Bird's eye view of a dark herringbone patterned wooden floor with an arm chair, table, and plant - Tulcarion/Getty Images When you start to conjure up your dream wooden floors for your home, there are ...

The appeal of white wood floors—relaxed but refined, a not-too-blank canvas for showing off one's furnishings and antiques—is stymied only by a justified fear of keeping them clean. It's hard enough ...