We bought this hard wood flooring and love it! I will say that it was easy to install but there were issues. The planks seem to have different width's but we installed it anyway. We then filled all gaps with Goodfilla, water based filler. We mixed white filler and red oak filler to get a tan color. After a lot of sanding, and more sanding, the floors turned out as we had hoped. We finished the Bona Nordic seal for a white wash look (it hid the the filler and took out a lot of the red from the wood) and then with Bona HD Traffic (this is not scratch proof from the dogs, so we will eventually have to refinish them. Over all, if you have the time and patience, this wood is beautiful. Now on to finishing our cabinets.