Frida is a warm, honeyed oak, developed with Auckland designer Lesley Bros as part of our Icons Collection. Named for Frida Kahlo, it carries depth and character without heaviness — a confident, restrained backdrop built for lived-in, everyday homes.
Lesley Bros founded Lesley Bros Interiors and was a 2024 HOME Magazine Interior of the Year finalist. She works in warm, family-friendly interiors, and she shaped Frida to match — earthy, resilient, refined. Together we looked at how oak’s natural tones can hold both energy and calm.
A floor that supports a busy home
Frida is crafted from European oak and finished with a super-matt lacquer — a durable, low-sheen surface with a soft, tactile feel. Wide 220mm boards, up to 2.2m long, give a seamless, flowing floor. The feature grade lets gentle knots show, filled in complementary tones so the calm palette stays intact.
A heavier brushed surface brings out the grain and adds movement to each plank — warm and expressive, but balanced and grounded. It reads well in both contemporary and character-filled interiors, from quiet evenings to full family gatherings.
About Lesley Bros
Based in Glendowie, Auckland, Lesley pairs strong technical training — a diploma in Spatial Design and hands-on drapery experience — with an intuitive eye for warm colour. Her services run from full interiors to bathroom design, colour consultancy, furniture sourcing and window treatments. A 2024 HOME Magazine Interior of the Year finalist, she guides busy families to spaces that are beautiful and genuinely practical. One Houzz reviewer, led through the overwhelm of a renovation, called her “a godsend”.
A toolkit for the drawing set
Specifying from the Icons Collection means starting with a material already shaped by one of your peers — a shortcut to better outcomes and easier conversations with clients. And because all our products are tested, certified, and meet New Zealand moisture and durability standards, there’s no compromise between compliance and creativity.
See Frida in your own light
View the range, order a free sample, or talk to us about a project. A warm floor that still knows how to behave.
A Vienna Woods Collection
As a natural timber product, some variation in colour, tone and grain between boards — and against samples and on-screen images — is normal and to be expected.