What's New?

There is almost always something interesting going on at Plantation Hardwood Floors, whether it's the latest celebrity client, unique architectural project, or significant "find" in materials and new processes. Check back often...
  • Here's a new idea! Plantation is developing its own "LVT Killer!" That's right - a genuine hardwood floor made in the USA that competes in price, dimensions, and DYI installation with imported LVT. When your budget is extremely limited, you no longer have to accept plastic flooring. You can get authentic hardwood!  This is new, this is real, and this is huuuge! Ask your rep for details.
  • ​Did you get a PPP forgivable loan? If you read the fine print, it says when you sign, you promise to source USA whenever possible. That would be us!  Give us a call for your next quotation, made in the USA!
  • Certain Plantation flooring products can now be specified with a unique and revolutionary pre-applied adhesive system. This simple, patented "peel-and-stick" adhesive application provides not only glue properties, but also acoustic tested sound dampening (IIC 70 and STC 62). Think of the possibilities!
  • The COVID pandemic has cramped our styles, all of us, for many months. We can't travel, we can't visit. But we still manufacture beautiful hardwood flooring, field your inquiries, and send out samples and quotes, like always. Call us!  
  • We are enthusiastic about welcoming Staci Howery to our company as Director, Sales and Marketing. Staci's extensive experience and knowledge in the hardwood flooring industry brings fresh insights and perspective to Plantation's existing professional design and fabrication business. If you already know Staci, say hello.  If you don't already know Staci, she'd like to meet you. Find her at [email protected] .  
  • The 2019 "Trade War" with China has pushed hardwood flooring into the spotlight, as imports get socked with tariffs and more tariffs. Exports to China of hardwood are hit too as China retaliates. Why not skip all the drama, and source USA?
  • The 2018 Tax Law opened multiple real estate Opportunity Zones ("OZONES") across America. We have a wood flooring product for that! Call or email us now.
  • Hilton Hotels and JKA Associates have specified a custom lobby presentation of Plantation Plank and Parquet in American Walnut for the Checkers Hotel in Los Angeles.
  • Pacific Union and Studio TMT have specified the River Road Classic America 5" Oak floor for the newly remodeled facility in Beverly Hills.
  • Warby Parker, the custom eyeglasses phenom of New York, is rolling out their retail franchise across America. The design of Warby's new store design includes Plantation's Custom White Oak Chevrons with a custom commercial finish build. 
  • MM.LaFleur is a trend-setting New York fashion boutique specializing in office wear for professional women. They chose Plantation's White Oak Chevron flooring for their new Chicago store.   
  • Plantation announces the formation of its Hawaii office, the better to serve its growing island clientele and their projects. High on the list employing custom Plantation hardwood flooring is the mega-project Hokuala by Timbers Resorts, rising on the magnificent site of the former Kauai Lagoons in Kauai. Opened 2018. 
  • BH+A Architecture in Boston chose the Plantation River Road product line for the BRIO high-rise condominium project in Hingham.
  • When the Boston Celtics needed new replica floors for the new Visitor's Center opening in 2018, they called their favorite architect, Elkus-Manfredi. Elkus in turn called their go-to source for imaginative custom wood floors. The authentic and familiar-looking high-gloss oak parquet is one of our most creative!
  • Plantation has shipped the hardwood flooring for Boston's new Marriott Long Wharf facility. Specification by hospitality design specialists Looney & Associates. Installation by Pavilion Floors.  
  • Kesseler Woods in Newton, MA is attracting high-end residents to its 100 units with over 100,000 sf of Plantation custom solid rift-cut red oak flooring.  
  • Causeway Capital Corp in Los Angeles fitted out its new corporate headquarters in Plantation custom Santos Mahogany. Flooring, stairs, and custom pieces to suit the space. Design and specification by Wolcott Architects and Interiors.  
  • Lowe's Innovation Lab is the Seattle "skunk works" unit for the home improvement retailer that develops new retail technologies and strategies. Lowe's Innovation Lab also sports Plantation custom oiled Oak flooring. Installation by Wells Millwork.  Design and specification by Gensler, Inc.
