Stairway Inspiration
Step up your staircase game with a roundup of some of our favorite stairway installations from over the years. Don’t overlook the impact custom treads, millwork, stains, and decorative touches can have on this high-traffic, centralized point of your home. We often work with homeowners to create custom millwork, including newel posts, banisters, stair treads […]
Project Collaboration: Knee-Wall Top
A quick DIY project adds major charm to this bathroom renovation. One of our favorite Interior Designers, Amy Whyte, stopped by the Cochran’s Lumber Showroom to view samples and select a reclaimed wood board to use in her master bathroom renovation. Amy is a local designer, well-known for mixing patterns and textures to create laid-back, […]
Step into the Season with Stunning Hardwood Flooring – Welcome Autumn
As Fall approaches we begin to look for ways to refresh interior spaces, and to transition to cooler temperatures. We’ve gathered a few tips for effortlessly welcoming the next season into your home. 1. Bring the outdoors in. Greenery, wood textures, and neutral tones bridge the gap between the outdoors and interior spaces. Think terra […]
The Eclectic Farmhouse Style
Cottage Street Homes crafts thoughtfully designed homes, with custom finishes and details that set their work apart, and this Falls Church property is no exception. The builder and homeowner worked closely with Cochran’s Lumber to create custom flooring and millwork for the entire residence. Custom beams, mantles, stair treads, and other architectural details added character […]
Flooring for the Future
Chapman House Tour As a co-owner of CaseCo, a successful, high-end residential builder, Sam Chapman understands quality and the importance of selecting the right trade partners for any project. When it came time to build his family home in Loudoun County there was only one option for sourcing hardwood flooring, Cochran’s Lumber. “I wouldn’t go […]
Creating Visual Interest with Natural Materials
Layering Natural Elements in your Home Cochran’s Lumber flooring provides the foundation for interior spaces. Many times, our flooring is the first decision a homeowner makes, and other elements such as fixtures, furnishings, colors, etc. are added later. Layering complementary natural elements can add visual interest, create continuity, and make your space meaningful. Here are […]
Scandinavian Design for Kuhn Aviation Lounge
Custom Solutions with Cochrans Lumber Scandinavian design began to emerge in the United States in the 1950s and continues to influence interiors today. It conveys both a timeless and modern aesthetic and therefore serves as a long-term choice for interior spaces. Defined by clean lines, simplicity, natural textures, and minimalism, this style values functionality that […]
Wood Flooring – Rustic and Modern Styles
Blending Rustic and Modern Styles with Cochran’s Flooring Nestled in a remote suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio, where large lots and mature trees give a picturesque backdrop, Jon Wood from Wood Architects recently completed a renovation and addition on a home that is the perfect mix of rustic and modern touches. Featuring large oversized windows that […]
January Inspirations
Functional and On Trend: Our European Oak Flooring
European Oak Flooring Impresses The craftsmanship and design of this Brush Arbor Home are truly spectacular. The incorporation of our European Oak flooring with an Invisible finish creates an interior that is both functional, stylish, and inviting. Our popular European Oak features long grain lines and wide widths. Finishing off the character grading flooring is […]
December 2020 Inspirations
A Season of Thankfulness
Wood Flooring Made in America As 2020 comes to a close, there are not many of us who are sad to see this year go! And while it has definitely had its share of challenges, we count our blessings that we were able to stay open and stay busy throughout the entire year. So in […]
Southern Living Idea House 2020 Feature
Ideas, Design, & Floors for Living This month, Southern Living unveiled its 2020 Idea House. Cochran’s Lumber is proud to share that our hardwoods are a part of it! The Idea House is located in Asheville, NC, and is surrounded by beautiful mountain scenery that inspired the interior design grounded in nature you’ll see in […]
Project Spotlight: Gray Ghost + Hampton & Massie
Gray Ghost Wood Floor Finish It has been incredibly hot here in the Shenandoah Valley lately and we can’t believe that the heat is finally laying off a bit to usher in the end of summer. Cochran’s Lumber is so blessed to have stayed busy among the challenges of the pandemic and we want to […]
Timeless Traditional Charm
More Time with Family and Flooring Giving our valued customers design inspiration while practicing social distancing. Over 3,000 SF of our character-rich Live Sawn White Oak was laid throughout this exquisite home, artfully designed by the experts at North Fork Design Build. Timeless charm was added to the home by incorporating a custom herringbone pattern […]
Renovated & Renewed with Reclaimed Flooring
October Inspirations: Charming Remodel in Alexandria, VA We’d like to think that this recent renovation and addition in Alexandria, VA wouldn’t have been complete without our reclaimed floors! Our always popular Antique Oak flooring and Antique Oak beams were installed throughout the home, giving our clients both the historic charm to match their precious neighborhood […]
Brush Arbor Homes
Classic Walnut Flooring
July Inspirations: Brush Arbor Homes & Classic Walnut Flooring Our Live Sawn Walnut flooring is the perfect combination of timeless beauty and unsurpassed durability. Wanting a floor that was a bit outside of the box, our friends at Brush Arbor Homes chose Walnut for its uncanny ability to bring richness and sophistication to any space. […]
The Entertainment Barn
by Miller and Blackwell
Inspirations from Cochran’s Lumber _____________________________________________________________________ New Barn Classic Rustic Appeal In this month’s Inspirations, we are pleased to feature the entertainment barn, also built by Miller and Blackwell. Their craftsman painstakingly created a beautiful stone bank barn that looks like it has been there for over a century (spoiler alert, its new!). The space lovingly […]
Client Spotlight
Reclaiming 6 Pastures Farm by Lodge Construction, Inc. and Reader & Swartz Architects, P.C.
Reclaiming 6 Pastures Farm When our client made the painstaking decision to remove a large barn from his Shenandoah Valley farm ‘6 Pastures’, he knew he wanted to somehow keep and reclaim a part of his farm’s treasured history, which dates back to the early 1700s and is now used as an event venue. Our […]
Product Inspiration
Horse Country Oak
Horse Country Oak Cochran’s Horse Country Oak flooring is the perfect, surprisingly economical choice for many types of design. From rustic to classic to modern, Horse Country Oak is easily adaptable to a variety of spaces. Reclaimed from old oak fence boards that once adorned our rolling countryside, our Horse Country Oak flooring is available […]
INSPIRATIONS – Cochran’s Lumber August 2017 Newsletter
INSPIRATIONS For our August Inspirations Newsletter, Cochran’s Lumber is proud to spotlight two exquisite properties in the Northern Virginia area. The first features our timeless and always popular reclaimed oak products, while the second displays our ability to work with our clients to create a custom flooring finish. Both are wonderful examples of what sets […]
INSPIRATIONS – Cochran’s Lumber June Newsletter
INSPIRATIONS For our June Inspirations Newsletter, Cochran’s Lumber is proud to feature several of our most popular flooring and mill working products, both new and reclaimed. Nestled in the Virginia countryside, these two homes combine both functionality and style with our White Oak and Antique Oak flooring and beams. ________________________________________________________________ Client Spotlight As the saying […]