Rift and Quartered Flooring
West Virginia Craftsman
by Warfield Homes

Image of dining room with Rift and Quarter Finished Wood Flooring by Cochrans Lumber

Inspirations from Cochran’s Lumber _____________________________________________________________________ Wide Plank Flooring for Open Spaces This custom West Virginia Craftsman, built by our friends at Warfield Homes, features our timeless Rift and Quartered White Oak floors. The unique grain characteristics of our Rift and Quartered floors made this hardwood a wonderful choice for their clients, who desired both clean […]

Saddle and Linen LSWO
Designer’s Custom Home
by Elizabeth Krial Design

Image of Saddle Custom Flooring from Cochrans Lumber

Project Spotlight – Saddle and Linen Live Sawn White Oak Recently, we had the pleasure of visiting the home of Elizabeth Krial, owner of Elizabeth Krial Design. She gracefully opened up her exquisite home and spoke to us about the design Inspirations of her recently remodeled Northern Virginia home and office. Her choices? Our ultra […]

Hillside Modern Farmhouse
by HouseWorks LLC and Reader & Swartz Architects, P.C.

Image of wood stairs in wormy chestnut by Cochran's

Hillside Modern Farmhouse For this month’s Inspirations, we are beyond excited to share with you a home that is not only full of character and personality, but also several of our reclaimed flooring products. Situated on a large hill in picturesque western Frederick County, Virginia, the house was designed to take advantage of the million […]

English Chestnut
White Oak Flooring

Master Bedroom Fireplace and White Oak English Chestnut wood floors

English Chestnut Flooring This month’s Product Feature is our stately English Chestnut White Oak flooring. Over 4,000 square of this classic flooring were laid throughout a beautiful home built by Novella Homes. The flooring features a neutral color palette and remnant circle saw texture, making it a perfect choice for this new build!   Photos: […]

Product Inspiration
Horse Country Oak

image Horse Country Oak 9 - Old Oak Fence Boards - Salvaged Wood - Cochran's Lumber

Horse Country Oak Cochran’s Horse Country Oak flooring is the perfect, surprisingly economical choice for many types of design. From rustic to classic to modern, Horse Country Oak is easily adaptable to a variety of spaces. Reclaimed from old oak fence boards that once adorned our rolling countryside, our Horse Country Oak flooring is available […]

Product Inspiration
Whiskey Barrel Hickory

image of whiskey barrel hickory flooring by Cochran's Lumber

Reclaimed & Renovated Our friends at Shawnee Canning Company took on the huge undertaking of renovating an old farmhouse that was adjacent to their manufacturing plant and turning it into offices for their administrative staff. When it came to picking out floors, Vice President Scott Johnson knew he wanted a floor that looked old but […]

Best of Wood Flooring 2017

4 Live Sawn White Oak Circle Saw Kerf Pre-finished flooring by Cochran's Lumber - Made in USA

INSPIRATIONS – Best of 2017 As we close out another successful year at Cochran’s Lumber, we thought we would share with you some of our “Best of” photos of 2017 and give our readers a chance to cast a vote for their favorite.  First, enjoy the wonderful designs and application of our wood flooring products. […]

Product Inspiration
Floors and Millwork

Grey Ghost - Living Room design with American Heritage Flooring by Cochran's Lumber

Product Inspiration: Gray Ghost Flooring Check out two more amazing projects which feature more or our flooring and mill working products! Our Live Sawn Gray Ghost flooring is the perfect fresh and airy choice for this Alexandria, VA home. Built by Doll Homes, Inc., the residence features an open floor plan and clean design lines, […]

Product Inspiration
Reclaimed Materials

Tobacco wood kitchen floor 3 with American Heritage flooring from Cochran's Lumber

Product Inspiration: Reclaimed Materials In this month’s Product Inspiration, Cochran’s features our Tobaccowood flooring, reclaimed box beams, and custom barn doors in both a commercial and residential setting. Both spaces are fresh and stylish with the combination of our character-rich reclaimed materials and modern, contemporary finishes. Our reclaimed Tobacoowood flooring comes from the many old southern […]

Cochran’s Shenandoah Blend

Scrap grade reclaimed barn siding - Cochran's Lumber

Shenandoah Blend One of our favorite flooring options (either solid or engineered) is the Shenandoah Blend.  As the name states, this wood flooring solution is a mixed blend of reclaimed wood from the Shenandoah region.  That means, fences, barns, cabins and even warehouses. This mix of woods pays homage to one of the most treasured, […]

Flags of Valor & Reclaimed Barn Board

Cochran's Lumber & Flags of Valor brothers in wood craftsmenship

Barns to Floors and Flags We hope you are enjoying your 4th of July. We wanted to take this opportunity and introduce local, fellow, craftsman, Flags of Valor.  Brian and the team at FOV not only craft beautiful wooden American flags, but also serve a greater mission – giving veterans and combat veterans a shared purpose and fellowship […]

Custom Wood Doors

BCN Design Custom Barn Door Design

Design with Barn Doors If a barn door is part of your design dreams, look no further than Cochran’s Lumber. We have so many great-looking, handcrafted barn doors, your only problem will be choosing which one you like best. Our talented team of flooring experts can help you select the perfect wood to accent and […]

Long Leaf Pine Flooring

Image of Cochrans American Heritage Heart Pine Select

What is Southern Longleaf Pine? At Cochran’s, we value all the great American woods, and the southern longleaf pine is certainly one of the greatest. In this post, we’ll take a look at what this wood is and how you can use it to create unique and beautiful flooring. A Noble History Longleaf pines once […]

Reclaimed Wood: Character Recycled

Antique Oak Wall Paneling - Unfinished

What is reclaimed wood? Reclaimed wood is wood that has been salvaged from its original purpose and used to build or create something new. Many people say that by using reclaimed wood, you are giving old wood new life because the wood is rejuvenated to its original glory. Where does reclaimed wood come from? There […]

Custom Engineered Flooring

engineered wood flooring made in USA at Cochran's Lumber

Engineered Flooring Cochran’s Lumber & Millwork has a history of adopting cutting edge technology to serve its clients with beautiful wood flooring.  While new equipment is essential in order to manage the manufacturing cycle, the value of the individual craftsman is key to creating the custom engineered flooring with the finishes our clients desire. Wood […]

Antique Oak Flooring

Antique Oak Flooring in bedroom - golden with hints of red

L’Auberge Provençale & Cochrans Lumber Cochran’s Lumber and Millwork was proud to work with award-winning Northern Virginia restaurant L’Auberge Provençale and the opening of their new bar and lounge area, La Table Provençale. Beautiful antique oak flooring was chosen to give the space a warm, rustic feel. The result is a comfortable, yet sophisticated place […]

Hardywood Park Craft Brewery has great taste!

Barnboard Paneling Cochrans

Hardywood Park Craft Brewery has great taste! I don’t often get the chance to plug one of our customers, but my visit down to Richmond VA, to a new and rising star in the boutique beer world, was a real treat.  Located in a historic warehouse just outside of the heart of Richmond, Hardywood Park […]

Sanctified Reclaimed Flooring

Cornerstone image from Reclaiming Barn Project

Reclaimed Flooring Whenever we reclaim an old structure, we like to think that we are saving it for a “higher calling”.  It just so happens the process is working in reverse for once.  Built in 1896, the Husband United Methodist Church of Husband PA has seen a lot of God’s grace, so why shouldn’t the […]