"Dear Doug - The hemlock is beautiful beyond imagining; such terrific warm color and interesting character. Mitch

"Doug - We love it! It’s the first thing people talk about when they come in and the last thing they talk about as they leave. I’d never trade this floor for something more modern.

"The floor is stunning and is truly one of the great focal points of our home.

""This has got to be the best barn board flooring I have ever seen; and the owners just love it!

"There is something about old wood that satisfies the modern heart’s yearning to escape mass market uniformity. You can buy a calculator or a cell phone – the same one that somebody in China can buy; the same one that a million other people have – and that’s the beauty of the Industrial Age. It can provide for enough mass production to satisfy practical needs. But what people are dying to have are things that have unique character.

It’s not easy work, but I’m glad Doug’s out there doing it, because the products you can get are just incredible.

"Doug, The room turned out great and your product made all the difference.

"Doug, It’s beautiful! Your antique wood fits perfectly with the style of our new Four Season Room. Everyone who sees it loves it!

"Doug, We are very pleased with our Levanna wood floor that was installed in our new downtown Kansas City office. We wanted the floor in our lobby to set the tone for the rest of the space. Mission accomplished! Thank you for creating such an amazing product.

"Hello Doug — Wanted to let you know we installed the countertop and we are loving every minute of it; it's an amazing centerpiece for our kitchen and for conversation — truly beautiful! Thank you so much Doug.

"Dear Doug, The mason finished putting up the mantel and stone veneer wall, and I must say it came out beautifully. The hemlock beam and corbels was a perfect choice for this stone wall, it just looks gorgeous! Many thanks, it was great working with you.

"Hi Doug, Thank you so much for the great photos (and very complimentary notes). It was our pleasure to meet you and to be able to show you the beams up close and personal. When we first talked with Todd about wanting beams we were looking for a design similar to what we had seen in a few architectural plans. We could never have imagined how that discussion would translate into such a beautiful structure.

"Doug, The resawn timbers look spectacular & I am super pleased with the end result.

Levanna is proud to have played a role that helped obtain LEED's highest certification rating, PLATINUM, in a design which also won the coveted American Institute of Architects HOUSING AWARD that year.

"Because this house is a big, open space, the wood floors are very, very resonant. No matter how I feel, the floors make me feel good. There's nothing like a 500 year-old floor.

"The floor is elegant: and to think its age matches our home that was built in 1840.

"Doug, it's more than what I hoped it could be.

"After all these years, my brother is still getting o-o-o-os and a-a-a-ahs over his floor.

Sheila Goetzmann - Skaneateles, New York"

"What a look! Adding cherry to the antique elm staircase created new dimension and richness to the Craftsman style, defined each tread and carried the cherry theme throughout our home: from the kitchen cabinets to the solid cherry fireplace mantle you provided in the lower level.

"Doug - The 4" grey barnboard we installed on the ceiling was ten times better than what your competition sold me last year. Look forward to next year using your products.

"Doug - You surpassed our high expectations when you reclaimed wood beams from the collapsed mill on our site and refurbished them for our new stair. You were an integral partner in implementing our sustainable design goals in our architectural office. We enjoyed seeing our innovative design come to life in your reclaimed Heart Pine and Doug Fir.

"Doug, Our new home now has a story to tell. The beautiful 1840's period beam makes a perfect mantel for our soaring fireplace, and it's a wonderful connection to the history of Central New York. It is definitely the focal point of our home.

"Hi Doug - The floor looks fabulous. Nice material, fits together well, and it looks great. We installed about 450 square feet, and we have about 70 sq. ft. of flooring left, including wastage, so your delivery certainly fulfilled our order of 510 sq. ft.

"Doug, We could not possibly be happier with our mantel! It is definitely a focal point of our home - you did a great job. We especially loved the story you told us regarding how old our piece of wood is. Thank you much!

"Doug, I just wanted to say thank you so much for creating such a beautiful display piece for our fireplace. Everyone who has seen it has commented how gorgeous it is! We couldn't be happier, the mantel is just perfect!

Also, thanks again for all your hard work and working with us in such a quick time frame. I will be sure to refer anyone who is looking for such a piece right to you!

"Doug – It is SPECTACULAR. I love it, and my mom will too. Nice clean lines, and I LOVE the patch, because that tells a story. It's brilliant.

By the way – this gift is a surprise for her!

"Hiya Doug, First off, Erin and I would like to say that it was an absolute joy meeting you and viewing your work! You are an American craftsman in the great tradition of America's past and in today's world that is a rarity.

We are very excited to have your work in our house, and while we have only a humble home and a limited budget, we are determined to have you do the work. As we mentioned to you when we met, we plan to keep our house and pass it on to our children: therefore, desire to add a few key architectural touches. We know with a 100% certainty that your beams in our kitchen will be the center point of those rooms

"Hi Doug, Our guys did a beautiful job putting the floor down, took their time and did a great job of planning the layout. At the end they said it was the nicest floor they had installed! It is beautifully warm in appearance and we have had SO many compliments as well as questions as to where we found it. I have given your website to lots of people.

