Free Hardwood Guidebook Helps Consumers With Green Choices For Hardwood Floors, Cabinets

(HIT) - How would birch cabinets look with the existing oak floor? How do I know if these hardwood products are green and sustainable? How can we save money on the hardwood built-ins—without sacrificing quality?

A new brochure from the American Hardwood Information Center gives savvy and green-minded consumers the inside information they need to make smart choices in hardwood flooring, cabinetry, furniture and trim. Whether they’re building, remodeling or redecorating, homeowners can use the "American Hardwoods: Sustainable Solutions" brochure to visualize their choices in light, medium and dark finishes. The Guide features the familiar American hardwood favorites like cherry, ash, walnut, the maples and the oaks, along with some perhaps lesser known native hardwood species such as elm, sweetgum and sycamore. Complete profiles for these and other hardwoods are available in the American Hardwood Information Center's Hardwood Species Guide at www.hardwoodinfo.com).

This no-nonsense 48-page, full-color guide also is a primer on the hows and whys of hardwood sustainability in the U.S., where nearly twice as much hardwood grows as is used each year.

"Sustainable Solutions" is an illustrated, Alder-to-Walnut guide to 20 often-used species, profiling the appearance, properties, availability and typical applications of each. For serious woodworkers, there's also detailed technical information on strength and mechanical properties.

To receive a free copy of "American Hardwoods: Sustainable Solutions," go to www.hardwoodinfo.com.