  • Dinosaurs need flooring too! The main house at the iconic filming location Jurassic Ranch on Kauai received a Plantation French Oak floor, especially aged and distressed by tumbled stones. Specification by Parducci Hardwood Floors.
  • The Marriott Marquis mega-project in Houston incorporates Plantation custom hardwood flooring throughout many areas of the hotel and convention center. Installation by Spectra Commercial Flooring in Houston.
  • Marriott Waikoloa on the Big Island of Hawaii chose a Plantation custom genuine Teak floor for its Penthouse Suite. Contracting by Layton Construction and NAN, Inc. Design and specification by Looney & Associates.
  • Looney & Associates specified a custom Plantation walnut floor for the Hilton West Palm Beach Convention Center. Installation by Jack Walsh Carpets and Rugs.
  • Design Development Group of Utah and California created with Plantation a unique red oak variable width plank floor with saw marks and customized edges for the newest Santa Monica edition of the rapidly expanding Japanese restauranteur Global Cuisine. Installation by Pacific Coast Commercial Interiors and Artistry Custom Cabinets.
  • Wolcott Architecture & Interiors specified Plantation's "Cream" oil finish for the Santa Monica offices of Uber Technologies, the ride-hailing giant. 
  • Darrall Design specified an intricate design of Plantation custom African Sapele floors with maple accent stripes for the Marriott Long Beach Hotel. Stunning!
  • Blue Crest Capital Management in Manhattan greets its well-heeled visitors on Plantation custom-designed walnut floors. Design and specification by Ted Moudis & Associates, New York.
  • Spectacular views of Lake Michigan from the equally spectacular Presidential Suites of Chicago's venerated Chicago Hilton, enhanced by Plantation custom wide-plank chevron floors in classic walnut.
  • The magnificent Edgewater Hotel in Madison, Wisconsin underwent a large-scale renovation to return her to former glory. Included in the updates: custom Plantation hickory wide plank flooring, and an broad expanse of Plantation's custom-designed "San Diego" parquet pattern. Design and specification by Elkus-Manfredi Architects, Boston. Installation by Hughes Flooring, Milwaukee.
  • Plantation created for Pacifica Host Hotels a custom design of oak and maple for the public areas of California's Inn at Morro Bay. Specification by Darrell Design of Culver City, California. 
  • Plantation has completed the largest residential project in all of Hawaii, using 15,000 sf of a custom color and design of African Sapele. Mahalo! to Eclectic Design in Honolulu. Installation by Whitty Construction.
  • Puerto Rico's top-rated Dorado Resort has floored another luxury penthouse suite with Plantation's hickory plank, custom-designed specifically for the resort by Wilson Associates in Dallas.
  • Leading ad agency 72 and Sunny commissioned Plantation to fabricate custom maple flooring and bleachers to complement UCLA's iconic Pauley Pavilion reclaimed basketball floors used in their new corporate headquarters in Los Angeles. Installation by Renegade Flooring.
  • Burberry (London) chose Plantation to execute Burberry's custom in-house parquet designs for new high-end retail stores in Union Square, San Francisco, and Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills. Design by Burberry London. Specification by Storefloors Atlanta.
  • Boston architect SMMA designed-in the custom color specification for 40,000 sf of the Plantation River Road Collection Hickory for the hardwood flooring in Boston's new, upscale Symphony Court residential project. Installation by Professional Flooring Corp, Boston.
  • Las Vegas architecture firm Marnell Companies again chose Plantation custom walnut floors for the River City Resort and Casino in St. Louis.
  • Who said it's only about floors? California's leading sports emporium, Sports Chalet, is getting a makeover, and chose Plantation to fabricate the custom exterior and interior hardwood wall panels with 3-D outline graphics.
  • The Baltimore waterfront has undergone a massive redevelopment, including Plantation custom walnut floors at the Maryland Live!
