Plymouth Pumpkin

Surrounded by beautiful landscapes and luminous pine trees, the settlers that first landed at Plymouth Rock from the Mayflower were faced with challenges and new beginnings. Upon their arrival the settlers immediately set to work realizing there was much to do to ensure their survival. Building a homestead was critical; utilizing the abundant resources of the land was the only way to fulfill that goal. For their timber needs, there was no better material to use than the pine trees that embellished the countryside they were settling. The first homes built in America contained wide plank floors constructed of robust Eastern White Pine, a wood rich in shades of golden, pumpkin tones.

Some of those original houses still exist today and the floors have maintained their quality and durability over hundreds of years. The deep pumpkin hues that develop during that time, signal that the floors are original to the home.

Staining at the Sample Shop

Staining at the Sample Shop

Stoddard, New Hampshire