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It's hard to imagine a house being cozy without the warmth of wood flooring. The quickest way to get new wood underfoot is to install a floating floor. Unlike traditional solid-wood strips, a floating floor isn’t nailed down.

Burlington Beech Plank in Amber, from Mannington Mills, approx. $7 to $8