Popular species for hand-scraped floors include birch, cherry, elm, hickory, maple, oak, and walnut. In addition to the traditional hardwoods, these days other materials may be hand scraped as well.

Texture is quickly becoming the new “color” in home decorating, and nothing shows off this trend better than hand-scraped hardwood floors. This floor style has a timeless appeal that speaks to the ...

Homeowners on a quest for wood floors with character will find plenty of intriguing options, and exotics are only one category. Reclaimed wood, salvaged from old buildings, is prized for its vintage ...

Hand-scraped wooden floors are all the rage. Again. One hundred years ago, carpenters scraped wooden floorboards as smoothly as they could by hand. The fewer scrapes, the better, although every floor ...