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The Oshkosh Designs blog is home to the latest design ideas, trends, product information, tips and resources from the flooring and interior design industry. We want to help you create the home or office of your dreams with the perfect hardwood floor, wall accent or piece of home décor. Contact us today to speak to an expert if you have any questions or see something you like in one of our articles!
Hardwood Flooring for Pet Owners
If you have small children or pets at home, you might think that installing wood floors is an impractical dream. After all, dings, scratches, spills, and messes will be inevitable. But does this mean you should avoid hardwood flooring altogether? Not at...
Installation Projects in a Tight Labor Market
Good help is hard to find. This is perhaps truer today than it has been at any time in recent memory. As of May, 2019, the unemployment rate in the U.S. has fallen to 3.6%. Significant job gains have been reported in various sectors nationwide, including...
Decorative Stonework: A Timeless Classic
Nothing in a home says “class” like stonework. Whether it’s a stone tile backsplash or a marble medallion, a well-placed stone piece always seems to impress. And while we often associate stone with the grandiosity of a cathedral or palace, recent trends in home design...
Hot Flooring and Design Trends for 2019
If you’re looking for inspiration as you consider a home makeover, look no further. Oshkosh Designs has been keeping an eye on what’s hot in the flooring and design world, and we’ve put together a collection of the latest fashions for 2019 and beyond. If there’s a...
The Thrill of Custom Ordering
Are you the kind of person who loves home makeover shows? Or wandering through the lighting section of your local hardware store? Will you spend hours browsing to find the perfect style of handle for your kitchen cabinets? Or pore over paint samples until you’ve found...
Wood Wall Panels: A Quick Guide to Installation and Design
Although there was a time when wood wall paneling was synonymous with dated décor, those days are fading fast. Real wood panels, parquet, and three-dimensional wall coverings are currently making a comeback in the design world. Forget cheap faux wood...
Tips for Effective Hardwood Floor Border Placement
Border designs can serve to define a space, accentuate elements within a room, and generate visual flow. Adding a floor border is an excellent way to bring out the natural beauty of your room and add that little extra something that will make your space...
Tips on Choosing and Placing a Medallion
Medallions are striking, memorable accent pieces. Though wood, stone, and mixed-media medallions can serve as standalone works of art, they’re designed to be fitted into floors. Not only are they attractive in their own right, they can also serve to complement and...
All About Wood Grades
If you walk through a forest, you’ll notice very little uniformity among trees. In woodworking, however, uniformity is desirable, both for functional and aesthetic reasons. This is especially true of wood flooring. Hundreds, if not thousands, of individual pieces must...
How Milling Affects Wood’s Appearance
You probably recall learning how counting the rings on a log will help determine the age of the tree it came from. These annual rings are what give planks of lumber the grain lines we associate with cut wood. The way wood is cut has a significant effect on its...