousseau dared to imagine the beauty worlds away from him and brought it to life before his eyes on canvas.

 

 

This same daring exposition is featured in our floor by the same name. The European oak Rousseau captures this prolific painter’s imagination and boldness in his art. Each 8 5/8” wire-brushed plank is accented with saw marks, giving this unique and dark floor a reclaimed aesthetic.

 

View the whole collection here

 

Urban Floor Releases Brand New Hardwood Flooring Line

Urban Floor is proud to unveil its recent addition to our beautiful collection of hardwood floors: Chêne. Urban Floor now offers 90 spectacular hardwood floors to choose from, spanned across 8 different themed collections.

The release of the Chêne flooring line is a great way to celebrate the recent news of Urban Floor ranking in as one of the top hardwood flooring brands for both price and product availability.

Chêne By Urban Floor – European Oak Hardwood Flooring

chene european oak by urban floor

The brand new collection boasts 7 different selections to choose from that vary in shade: ranging from very light to very dark depending on your preferences. We’re certain that anyone interested will find a flooring choice that perfectly accompanies any existing furniture and colors within your home.

We’re huge advocates of engineered hardwood flooring, and our Chêne new hardwood-flooring line fits the bill. Engineered hardwood floors offer benefits that other flooring choices simply cannot provide.

Plank size is certainly something to consider in selecting a hardwood floor and we took a middle ground approach by carefully crafting the Chêne hardwood floors to feature 7.5-inch wide planks.

All of the Chêne hardwood floors are wire-brushed meaning an industrial grade wire-brush is used to selectively remove the soft grains of a wood’s surface, leaving the hard grains showing. This creates a luminous rustic texture that reveals a hardwood floor’s inner beauty – it’s grain, streaks, grooves, and knots.

The flooring collection is also constructed using fine European Oak, which happens to be one of the most popular wood species used in our culture. European Oak is known for its rich design and functionality – using a special technique that results in a product featuring wider planks and tighter grain patterns.

Whether you’re browsing our new Chêne oak flooring collection or one of our other timeless collections, we’re sure you will find a hardwood floor that exceeds your expectations on both quality and value.

Happy Flooring from Urban Floor!