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April 16, 2025
How to Maintain Your Custom Flooring
April 16, 2025
LVP vs. Hardwood: Why Real Wood Flooring is the Superior Choice
December 9, 2024
What Is Select Grade Oak Flooring?
November 14, 2024
What Are Some Alternatives to Oak Wood Flooring?
October 14, 2024
Why Is It Important to Acclimate Hardwood Flooring?
September 9, 2024
Which Hardwood Should I Use for Commercial Flooring?
August 7, 2024
Light vs. Dark Hardwood Flooring: Which is Right for You?
July 30, 2024
Transform Your Home with Cochran’s Lumber: More Than Just Flooring
July 10, 2024
Building Success: Cochran’s Lumber’s Dedicated Partnership with Builders
June 21, 2024
Crafting Custom Elegance: Cochran’s Lumber’s Tailored Approach for Design Professionals
June 6, 2024
Interior Design Collaboration: Working with Hardwood Flooring Companies
May 29, 2024
Building Foundations: Cochran’s Lumber and Our Partnership Approach with Architects
May 13, 2024
Introducing “Mountain Mist”: A Fresh Take on Our Beloved “Invisible” Finish
May 8, 2024
Innovations and Expansions to Watch out for at Cochran’s Lumber
April 29, 2024
Embracing Natural Beauty and Sustainability in our New Line of Oil Finishes
March 18, 2024
Introducing Cochran’s Color Variation Scale: A New Standard in Hardwood Flooring
March 6, 2024
The New Cochran’s Lumber Prestige Collection
February 23, 2024
Mastering the Art of Wood Fuming: A Deep Dive with Cochran’s Lumber
February 9, 2024
Choosing Between Oil and Polyurethane Hardwood Finishes: A Cochran’s Guide
January 29, 2024
Top Hardwood Flooring Trends of 2023 from Cochran’s Lumber
January 12, 2024
Five Reasons to Choose Cochran’s Lumber Reclaimed Hardwood Flooring for Your Home
December 28, 2023
Winterproof Your Home with Cochran’s Hardwood Floors
December 6, 2023
Hardwood Flooring Built for the Holidays
November 29, 2023
Winter Living: Cozy Up Your Home with Cochran’s Hardwood Flooring
November 13, 2023
Holiday Decor Inspiration: How to Showcase Your Hardwood Floors
October 20, 2023
The Benefits of Engineered Hardwood Flooring for High-Traffic Areas
October 10, 2023
How to Choose Wood Flooring that Complements Your Fireplace
September 29, 2023
Newly Milled vs. Antique Hardwood Flooring: The Pros and Cons
September 12, 2023
Summer Flooring Trends 2023: Top Picks to Revitalize Your Home
August 29, 2023
Random Width Hardwood Flooring Patterns: Mixing Old and New Styles
August 18, 2023
Elevate Your Home’s Character with Cochran’s Custom Finishes for Hardwood Flooring
May 15, 2023
The Cochran’s Process: Bundling For Shipment
April 17, 2023
End Grain Flooring: A Unique, Durable Wood Flooring Option
March 27, 2023
The Cochran’s Process: Planing, Ripping, Molder Blanking, and Tongue & Groove
March 13, 2023
The Cochrans Process: Kiln Drying
March 2, 2023
The Cochran’s Process: End Matching & Final Detailing
February 27, 2023
The Cochran’s Process: Sawing Into Four Quarter & Stacking
February 13, 2023
The Cochran’s Process: De-nailing and Cleaning
January 30, 2023
The Cochran’s Process: Where We Get the Wood
January 9, 2023
Bringing New Life to Salvaged Barn Wood
October 28, 2022
Stairway Inspiration
September 26, 2022
Project Collaboration: Knee-Wall Top
September 13, 2022
Step into the Season with Stunning Hardwood Flooring – Welcome Autumn
August 8, 2022
Partner Spotlight: Lys + Nat Design
August 1, 2022
Doing Business with Cochran’s Lumber
July 21, 2022
Durability, Warm Tones, & Timeless Quality: Live Sawn White Oak
June 23, 2022
Brush Arbor Homes
European Oak Invisible Flooring
June 20, 2022
Introducing Sandy Dune
June 10, 2022
Choosing Reclaimed Wood – Environmental Benefits
May 19, 2022
Enter to Win a Custom Cochran’s Cutting Board!
May 5, 2022
The Eclectic Farmhouse Style
April 20, 2022
Your Flooring Samples Arrived. Now What?
April 4, 2022
Spring Hardwood Floor Care
March 7, 2022
What’s Included with Cochran’s Flooring Sample Box?
March 3, 2022
Cochran’s Team – Meet Michelle
January 11, 2022
Flooring for the Future
December 20, 2021
The Heart of the Home
November 20, 2021
Now is the Time to Integrate Character into Your New Build Project
November 11, 2021
Creating Visual Interest with Natural Materials
October 22, 2021
Live Sawn White Oak 101
October 22, 2021
Scandinavian Design for Kuhn Aviation Lounge
May 12, 2021
May Inspirations: Making a Statement with Wide Plank Flooring
April 20, 2021
It Varies – Flooring Width Variations
March 1, 2021
Cochrans Lumber
Hardwood Flooring in Commercial Spaces
February 17, 2021
Wood Flooring – Rustic and Modern Styles
February 12, 2021
More than White Oak Flooring
January 28, 2021
BONA Certified Finisher
January 14, 2021
January Inspirations
Functional and On Trend: Our European Oak Flooring
January 6, 2021
Wood Floor Care in Winter Months
December 21, 2020
Cochrans Lumber
Home & Design Trends 2021
December 10, 2020
December 2020 Inspirations A Season of Thankfulness
October 30, 2020
November 2020 Inspirations: Expansion and Efficiency
October 26, 2020
Ending 2020 with Expansion and Efficiency
October 5, 2020
Southern Living Idea House 2020 Feature
September 18, 2020
Customize Wood Floors with Texture and Color
August 19, 2020
Project Spotlight: Gray Ghost + Hampton & Massie
July 30, 2020
Cochran’s Presents:
Sawmill Designs
June 29, 2020
Inspired White Oak: Easy, Breezy Flooring
June 22, 2020
European Oak Flooring from Cochran’s
May 27, 2020
Cochrans Lumber
Ready to Serve
May 8, 2020
Wood Floor Patterns
April 22, 2020
Wood Floors and Color Options
April 10, 2020
Live Sawn White Oak: Durable, Versatile and Fun
March 23, 2020
Timeless Traditional Charm
December 19, 2019
2019 Holiday Greetings from Cochran’s Lumber
November 4, 2019
Wonders of Wide Plank Walnut Flooring
October 9, 2019
Renovated & Renewed with Reclaimed Flooring
September 4, 2019
Custom Finish on LSWO
New Product: Sandalwood
July 24, 2019
Brush Arbor Homes
Classic Walnut Flooring
June 25, 2019
Classic Distressed Flooring in Style
May 20, 2019
Neoclassical Elegance
Wide Plank Flooring
April 23, 2019
Hardwood Floors and Humidity
April 23, 2019
Solid versus Engineered Wood Flooring
April 23, 2019
Pros and Cons of Urethane and Oil Finishes
April 23, 2019
Milling Through the Different Cuts of Flooring
April 17, 2019
Better Together – Flooring Installation Video
February 21, 2019
Expansion & Recognition at Cochran’s
February 13, 2019
Wood Grades Explained
January 21, 2019
Custom Flooring & Finishes