Coastal Decor from Kate Knowles home featuring Entropy flooring

For many families, when the last school bell rings for the kiddos, it’s time to hit the coast! The summer season hardly feels complete without at least one trip to the beach, and with the world opening up to more safe activities outdoors, it’s time for cool water, warm sun rays, and sand between our…

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There’s nothing like a solid workout to help reenergize your day and keep your body in great shape so that you can be your most productive self! For many, our fitness routines were thrown a curveball during the past year when gym access was severely limited for safety precautions. We were all reminded of the…

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New Year, new home design trends! No matter what unpredictability that 2020 presented, nothing made us feel more comforted and reassured than spending time safely with loved ones in our favorite rooms. With a renewed sense for the value of crafting inspired interiors, we are beyond excited for all of the upcoming design trends that…

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Au Naturelle Nude

If extra time at home this year has you finally ready to tackle the remodel project in your home, or if you are renovating a home to list on the market while interest rates are incredibly low, then you are probably already aware of the value of real wood floors. On average, homes with the…

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Dynamic Earth Seismic

As we continue to spend more time indoors, there’s no better time to get inspired and plan our next great flooring projects. Of course, our Hearthwood Floors Pinterest page is full of incredible room scenes and hardwood beauty to jumpstart your design vision. We also love it when we receive photos from proud homeowners who…

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Families across the nation are staying indoors to reduce the spread of germs and right now, it’s incredibly important to keep the surfaces in your home clean to create a safe, optimal indoor environment for your loved ones. If you have 100% real Hearthwood engineered hardwood flooring, your cleaning process is easier, quicker, and more…

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Valentine's Day dinner table

Stressful reservations, grid-locked traffic, wardrobe malfunctions, and hair disasters. These are just a few of the potential headaches involved when you hope to enjoy a date night with your significant other. We all can appreciate a romantic night on the town, but you can also enjoy a simple, perfect date night at home that still…

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Hearthwood Flooring touch up pen

The beautiful winter months create a magical, wondrous time that allows us to reflect and get ready for the active spring and summer seasons that lie ahead. For our hardwood floors, however, winter can create a “slush” of ice, dirt, water, particles, and everything in between, which is both pesky and potentially harmful to our…

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spilled wine on hardwood flooring

Egg nog, red wine, winter slush, and pet stains – Oh my! As excited as we are to receive visitors during the holidays, there are a few extra seasonal offenders that may also stop by to pay us a visit. You’ve worked hard to decorate your home to the nines with holiday cheer, so there’s…

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Petrified Dynamic Earth collection flooring

Every year as December draws near, we can’t help but get excited about the upcoming Christmas season! There’s nothing like decking the halls with Christmas décor to get us in the spirit of this special holiday and the meaningful time we will spend with our loved ones. While we always display cherished heirlooms and traditional…

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It’s that time again: time to think about holiday decorating! Fortunately, you are giving yourself plenty of time to get your house ready, which will help avoid a lot of stress. Get your home ready for Christmas and emake even more memories with your family, so start early and have fun. Whatever size your living…

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Inertia engineered hardwood flooring from Hearthwood Floors

Modern innovation continues to make the products we use in our homes safer and sounder for better, happier living. Invented in the 1960s, engineered hardwood flooring is a modern innovation that combines both the beauty of real wood with the performance of man-made engineering. However, selecting between solid hardwood floors or engineered hardwood floors for…

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For active families with a full schedule, life can get a little bit hectic. There’s soccer practice on Tuesday, book club on Thursday, and don’t forget the dinner party on Saturday that you’re hosting. And of course, Max, the golden retriever puppy, is still potty training. It feels like there’s never a dull moment! Let’s talk…

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Hearthwood: Beautiful Hardwood Flooring for an Active Household When Jill and Dan Wagner decided to build a custom home, they had the opportunity to select custom finishes throughout their 4,000 square foot project.  After a lot of research, they selected Hearthwood engineered hardwood flooring from the Tall Timbers Hickory collection. Located in South Carolina, the…

