News

Gallery

Login
Locate
a retailer
Locate a retailer 
ESSENCES

“Lauzon flooring represents a celebration of the beauty and authenticity of real wood.”

Each wood species used to manufacture hardwood flooring has its own unique grain and color characteristics. If you already have an affinity towards a certain hardwood species, you can find all colors available among the three collections here. If you are not sure of which species you want, then we recommend you start by choosing your color in color section or consult our flooring 101 section in species & grades section for information on each wood species.

Hard Maple

  • Grows in temperate forests

  • Color varies from creamy white to light reddish brown

  • Has a tight grain

  • Medium mineral streaks

  • Uniform texture

  • The wood shows medium figuring of the grain with rare occurrences of quilted, fiddleback, or bird’s-eye detailing, which is usually sold at a premium.

  • Very hard wood; highly resistant to impact

 

Designer

Lauzon's finest collection, offering character woods, exotics, exclusive processes and much more. The Designer Collection is backed by a 35 year warranty and features Lauzon's remarkable Titanium Finish.

Line Art Series
Naccara
Naccara
Hard Maple
Basalt
Basalt
Hard Maple
Travertine
Travertine
Hard Maple
Agate
Agate
Hard Maple
Reserva Series
Borneo
Borneo
Hard Maple
Designer Elements
Bianco
Bianco
Hard Maple

Ambiance

This decorator line offers our widest assortment of domestic wood species and colors. The Ambiance Collection is backed by a 30 year warranty and features Lauzon's remarkable Titanium Finish.

Natural
Natural
Hard Maple
Select & Better
Natural
Natural
Hard Maple
Pacific
Calypso
Calypso
Hard Maple
Riviera
Riviera
Hard Maple
Azteka
Azteka
Hard Maple
Sahara
Sahara
Hard Maple
Bronze
Bronze
Hard Maple
Velvet Brown
Velvet Brown
Hard Maple
Equinox
Equinox
Hard Maple
Verona
Verona
Hard Maple
Antique Cherry
Antique Cherry
Hard Maple
Solstice
Solstice
Hard Maple
Carob
Carob
Hard Maple
Taupe
Taupe
Hard Maple
Truffle
Truffle
Hard Maple
Macchiato
Macchiato
Hard Maple
Arabica
Arabica
Hard Maple
Shadow Gray
Shadow Gray
Hard Maple
Stratus
Stratus
Hard Maple
Oxford Gray
Oxford Gray
Hard Maple

Essential

This is a basic hardwood collection of domestic woods. The Essential Collection is backed by a 25 year warranty and is treated with industry standard aluminium oxide finish.

Natural
Natural
Hard Maple
Gingerbread
Gingerbread
Hard Maple
Café au lait
Café au lait
Hard Maple
Chai Tea
Chai Tea
Hard Maple
Chocolate
Chocolate
Hard Maple
Cape Cod
Cape Cod
Hard Maple
Smoky Grey
Smoky Grey
Hard Maple

Red Oak

  • Red Oak is the most common species used in wood flooring. It is Found growing in eastern USA and Canada

  • Sapwood and heart wood share little disparities

  • Has an open grain

  • Texture slightly coarser than White Oak

  • Coloring of Red Oak ranges from light creamy reddish pinks to shades of brown.

  • Will sometimes show mottle (striped or butterfly like)

 

Ambiance

This decorator line offers our widest assortment of domestic wood species and colors. The Ambiance Collection is backed by a 30 year warranty and features Lauzon's remarkable Titanium Finish.

Natural
Natural
Red Oak
Select & Better
Natural
Natural
Red Oak
Pacific
Riviera
Riviera
Red Oak
Sahara
Sahara
Red Oak
Copper
Copper
Red Oak
Deep Bronze
Deep Bronze
Red Oak
Velvet Brown
Velvet Brown
Red Oak
Equinox
Equinox
Red Oak
Solstice
Solstice
Red Oak
Carob
Carob
Red Oak
Taupe
Taupe
Red Oak
Antique Cherry
Antique Cherry
Red Oak
Illusion
Illusion
Red Oak
Macchiato
Macchiato
Red Oak
Arabica
Arabica
Red Oak

Essential

This is a basic hardwood collection of domestic woods. The Essential Collection is backed by a 25 year warranty and is treated with industry standard aluminium oxide finish.

Natural
Natural
Red Oak
Gingerbread
Gingerbread
Red Oak
Café au lait
Café au lait
Red Oak
Chai Tea
Chai Tea
Red Oak
Chocolate
Chocolate
Red Oak

Designer

Lauzon's finest collection, offering character woods, exotics, exclusive processes and much more. The Designer Collection is backed by a 35 year warranty and features Lauzon's remarkable Titanium Finish.

