Distinctive milling techniques create the characteristic grain patterns sought after in hardwood flooring. Each milling process highlights different patterns and characteristics in the wood, offering a variety of styles to suit your home’s design.
When it comes to flooring structure, you should never have to compromise on style. All our hardwood flooring is offered as either engineered or solid wood, so you can choose the structure that best suits your lifestyle and needs.
Constructed exclusively from solid wood boards, using only the highest quality lumber. Favored for its durability and authenticity, solid wood flooring offers craftsmanship that lasts for generations.
Constructed of a natural wood top layer, and reinforced with highly stable birch plywood backing. Engineered wood flooring resists expanding and contracting, making it an excellent option for areas where stability is essential.
Each wood species offers a variety of grain patterns, colors, and textures that give the wood its unique charm. We source all our lumber locally, so you always receive the highest quality flooring available.
Naturally dense and extremely durable, Hickory wood is a favorite of families and those looking for flooring that lasts a lifetime. With dramatic grain patterns and color variations ranging from medium tan to medium brown, the natural characteristics of Hickory are complemented best by wide plank flooring and rustic-style homes.
Light in color with minimal grain texture, Maple is favored for its pale yet creamy appearance and receptiveness to stains. One of the most durable hardwoods available, Maple is resistant to scratches, scuffs, and heavy impacts — perfect for families and pet-friendly houses.
A true classic, Oak is favored by woodworkers and homeowners alike for its distinctive open grain pattern and traditional warmth. With two main varieties — red oak and white oak — this species offers exceptional color dimension, from gorgeous reddish-pink undertones to golden brown and gray.
Bold yet subdued, Ash offers beautiful color variation — from pale white to a deep, rich brown. The natural contrast and medium hardness infuse understated character and interest into your home. With active open wood grain and an organic look, Ash is perfect for contemporary, breezy spaces.
The fine, smooth graining and subtle wavy pattern of Birch offers distinct visual interest. With rich details and moderate color variations, from creamy white to hints of golden brown, Birch’s lighter hues give any space a contemporary feel. Birch also holds up well to staining — an easily adaptable look for modern and minimalist designs.
With its trademark rich brown hue, Walnut offers a classically timeless style with staying power. A characteristic blend of fine, straight lines, intricate swirling grain patterns, and slight color gradation brings warmth and a touch of elegance to light-filled rooms and spaces.
Light and airy with a tight grain pattern, Beech is known for its pale tan coloring highlighted throughout by red and brown undertones. Durable, yet with a smooth appearance, Beech resists scratching but is difficult to stain, making it ideal for those who appreciate an organic, natural look with moderate character.
Distinctive red and pink hues make Cherry a classic for a reason. With slight color variations that darken over time, Cherry is favored for its depth and refined closed grain, which brings a touch of elegance to any home. Its lustrous finish and beautiful patina become even richer with age.
Wood grade is where your design preferences begin to take shape in the customization process. Southern Vintage crafts each grade from the same high-quality lumber, allowing you to choose the grade that’s right for you based on style, not quality.
Consistent in color, with very few knots, pith, or variation in the grain. Select grade wood flooring provides a clean, refined look emphasizing the natural grain pattern in the wood.
Slight color variation from board to board with limited knots, pith, and irregularities in the grain. Common grade wood flooring reveals the natural beauty of the wood with a subtle organic feel.
Considerable color variations and prevalent knots, holes, and irregularities in the grain. Character grade wood flooring offers a rustic style that accentuates the wood’s natural appearance.
Cut straight through the log, live sawn lumber is favored for its full reveal of the grain. Live sawn flooring features a beautiful collection of each grain style, from rift and quarter sawn to classic cathedral, adding a timeless, organic element to your flooring.
Standard flat sawn lumber is the most common and widely used sawing method. Characterized by its classic cathedral wood grain effect, flat sawn lumber produces a prominent view of the tree's growth rings for a beautiful traditional look.
One of the most sought-after milling techniques, quarter sawn lumber is divided into four quarters before being plain sawn, revealing a linear grain pattern with flecking throughout. Quarter sawn flooring offers a distinctive grain pattern and striking reveal of the tree.
Milled perpendicular to the log’s growth rings, rift sawn lumber is characterized by its linear grain pattern and lack of flecking. The minimal grain activity in rift sawn flooring offers a clean and modern feel, ideal for a refined style.
Custom texture is what gives your flooring character. It lends a sense of lived-in charm to your wood flooring and enhances your home with warmth and authenticity. Our craftsmen can transform the look of your flooring with textures that bring your vision to life.
Using a hard-bristled wire brush, our artisans scrape each wood plank to reveal the soft grains of the tree's growth rings. This process emphasizes the grain pattern, creating a beautifully weathered and lightly textured flooring that draws interest to the intricate patterns of the wood.
Inspired by traditional sanding methods, our hand-hewn texture gives your flooring a truly antique look. Characterized by distinct grooves and streaks, hand-hewn wood reveals a beautifully aged, heritage feel. We scrape each board by hand, so no two planks look alike.
A Southern Vintage trademark texture, our saw-striking technique creates a rustic, handcrafted look you won’t find anywhere else. We run each plank through a saw to add markings and cuts, leaving behind a perfectly imperfect rustic texture and vintage feel.
Otherwise known as “foot worn,” our contour sanded wood flooring recreates the natural wear left behind after centuries of use. A true heritage piece, the gently rolling texture adds an antique touch to your flooring, with hand-sanded craftsmanship that guarantees each plank remains unique.
The right edge style can give your flooring a distinctive look and feel, from traditional to understated and sleek. Southern Vintage will help you find the perfect edge style to compliment your custom flooring design.
With a grooved appearance and pronounced “v” shape, beveled edges provide separation between each plank of your flooring — the ultimate traditional look with hand-crafted details.
With a slight “v” shape between each plank, eased edges make a popular transitional style, offering light texture and separation — ideal for a versatile look that compliments any home and flooring.
With straight lines and a uniform surface, square edges fit flush together to give your floor a seamless, clean look with no separations between each plank — perfect for modern homes and styles.
The warmth and depth of your wood flooring emerge with the perfect finish. Whether you need a custom stain that ties your home together or a natural finish that emphasizes the wood's character, we customize our finishing process to ensure every detail is what you envisioned — from start to finish.
Milled to perfection, our unfinished flooring comes ready to be sanded, stained, and finished in your home or business. Perfect for site-finished and custom projects.
Oil-based finishes are favored for their rich, amber glow and depth, which ages beautifully over time. Low-maintenance and durable with a glossy sheen, oil-based finishes are timeless and elegant.
Water-based finishes are favored for their clear seen, which accentuates the natural color and characteristics of the wood. Clean yet refined, water-based finishes are perfect for modern, open spaces.
Wax-based finishes are favored for their natural, organic look and matte shine. Our hand-applied wax finishes hold up against water and scratches while maintaining an aged rustic quality.
