Matte rather than shiny, mellow rather than bright, wood floors in Arts & Crafts-era homes often fade into the woodwork.

Editors’ picks for specialty sources for flooring for your Bungalow, Foursquare, Tudor, or Arts & Crafts home.

For Arts & Crafts-inspired homes built at the end of the Victorian era and into the 20th century, many flooring types are appropriate—and available again today.

From stone to strip flooring, cork to bamboo, the 20th century arguably gave us the broadest choices of any era for flooring. Here are precedents and options to help you choose wisely.

An existing floor, be it tongue-and-groove pine or 1920s tile, sets the tone. If you are doing a major renovation or building new, anchor the room with the right floor, even before you choose moldings and wall colors and furniture.