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Flooring design ideas for old house interiors, including hardwood, tile, linoleum, painted floors and salvaged flooring materials.

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3 Flooring Options for Period Homes

The flooring you choose sets the style, period, and tone for the room.

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Authentic Wood Flooring for Early Homes

Original wood floors are a prized feature—when they have survived. For those looking to approximate one, our experts explain what an authentic floor should look like.

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Coping Joints for Baseboards in Your Old Home

Shop craftsman at Woodsmith Magazine Marc Hopkins demonstrates in this video how to install coped joints for baseboards.

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Evolution of the Open Floor Plan

Never as obvious as the periodic costume-change of exterior house styles, the form of interior spaces has been in constant evolution since the first houses appeared on this continent.

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Hardwood vs. Engineered Flooring

Which type of wood flooring is best for old houses? The answer depends on where you plan to use it.

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History of Linoleum Rugs

Here’s what linoleum rugs and their look-alikes are all about and what to do if you find one in your old house.

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Locally Sourced Wood Flooring Options

From Eastern White Pine to Hickory and Douglas Fir, we discuss the variety of locally sourced flooring options.

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Pretty Planks: 5 Milled Wood Floors

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Resilient Flooring for Old Houses

Resilient flooring is a historically accurate way to go green underfoot in your old-house restoration, and it’s back in style again.

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The History of Wood Flooring

Gleaming tongue-and-groove hardwood floors might seem like the standard for old houses, but that wasn’t always the case, as a trip through wood flooring history illustrates.

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Traditional Painted Floors

Produce artful floors with ages-old techniques and some paint.

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Underneath What’s Underfoot

The finish flooring is only as good as its underlayment, especially when it comes to tile and resilient floors.

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Wood Flooring Questions Finally Answered

A rundown of the common issues that surface in the quest to manage old floors or blend in new flooring seamlessly.