  • There's a secret building boom going on in the mountains near Los Angeles. We're on our sixth large project with custom wide plank Plantation flooring. Shhhh. Don't tell. The celebrity clientele value their privacy!
  • When staying at the Omni Hotel in Nashville, cast an eye underfoot for the Plantation custom bleached walnut floors in every room.
  • Back in the day, the venerable El Encanto Hotel in Santa Barbara was a hilltop favorite of the Hollywood elite. But the resort fell into disrepair - until discovered and totally redone by the European hotelier Orient Express. Also discovered: Plantation custom sapwood hickory oiled floors, selected and installed throughout the classic guest cottages.
  • Another Chicago hotel, this time the Chicago Hyatt, chooses Plantation custom flooring as cladding for lobby kiosks. What a handsome idea! Check us out in the new lobby.
  • Love golf? Then you'll want to know that PGA Tour moved into new headquarters in New York, sporting Plantation custom walnut floors. Design and specification by Ted Moudis & Associates.
  • High-end U.K. retailer Top Shop chose Gensler and Plantation to design and fabricate their super-wide, super-long plank oiled floors for the new U.S. flagship store at The Grove in Los Angeles.
  • Uber-resort Ritz Carlton Reserve at Dorado Beach, Puerto Rico opened to rave reviews. Project design by SB Architects (San Francisco), with Plantation Hickory flooring custom-designed and specified by Wilson Associates.
  • Made in the USA!  Plantation is a "featured company" on the ABC News website highlighting companies that manufacture their products in the United States. Here's the link, so check it out.  ABC News and Plantation Hardwood Floors.
  • Aloha! The high-end real estate market in Hawaii is stirring! Multiple new architectural residences have booked the production time for their high-design Plantation custom floors. Separately, Plantation Specialty & Contract floors are in the design phase for a renewed high-rise condominium project, and a series of resort homes. The South Pacific rises again! 
  • Visit the custom, handscraped, wide plank Brazilian Cherry floors by Plantation in the newest casino/hotel in Reno, NV - The Tamarack.
  • Plantation has joined hands with a Florida company to produce custom designs in wood flooring featuring exact replications of rare, embargoed, and extinct wood species. These new hardwood floors can match vintage cabinetry or architectural millwork from woods that are no longer available, or are simply too costly for commercial use. A recent large-scale project using this spectacular technology is in the newly refitted corporate offices of the world-class consulting firm Bain & Company in Boston. 
  • Plantation completed and shipped a custom Hickory floor for the offices of the world's leading internet search provider.
  • The epicenter of the current real estate disaster has long been named as South Florida.  But, could that designation now be old news? Two new custom ultra-residences, with sophisticated  Plantation walnut parquet and oiled European oak floors, respectively, are nearing completion. We expect it's the early wave of something fresh, and something BIG!
  • The new retail super store for prominent UK clothing company Mulberry, opened in September, 2011 in Manhattan with dazzling custom-made, glossy, black, wire-brushed, wide plank Wenge floors by Plantation.
  • Plantation delivered the custom solid rustic mesquite flooring for the ranch house of a mega-spread in New Mexico. Design specification from Christy Martin of Studio Encanto in Santa Barbara.
  • Plantation fabricated the quartered-only white oak Versailles parquet panels for an architectural residence in the uber- resort of Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
  • Diners at the new Michael Jordan Steakhouse in the Intercontinental Hotel in Chicago walk on walnut flooring by Plantation.
  • In collaboration with world-renowned architects Gensler, Plantation designed and fabricated genuine Texas mesquite hardwood flooring for the new Santa Monica headquarters of the film industry's premier post-production house, Modern Video.
  • Read more about Plantation Hardwood Floors, and see some of our projects at the excellent website CustomMade.com.
  • Plantation recently fabricated and supplied the handscraped custom flooring for the Plantation Club of the fabulous new Kukui'ula Resort in Kauai, Hawaii.
  • Plantation worked with the design team for Hyatt Hotels to develop and produce custom flooring for the Executive Suites at Hyatt Lodge, the hotel that serves the campus of the McDonald's "Hamburger University" near Chicago.
