Tina - as I remember them, the floors were not shiny but had a lovely mellow glow. As I'm reading more about wax floors (and talking to my brother who is 11 yrs older and remembers more about them) I'm rethinking this. Not all the boards can or should be long, they should be mixed lengths and ideally 2 adjacent boards ends don't line up and the butt joints are all staggered. catspa your description brought back some memories of wiping doggy paws in the winter to get the snow off them so the floors aren't ruined! awm you have to tell me about your Waterlox experience - that's one of the finishes I'm considering but no idea if we'll find anyone here who's experienced with it. I'm not after shine, not interested in matte, want something in between and if we end up with a poly again it'll be a satin finish. I won't do a water based again, had that on the natural maple in our old house and didn't care for it. The oak floors had oil based poly and it held up much better but at least part of that is the nature of oak - it's a VERY forgiving wood for flooring. Still trying to wrap my brain around this reality - I was determined that we'd buy existing and remodel but small-ish house, big land, reasonable distance to town, not in a subdivision and so on proved to be a fantasy. I'll need input for sure and I'm afraid of getting input for sure IYKWIM!! Deb

Chrissi, I chose Naturally Aged Hardwood flooring. We went with Countryside stain Medallion Collection. We LOVE them. They are a much better quality than I thought. And we had no issues with installation because these were glue down. This is what ours looks like but keep in mind I am in the middle of our Reno. There is dust everywhere. The floors are installed but they are coming back to finish the door jams etc.. the blue tape is some spots we need them to look at We love the variation and color. It is dark but a cool dark wood so it can go with our balboa mist Ben Moore paint (to be painted in the kitchen family room) and our very bright Super White BM trim and walls. Our other walls are Glass Slipper BM and they look great with these floors We really love the look of our floors. It is a rustic yet elegant feel. The floors have a variation that shows much more in the photos. I would 100% go with NAF again. I am really happy with the cost and quality of the them. ~boxer

leftontheinside We got our First Crush installed a few weeks ago, and there are saw marks. Some of our samples made them look very busy, and others didn't have them at all. We went through a local flooring store. The saw marks are definitely there, but not noticeable when looking at the floor as a whole (I looked at a lot of pictures because the saw marks were almost a deal breaker). We love the floors. They are beautiful! HU-751872317 We got a custom taupe stain made that coordinates well with the floor. If you still need something, I can get the formula.

snmanning, what did you go with? How has your floor stood up to wear and tear?