Choosing Low-VOC Wood Flooring for Healthy Indoor Air Quality

Indoor air quality has become a growing concern for many homeowners, designers and builders. Poor indoor air quality (IAQ) can lead to health problems, including respiratory issues, headaches, and fatigue. Concentrations of many VOCs are consistently higher indoors (up to ten times higher) than outdoors, according to the EPA, which makes choosing healthy, low-VOC products extremely important. Choosing healthy indoor building materials is essential for improving indoor air quality and overall health and wellness indoors.

New Product: Deep Sumi Oak

Anthology Woods is excited to announce a new product to our collection of interior wall cladding and ThinClad paneling! Deep Sumi Oak gives the effect of the traditional Japanese Shou Sugi Ban charred wood, which is a technique of burning wood employed to better preserve the wood and use in exterior applications

Oil? Wax? Urethane? What is the Difference in Wood Floor Finishes?

A recent article by the NWFA sheds light on various floor finishes used through the ages. This highly informative and entertaining article describes the differences in nearly every modern floor finish, including advantages and disadvantages, VOC content, ease (or difficulty) of application, and much more.

Best Finish for Reclaimed Wood Wall Paneling

You've heard that old saying “often the best solution is the most simple option” and it is true here: weathered reclaimed wood-- the planks with a little (or a lot) of natural patina from years of exposure and previous use-- is often at its best when it is unfinished. But the real answer to the question of which finish to use on rustic-style reclaimed wood is: It Depends.

Oil V. Poly: How Finish Affects the Look of Your Reclaimed Wood

When sampling reclaimed wood, it is important to consider how the finish will influence the color, depth, and tone of your selection.

Reclaimed wood is unique, and naturally weathered and aged patina reclaimed wood is even more unique (in the "no two pieces are exactly the same" sort of way). This is the character that speaks to our soul and whispers about the rich history that the wood has lived through. This is also the character that influences finish in a way unique to reclaimed wood.

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