  • Plantation's copyrighted design "Gotham" was selected for the new casino floor in the Hardrock Macau. We're delighted to be exporting our unique, customized, factory-finished flooring, and helping to offset that negative trade balance!
  • Plantation was invited to display its custom wood flooring lines at the renowned Allegheny Flooring annual extravaganza on Boston Harbor. We were there - did we meet you?
  • Our Plantation market research team issued a warning that supplies of wood raw materials would become scarce overnight at the first sign of increased demand. This has proved to be true for certain species, mainly walnut, and has caused a price spike. White oak is also strained, but still available. Many large flooring manufacturers have raised wood prices as much as 15% since January...
  • In May, Plantation creates its customary display at the national Hospitality Design Expo show in Las Vegas. HD Expo attracts the top talent in the fields of hotel and resort design and architecture. Plantation tries to unveil something new and great at this iconic show each year.
  • Last year, we introduced to intense reaction the "Gotham" hardwood floor - a spectacular dark chocolate plank with an inlaid grain pattern in both silver and copper.
  • Plantation Hardwood Floors is a founding partner in Hawaii's "Hi'ialoakuapapa Sustainable Marketplace," with a "green" product display kiosk at the headquarters building of Group 70 International in Honolulu. Group 70, which has donated the space for the Marketplace, is a global leader in sustainable development, architecture, and interior design. The Sustainable Marketplace is open by appointment to organized groups, such as schools, as well as by appointment for architects, interior designers, and other professionals seeking fresh ideas in sustainable building design.
  • You can see us in the movies! We crafted a beautiful custom walnut two-color parquet floor for Paramount Pictures (it was "a home run," according to the twice Oscar- nominated production designer) for a Hollywood film project starring Steve Carell, entitled "Dinner for Schmucks." The difficult pattern was designed by the client, so we call it the "Hollywood..." If you like it, we will make the exact same parquet floor for you too!
  • We recently created and delivered a beautiful white oak bleached herringbone floor to Martha Stewart Omnimedia in New York. The floor appeared in the 15th Anniversary issue of Weddings Magazine.
  • We're now linked to the Interior Design Magazine's Resource Buying Guide. Check it out at Interior Design Magazine - Plantation Hardwood Floors.
  • Plantation has located a large supply of ancient African Ebony lumber, stashed away and forgotten for over twenty years. Imagine a beautiful, wide, black Ebony floor in an exquisite Shanghai-themed residential enclave or exclusive Chinese restaurant.
  • Plantation has discovered a source of thick Teak decking planks from the decommissioned battleship USS North Carolina. This supply would be perfect for flooring for a museum, executive office, hotel public space, themed restaurant, or estate residence.
  • Plantation has uncovered a massive source of 100-year-old reclaimed vertical grain Douglas fir, available in wide widths and long lengths. This "find" promises to deliver some stunning floors with FSC-certified and LEED credentials. LEED architects, call us to capture your production spot for this most coveted supply.
  • Plantation has completed the rustic wide plank walnut floor for the Hawaii residence of a nationally-known musician, lead singer for Red Hot Chili Peppers.
  • Plantation delivered its custom rustic handscraped walnut flooring for the first LEED-platinum residence, the architect's own home, in Marin County, California. Photo available.
  • Plantation has submitted an entry in the competition for new custom-designed theme flooring for Margaritaville, a national theme restaurant based in Orlando.
  • Plantation has produced and shipped the handscraped teak floor for the Maui second home of an East Coast financier.
  • A Plantation-copyrighted floor design has been specified for a Las Vegas restaurant and grill under construction.
  • Plantation has completed and shipped the wide face Ipe plank floor for the Hawaii home of a West Coast "fashionista."
  • Plantation has designed and delivered the rustic handscraped walnut floor for the remodeled residence of a Hollywood writer and producer.
  • Plantation has fabricated and delivered the custom flooring of recovered Burmese teak for the remodeled California residence of a world-renowned musician.