Thomas D. Osborn Mosaic Hardwoord Floors

kitchens | baths

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Parquet Borders Foyers Flora/Fauna Kitchens/Baths Mixed Media Etc Libraries/Museums Our Process Contact Home When this client replaced the tile in the eating area of their kitchen with hardwood, they wanted to add something special to the floor. We were inspired by the beautiful dogwood tree visible through the kitchen window and their collection of oriental art and artifacts to design this stylized dogwood branch. Extending the branch into the existing wood floor in the family room brought a feel of completion and flow to the area. The imbuya leaves and blossoms of sapele, curly koa and bloodwood grow from a wenge branch. This client wanted to bring the outside four seasons into their kitchen floor. We designed and inlaid leaves and flowers of spring dogwood, summer mountain laurel, fall maple and oak, and snow-covered winter hemlock scattered across the floor. The look of naturalized tulips was the goal for this client. We were able to use a wide selection of highly figured wood to create the sense that someone had tossed a basket of flowers into the room. The real challenge was having the dog look three-dimensional. This cumuru parquet in a large kitchen provides texture and complements the other “diamond and square” parquet variations throughout the house.