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We have always worked with wood, and this is something that has developed into a 150-year love story. Today we are the world's oldest wood floor manufacturer that is still in business.

As the world shrinks, and the wheel turns ever faster, roots become even more important. Our strong belief in craftsmanship that has distinguished us right from the start is deeply rooted.

This means that the high quality we stand for is represented in every single piece of wood that passes through our hands.

1857 It All Starts
Johan Kahr makes a name for himself when he founds a small turning shop where he produces wooden articles for local farmers. Today the global Kahrs company is still located with it started 151 years ago in Nybro, the heart of Sweden's Smaland forests.

Wood Floors and Ecology
Our range includes many of the world's most beautiful species from the most exciting parts of the globe.

Kährs is determined to promote environmental awareness even in global terms. That is why tropical species in our range come from countries who are members of the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO). All members of the organization have pledged to work towards ecological forestry.

When purchasing tropical timber we also endeavor to purchase raw materials from responsibly managed forests. Suppliers will be chosen principally from those who hold an FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) or PEFC (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification) certificate or are able to demonstrate that they operate environmentally aware timber procurement.

Our Products
Nature creates, we select and design

Nature is wonderfully diverse. Every tree presents us with a variety of different colors and structures, which vary depending upon how we cut the material.

Our experience has enabled us to develop a unique system for inspecting and grading the sawn wood according to its structure and appearance. This allows us to manufacture and offer floors with different looks, expressions and styles.

Calm City or Rustic Country
The character of the wood is just as important for the overall impression of the floor as the size of the strips. Natural Graining and color variation in the raw material give the floor a lively, natural and bold look. Raw material that is more evenly colored with knots and heavy graining give a calm and more uniform impression. Our long experience in sorting by appearance enables us to offer floors with a multitude of looks and styles.

City Selection
These floors are stylishly understated; they're created from a uniform and regular timber grade with small variations in tone and pattern. They can be light or dark depending on the wood species but the overall effect is uniform. If you like tranquility look for a floor in the City selections.

Town Selection
Dark or light, these floors are characterized by subtle variations in tone and pattern with an occasional knot. They form a classic backdrop which sets the focus on the rest of the decoration. If you are looking for a floor with variation, take a look at our Town selections.

Country Selection
If you are striving for a more rustic look you will probably like a floor in our Country selection. Here you will find dramatic graining and knotted wood, greater color variation and bold unmistakable naturalness.

	American Naturals Vigorous, opulent species such as American Walnut and Cherry, the Canadian Maple and dominant Red Oak, the collection covers many interior styles. As varied as the continent: from Alaska to Florida, from California to Newfoundland.
	Hard Maple Vancouver, City	Cherry Miami, City	Walnut Boston, City	Red Oak Denver, City

Hard Maple
Famous for its sap which is used to make maple syrup. The sapwood is cream-colored with a tendency to reddish brown and the the heartwood varies from light to dark brown with red highlights. It usually has fine figuring with straight but sometimes slightly wavy graining. Hard Maple grows in North American and is harder than Oak. It undergoes a medium degree of color change from creamy white to golden over time.

Hard Maple Vancouver, City (1 Strip)

Hard Maple Alberta, Country (1 Strip)

Hard Maple Edmonton, City (2-Strip)

Hard Maple Toronto, City
(3-Strip)

Hard Maple Manitoba, Country (3 Strip)

Hard Maple Alberta, City	Hard Maple Edmonton, City
Hard Maple Manitoba, Country	Hard Maple Vancouver, City

Cherry
America's favorite cabinet and furniture wood. A very beautiful and versatile species that is warm, individual and charming. The wood has fine and straight graining. The sapwood is creamy white. The heartwood varies from deep red to reddish brown. Cherry undergoes an extreme degree of color change with pronounced darkening to a a dark reddish color when fully aged. The process occurs within a few weeks in direct sunlight. Cherry is softer than Oak.

Cherry Miami, City
(1- Strip)

Cherry Kentucky,
Country (1- Strip)

Cherry Charleston, City
(2- Strip)

Cherry Savannha, City
(3- Strip)

Cherry Santa Barbara, Town (3- Strip)

Cherry Miami, City (1- Strip)	Cherry Kentucky, Country (1- Strip)
Cherry Charleston, City (2- Strip)	Cherry Santa Barbara, Town (3- Strip)

Walnut
A dark, exclusive wood used in fine furniture. The sapwood is creamy white. The heartwood is light brown to dark chocolate brown., sometimes with a tendency to purple. The wood gains a special luster over the years. It usually has straight graining but can have wavy shapes that offer exciting variation. The wood undergoes a medium to high degree of color change with the dark brown heartwood lightening over time to a more golden brown. Walnut is softer than Oak.

Walnut Boston, City
(1- Strip)

Walnut Vermont, Country
(1- Strip)

Walnut Philadelphia, City
(2- Strip)

Walnut Montreal, City
(3- Strip)

Walnut Boston, City (1- Strip)	Walnut Vermont, Country (1- Strip)
Walnut Philadelphia, City (2- Strip)	Walnut Montreal, City (3- Strip)

Red Oak
Red Oak is America's most popular species for floors. The sapwood is white to light brown and the heartwood is pink to reddish brown. The wood usually has straight graining. It is hard and durable and it takes a wide range of colored colored stains quite easily. Red Oak undergoes a medium degree of color change over time with a slight ambering of the pink/tan brown color you get when freshly milled. Red Oak is a large slow-growing tree that lives an average of 300 years.

Red Oak Denver, City
(3-Strip)

Red Oak Dakota, Country (1-Strip)

Red Oak Seattle, City
(2-Strip)

Red Oak Portland, Town
(2-Strip)

Red Oak Idaho, Country
(2-Strip)

Red Oak Virginia, Country (3-Strip)

Red Oak Dakota, Country (1-Strip)	Red Oak Seattle City (2-Strip)
Red Oak Portland, Town (2-Strip)	Red Oak Denver, City (3-Strip)

	American Traditionals Staining offers a great variety of tones which is one of the reasons why these floors have been so popular in America for decades. A floor from our American Traditionals Collection is a good choice if you want to give you home a classic, yet colorful look.
	Oak Austin	Oak Memphis	Red Oak Sedona	Oak Houston