Homestead Series
Navajo Brown
Navajo Brown
Red Oak
Antique Series
Cigarillo
Cigarillo
Red Oak
Antique Cherry
Antique Cherry
Red Oak
Palomino
Palomino
Red Oak
Designer Elements
Onyx
Onyx
Red Oak

White Oak

  • White Oak heartwood is pale brown in color and may have a pinkish or slightly silver/gray cast.

  • Sapwood is light cream to white with low color variation. 

  • Generally prefers to grow in humid, clayey lowlands and highlands

  • Many White Oak subspecies are found throughout North America, from Ontario to Texas

 

Designer

Lauzon's finest collection, offering character woods, exotics, exclusive processes and much more. The Designer Collection is backed by a 35 year warranty and features Lauzon's remarkable Titanium Finish.

Reserva Series
Cerralvo
Cerralvo
White Oak
Urban Loft Series - Not available in the USA
Chelsea Cream
Chelsea Cream
White Oak
Greenwich
Greenwich
White Oak
Exposed Oak
Exposed Oak
White Oak
Old York
Old York
White Oak
Soho
Soho
White Oak
Retreat
Retreat
White Oak
Brownstone
Brownstone
White Oak
Station 54
Station 54
White Oak
Homestead Series
Caribou
Caribou
White Oak
Designer Elements
Natural
Natural
White Oak
Beachwood
Beachwood
White Oak

Yellow Birch

  • Found in southern Newfoundland and all along the east coast of North America; also reported in northern Europe and Asia

  • Red Birch refers to the heartwood stock of the Birch tree, which is generally a golden brown color with some red undertones

  • Yellow Birch refers to the sapwood which is a creamy white color with some yellow undertones

  • Grain is medium

  • Mineral streaks are occasionally sinuous or wavy

  • Grain has a wide variety of knotty, wavy, crisscross, or rippling (striped or butterfly) patterns

 

Ambiance

This decorator line offers our widest assortment of domestic wood species and colors. The Ambiance Collection is backed by a 30 year warranty and features Lauzon's remarkable Titanium Finish.

Natural
Natural
Yellow Birch
Select & Better
Natural
Natural
Yellow Birch
Pacific
Amaretto
Amaretto
Yellow Birch
Natural - Red
Natural - Red
Yellow Birch
Sahara
Sahara
Yellow Birch
Copper
Copper
Yellow Birch
Bronze
Bronze
Yellow Birch
Equinox
Equinox
Yellow Birch
Solstice
Solstice
Yellow Birch
Carob
Carob
Yellow Birch
Macchiato
Macchiato
Yellow Birch
Arabica
Arabica
Yellow Birch
Oxford Gray
Oxford Gray
Yellow Birch

Essential

This is a basic hardwood collection of domestic woods. The Essential Collection is backed by a 25 year warranty and is treated with industry standard aluminium oxide finish.

Natural
Natural
Yellow Birch
Gingerbread
Gingerbread
Yellow Birch
Café au lait
Café au lait
Yellow Birch
Chocolate
Chocolate
Yellow Birch
Kenya
Kenya
Yellow Birch
Cape Cod
Cape Cod
Yellow Birch
Smoky Grey
Smoky Grey
Yellow Birch

American Cherry

  • Found throughout North America

  • Heartwood varies from light to dark reddish-brown

  • Light or pinkish-brown sapwood

  • Has a fine grain

  • Mineral streaks are often wavy with rippling patterns when cut tangentially

 

Ambiance

This decorator line offers our widest assortment of domestic wood species and colors. The Ambiance Collection is backed by a 30 year warranty and features Lauzon's remarkable Titanium Finish.

Natural
Natural
American Cherry

Designer

Lauzon's finest collection, offering character woods, exotics, exclusive processes and much more. The Designer Collection is backed by a 35 year warranty and features Lauzon's remarkable Titanium Finish.

International Series
Natural
Natural
American Cherry

Brazilian Cherry

  • Grows in the forests of central and southern Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, northern Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, and French Guinea

  • Heartwood varies from salmon pink to orange brown, turning russet or reddish brown when dry

  • Has grayish-white sapwood

 

Designer

Lauzon's finest collection, offering character woods, exotics, exclusive processes and much more. The Designer Collection is backed by a 35 year warranty and features Lauzon's remarkable Titanium Finish.

International Series
Natural
Natural
Brazilian Cherry

Hickory

  • Found from southern Ontario to northern Florida, particularly in southern New England and throughout Kentucky

  • Hickory wood is often considered interchangeable with Pecan wood (a type of Hickory).

  • Heartwood is beige or reddish

  • Has creamy white sapwood

  • Grain is close

  • Among the hardest, heaviest, and most durable North American commercial woods available

 

Ambiance

This decorator line offers our widest assortment of domestic wood species and colors. The Ambiance Collection is backed by a 30 year warranty and features Lauzon's remarkable Titanium Finish.