"Doug, We now have the most beautiful kitchen floor in New York. The old forest ash looks absolutely spectacular. Thank you for your assistance. Our 1840 farm house needed a period floor to be complete.

"Doug, Mantle came out great. We put in a brownstone hearth, ledge stone over the orignal brick and capped it off with your work of art! It came out exactly as I envisioned.

"Hi Doug, It was just crazy around here with my daughter and her family here. Plus we were in the mts for the past few days. They got the floor down and it's beautiful. We love our floor and counter!

"Doug, Trim came out great. The carpenter loved it, work of art!! Thanks for your help with this. Usually get's an "Oh my god, that is awesome" when we have people over that have not been by since the remodel.

Take care and thanks again!

"Doug - We are very happy with how it turned out. Thanks!

"Doug was amazing. He worked with our very tight schedule and provided this beautiful cherry barn beam mantel to us in less than three weeks. It looks absolutely beautiful in our family room over our fireplace.

"Hi Doug, The beams looked great – I liked the shading you did in certain areas. We sprayed a couple coats of clear finish which really enhanced the richness of the grain.

"Hi Doug, As promised, here are some pics of our fire place mantel that you made for us. It just got finished and all uncovered this morning. I think it looks awesome, you did such a nice job!!

Thanks again!

"Hi Doug! We hope all is well!!! Here are the photos of the most magnificent island on the globe!! Thanks for this great work of art! It completes our kitchen!

"Hi Doug, Thought you might like to see how gorgeous your mantels look and use these pictures for your website - - gorgeous, thank you.

"We just put the mantel in place (not installed - just to check measurements). It is PERFECT! Thank you! Thank you! THANK YOU!

"Hi Doug, The mantel went up very well! It looks great! We went to the Coppertop Tavern in Camillus and saw the mantel you made for them! Such beautiful work! Happy New Year!

"Hi Doug, The Ludders were very very pleased and have put their home on the market with the confidence that this floor will be one component that will fit their historic home and help sell the house.

"Doug, Your mantle makes the whole fireplace! John and I can’t stop staring at it. My daughters and sons-in-law; everyone who sees it loves it. We will definitely recommend you to others. Thank you!

"Hi Doug, You made me a timber beam mantel this past winter, just wanted to send you pics of the final product. Everyone who sees it loves it. Thanks again.

"Doug, Thank you so much... the mantel is perfect. It's everything we hoped it would be and more. And thanks for getting it done so quickly. When the mason finishes and everything is cleaned up I'll send you pictures. It's great - Thanks again.

"Doug - Thank you for providing such beautiful products all the way to our new winter home in Scottsdale, AZ, and for all your time and effort to make it happen. The floor and stairs look great and I couldn't be happier. I'll send photos.

"Looks great!!! Thanks again. Lucy said the color is perfect, and just uttered, "Now I want a table to match it.

"Hi Doug, John finally completed the floor and barn doors. Needless to say, we love, love, love them! Thank you so much for all your help and for sharing your knowledge with us. We both learned a lot :)

"We had a request from a customer for a pair of barn beam-type newels; and we discovered that we did not have to search too long for the material! Doug Holland at Levanna Restoration Lumber in Auburn, NY had the perfect match for our needs. Doug was very knowledgeable of what we were looking for and was very accommodating when showing options for us to pick from; before leaving our facitiy and during our visit. The character of a hand hewn rafter we selected was a hit with our customer, and was met with instant approval. If you are looking for specialty woods, please give Doug at Levanna Restoration Lumber a call. He will treat you right!

Thanks Doug!

"Doug, It turned out great; nice product! Thanks again.

"Doug, Thanks again for saving the day with the wood! I will advocate for getting you involved with other projects going forward.

"Doug, There’s no words to describe how thankful I am that you're building that pergola for me. I am truly blessed and can’t wait to see how it comes out. From your plan, it is truly a work of art and I do not know how to repay you. Thank you. This means more to me than you will ever know.

"Doug, Thank you for the beautiful Antique White Pine box beam that you built for us. It looks absolutely beautiful in our home. You have a rare combination of being a talented and expert craftsman and artist! We also appreciated your genuine interest in making sure our project was a success - even though it was a small project. It was refreshing to work with someone like you that would stop at nothing to make sure that we were 100% satisfied.

"Hi Doug - The floor is installed and it received its final coat of tung oil. The contractor said it went down easily. He used Bostick GreenGrip as the adhressive. We chose Waterlox Tung Oil after sampling an oil-based poly...and it looks amazing. I ended up staining the lighter colored boards and I really like how it turned out. As you can see in the pictures, the floor is amazingly beautiful! Thank you!

"Hi Doug, I just wanted to let you know that your Antique White Pine was perfect for our floor's patch work. Thank you. Refinishing is scheduled for next week.

"Hey Doug!! Just wanted you to see the finished floating mantel for my brother and his wife, using your beautiful barn wood!! Thank you again, so much!!

"Doug, We love the mantel, thank you so much. Jason wants you to know the backer fits like a glove. We will take pictures when it's up tomorrow. We sure will mention your name and Website to our friends!!