BoardHouse

We took European oak all the way to a full char—creating a deep black color and a dry, textured appearance.

The fire transforms the surface, accentuating the grain, movement, and natural character already present in every board. The result is bold, dimensional, and unmistakably oak.

Why we torch our French oak 🔥

We’re not charring it black — we’re using controlled heat to accentuate what’s already there. The early growth rings (softer wood) react to the heat differently than the dense late growth rings, and that difference is what pulls the grain contrast to the surface.

The heat doesn’t just sit on top either. It changes the wood on a cellular level — drawing out natural character that a stain could never replicate, because a stain sits over the grain instead of coming from within it.

Same board. Same species. The fire just reveals what was already inside it.

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Curves are having a major moment in design— and for good reason. They add movement, softness, and a custom feel that you just can’t get from straight lines.

Wood can be curved, but not without some ingenuity. We slice the wood into strips and finger bend the board by hand, allowing the grain pattern to follow the curves of your home.

Curves are fun. Curves are challenging. And when they’re done right, they make a space.

Finishing is all about trusting the process. Bold colors require bold treatments— and sometimes, that means your floor might be blue before finishing the color process. This is a reactive base that reacts with the tannins in the French Oak, bringing deep and rich hues to the final result. The color is left looking like it is a part of the wood itself and not painted on like a pigment stain.

Color processes like this can only been done by hand and take a very high level of quality control to recreate. Each process also needs a full day to finish its reaction, which is why mass manufacturers opt for more simple techniques.

Walnut is one of the most versatile hardwoods available—and it’s often misunderstood. Most manufactures consider sap ‘in-grade’, so you could order a select grade walnut floor that is “defect free” and get stuck with tons of white sap stripes.

At BoardHouse, we don’t consider sap in grade. This means we buy logs that are sap free and don’t need to be steamed— a practice 99% of manufacturers use to reduce the contrast between the chocolate brown walnut tones and bright white sap streaks.

Our non-steamed sourcing guidelines ensure you are getting pure Walnut and also allow us to have ultimate flexibility with the color. From rich, natural chocolate tones to beautifully bleached, contemporary finishes, BoardHouse Walnut has an incredible ability to transform while retaining the character that makes it one of the world’s most sought-after hardwoods.

A staircase is more than a way to get upstairs—it’s often the focal point of a home.

That’s why we mock up every critical detail before production, ensuring the proportions, craftsmanship, and ex*****on are exactly right.

It’s the extra work no one sees… but everyone notices in the finished result.