These pictures are of a Rustic Black Walnut 2 1/4" floor laid over 1200 square feet of space including a great room (pictured), kitchen, dining/enertaining room, and hallway. The results were wonderful. The Rustic Walnut came in lengths that averaged about 20" with some as long as 8 feet. It also showed many of the beautiful aspects of Walnut including sapwood and many, very small, knot rings and holes. The owner chose not to fill these as they added to the rich texture of the floor. We sanded and sealed these floors with Shellac then topcoated with Resilience Mystic Satin Finish waterbourne polyurethane. The end product was a beautiful addition that this familyof four will enjoy the entire time they own this home.

The Kitchen remodel; including design, layout, and installation of cabinets and appliances was also a Top Shelf Project. These Stained Alder cabinets were the perfect compliment to the Black Walnut Floors.

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2 1/4" Red Oak HerringBone Border With Brazilian Cherry 2 1/4" Diagonal Inlay.
This strikingly beautiful floor was a product of discovery. After purchasing their new home our clients pulled up the carpet to find a 18" border in oak and wool carpet in the center. We pulled the wool carpet, selected Brazilian Cherry to compliment the Red Oak, repaired the existing floor, installed the Cherry then sanded the entire floor, sealed with oil based sanding sealer and Finished with 3 coats of waterbourne polyurethane.
The finished product invites guests into the home with both color and warmth and fascinates those inside with its depth, texture, and intricacies.

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Beauty For the Family

This Beautiful Brazilian Cherry 3 1/4" Floor was installed in a room where white carpet would not hold up to the family's child and two dogs.

In high traffic and high spill areas you can not beat hardwood. Spills simply wipe away, dirt and dust require a quick sweep, and if wear ever becomes an issue you can easily recoat your floor rather than sand and refinish. Any other product on the market will require a full tear-out when it begins to wear.

As you can see my son fully approves of the job.

This is a new endeavor that I will be undertaking to keep contact with customers and share photos of current projects. Top Shelf has been in business in the Iowa City area for 7 years and has experience installing and finishing hardwood floors for 10.
The floor pictured here is 2 1/4" Red Oak Quartersawn Floor sealed with Shellac and finished with Ce-Rox Waterbourne Polyurethane.