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American OEM Wood & NOX Vinyl Creating a New Partnership Two of the industry’s leading manufacturers in their categories have announced the establishment of an “Innovation Collaboration” between their companies. The NOX Corporation and American OEM have partnered on a joint R&D effort centered around the development of innovative flooring products for the world market.…

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AMERICAN OEM & HEARTHWOOD SHOWED THEIR APPRECIATION American OEM and Hearthwood Floors hosted a cookout at their manufacturing facility outside of Nashville, TN this week. The annual event, now in its fourth year, is planned to show the internal staff’s appreciation for the 200 offenders, and 50+ Department of Corrections staff who make running the…

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AMERICAN OEM & HEARTHWOOD TO HOLD PRICING DESPITE TARIFFS In light of the Trump Administration’s recent implementation of tariffs on Chinese-made goods, many companies have announced price increases. American OEM and Hearthwood Floors want to reassure our customers that we have no plans to increase the price of any products as a reaction to these…

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Hardwood Design Textures Natural hardwood provides a beautiful canvas for our talented designers who seek inspiration from furniture, cabinetry, art, nature and pretty much anything that is beautiful and interesting.  Fifteen years ago, hardwood options were limited to about five colors, two widths, and zero textures. With advancements in staining technique, the popularity of “modern…

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Burns, Tennessee – the family behind American OEM and Hearthwood Floors has a long-standing legacy of manufacturing quality engineered wood floors in America. Keeping manufacturing in the United States is a central tenet of the company’s promise to provide their customers with the most beautifully designed, highest quality products, and responsive service possible. For over…

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Hearthwood is established with 70 years of experience crafting hardwood floors for American homes. Their legacy spans four generations. Over the course of this time, they have made a profound impact on the industry. Their ethos revolves around quality, innovation, and transparency. Without their ingenuity, American homes wouldn’t have access to engineered hardwood flooring. As…

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Flooring is the foundation of your home and so choosing hardwood that will perform is critical. It should be durable, resistant, and, of course, beautiful. There so many species to choose from, how do you know which one is right for you? At Hearthwood, wood is our passion. We want to make it easier for…

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Hardwood flooring is installed in homes for its beauty and durability. With a few different products on the market, homeowners are presented with a selection of choices. Engineered hardwood flooring offers a host of properties that are advantageous towards design and longevity. But before you can enjoy your new floor, you’ll need to work out…

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At Surfaces 2018 we had the opportunity to meet with many of our distribution and vendor partners. During this conference weekend we discussed our plans regarding faux joints and manufacturing of all sliced faced products. Since the summer of 2017, we have manufactured all Hearthwood in a manner where material  is full length, but shows…

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With our country’s birthday around the corner, it’s a perfect time to dive into why buying American made products means more than just patriotism. Learn more about why you should shop for wood flooring made in the USA. Ten years ago, around 15% of the wood flooring sold in the US was made overseas. Large…

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While you are researching pre-finished wood flooring products, you’re going to run into a host of wood flooring warranties—ranging from 10 years all the way to “lifetime”—each with terms and conditions with specific, relevant meanings and implications. Understanding exactly what is covered under a warranty is necessary for correctly managing expectations and accurately evaluating product…

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Rea hardwood flooring is the most highly requested flooring type for homeowners across the U.S. It’s an easy way to add beauty to and improve market value on your home, but one thing we’ve noticed over the years is the lack of knowledge people have for caring for their wood flooring. So, let’s review some…

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Bob Anderson graduated from Northwestern University in 1950 with a degree in Industrial Engineering. Soon after, he moved with his bride, Dolores, from Chicago to Landrum, SC, where he took over as Assistant Manager. After only one week the Mill Manager died of a sudden massive heart attack and Bob got a battlefield promotion. He…

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