Natural
Natural
Hickory
Copper
Copper
Hickory

Designer

Lauzon's finest collection, offering character woods, exotics, exclusive processes and much more. The Designer Collection is backed by a 35 year warranty and features Lauzon's remarkable Titanium Finish.

Homestead Series
Prairie Wheat
Prairie Wheat
Hickory
Western Sunset
Western Sunset
Hickory
Cedar Rail
Cedar Rail
Hickory

Ash

  • Found along the North American coast, from Nova Scotia to Florida

  • Heartwood varies from beige to dark brown

  • Has creamy white sapwood

  • Coarse and straight, moderately open grain

  • Slightly wavy mineral streaks

 

Designer

Lauzon's finest collection, offering character woods, exotics, exclusive processes and much more. The Designer Collection is backed by a 35 year warranty and features Lauzon's remarkable Titanium Finish.

Reserva Series
Sumatra
Sumatra
Ash

African Sapele

  • Found in evergreen, deciduous, and transition forests in Africa, from the Ivory Coast to Uganda

  • There is a large amount of Sapele in Africa, and it is not endangered. 

  • Heartwood is pink when freshly cut, then turns reddish-brown or crimson chestnut

  • Has crisscross and striated or honeycomb grain

  • May have rippling, banded, or speckled patterns

  • Sapele flooring is used in high-end residential and commercial applications for a dramatically elegant floor

 

Designer

Lauzon's finest collection, offering character woods, exotics, exclusive processes and much more. The Designer Collection is backed by a 35 year warranty and features Lauzon's remarkable Titanium Finish.

International Series
Natural
Natural
African Sapele

Santos Mahogany

  • Santos Mahogany is incredibly hard and dense and is the 2nd most popular choice of exotic hardwood flooring (after Brazilian Cherry). 

  • Exotic species found in southern Mexico and as far away as Argentina and Central America

  • Reddish dark brown hue

  • Grain is striated

  • Has soft and uniform texture

 

Designer

Lauzon's finest collection, offering character woods, exotics, exclusive processes and much more. The Designer Collection is backed by a 35 year warranty and features Lauzon's remarkable Titanium Finish.

International Series
Natural
Natural
Santos Mahogany

Beech

  • Grows in stands, with a range that extends from Nova Scotia to southern Ontario and south to Texas and northern Florida

  • Somewhat reddish-brown heartwood

  • Has cream sapwood

  • Grain is generally tight, fine, and straight

  • Uniform texture

  • Wood is easy to work and remains smooth under friction

 

Designer

Lauzon's finest collection, offering character woods, exotics, exclusive processes and much more. The Designer Collection is backed by a 35 year warranty and features Lauzon's remarkable Titanium Finish.

Antique Series
Camarillo
Camarillo
Beech
Golden Amber
Golden Amber
Beech

Ambiance

This decorator line offers our widest assortment of domestic wood species and colors. The Ambiance Collection is backed by a 30 year warranty and features Lauzon's remarkable Titanium Finish.

Natural
Natural
Beech
Golden Amber
Golden Amber
Beech

Black Walnut

  • Grows in the central and eastern USA

  • Rich, dark brown heartwood bordering on crimson black

  • Has generally straight, open grain

  • In some strips, mineral streaks may be veined or sinuous

 

Designer

Lauzon's finest collection, offering character woods, exotics, exclusive processes and much more. The Designer Collection is backed by a 35 year warranty and features Lauzon's remarkable Titanium Finish.

International Series
Natural
Natural
Black Walnut
International
Homestead Series
Tobacco Brown
Tobacco Brown
Black Walnut

Ambiance

This decorator line offers our widest assortment of domestic wood species and colors. The Ambiance Collection is backed by a 30 year warranty and features Lauzon's remarkable Titanium Finish.

Natural
Natural
Black Walnut
Exclusive
Natural
Natural
Black Walnut
Country

Tigerwood

  • Tigerwood grows naturally in the in the neotropical forests of Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Guatemala and Mexico

  • Its color ranges from a pale cream to a rich reddish-orange hue in the dramatic streaking pattern that gives the wood its name

  • Tigerwood has an irregular grain that may be mottled, wavy or interlocked and a fine texture

 

Designer

Lauzon's finest collection, offering character woods, exotics, exclusive processes and much more. The Designer Collection is backed by a 35 year warranty and features Lauzon's remarkable Titanium Finish.

International Series
Natural
Natural
Tigerwood

Betula

  • Found in southern Newfoundland and all along the east coast of North America; also reported in northern Europe and Asia

  • Betula has an Antique look with a timeless finishing technique

  • Has a medium grain

  • Mineral streaks are occasionally sinuous or wavy

 

Designer

Lauzon's finest collection, offering character woods, exotics, exclusive processes and much more. The Designer Collection is backed by a 35 year warranty and features Lauzon's remarkable Titanium Finish.

Antique Series
Copper
Copper
Betula
Palomino
Palomino
Betula
Antique Cherry
Antique Cherry
Betula