Bird's eye view of a dark herringbone patterned wooden floor with an arm chair, table, and plant - Tulcarion/Getty Images When you start to conjure up your dream wooden floors for your home, there are ...

These patterns are expertly fashioned from pieces of worn wood plank and end grain pavers arranged in a variety of patterns from Running Bond to Ashlar to Basket Weave. Butterfield Color, Inc.

In 1959, Bill Smith was an apprentice learning how to build the wooden patterns that foundries use to crank out everything from cast-iron cornbread skillets to the steel wheels on U.S. Army tanks.

Research consistently shows that seeing wood grain (responsibly harvested, of course) in our homes and offices boosts our mental well-being and performance; using wood with visible grain in interiors ...