Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion The Water Cooler Got Wood?

I'm in tons of different houses every year. I see lots of surfaces that surprise me or disappoint me.

With some exceptions, if a product has a name that prefixes the word 'wood,' one should pause. Screw Bob Vila. He's getting 6 figures a year for his name on that product alone! I'd shill for covering my floors in 3" of dryer lint for six figures---every year!

In the long run, the real thing will give you lots more options in the future to address its eventual (and inevitable) finish-wear problems.

Also, real (solid-3/4") wood that's a bit beat up will still look better than a mfgr'd. product equally distressed. Or go with something that looks good beat up, like Southern Yelllow Pine, or reclaimed, etc.

And remember, the darker the wood (or stain color), or the glossier the finish, the more it will show scratches and gouges.