Oak Flooring in an Auckland Family Home Renovation
A dated family home turned into somewhere people actually want to gather. Vienna Woods supplied a soft grey-toned European oak floor with warm brown undertones, run through the new kitchen and living areas. Interior design by Melanie Sa’u.
A dated kitchen, an entertainer’s brief
Melanie Sa’u came to us knowing exactly what she wanted. Her brief for the home was to turn a tired kitchen into an entertaining space the owners would be proud of, and to do it by working with what the house already had rather than gutting it.
She kept the existing features that were worth keeping and built around them: light cabinetry, a fluted timber island, and a layout optimised for the space available. The floor had to tie the old and the new together and read as though it had always been there.
Soft grey oak with warm undertones
The floor is a European oak in a light rustic grade, stained to a mid natural tone. It reads as a soft grey with brown undertones, which is a genuinely useful thing in a renovation: it sits with both cool and warm finishes, so it does not force every other decision in the room.
The finish is a lacquer engineered to mimic the look and feel of a natural oil, so the boards keep a matt, natural surface rather than a plasticky sheen. Next to the light cabinetry and the marble, that restraint is what makes the room feel calm.
This particular colour is no longer part of our range. If you like the tone, our current light and natural oak colours land in the same territory, and we will happily point you at the closest match.
A floor that works harder than it looks
Oak is often thought of as traditional. This project is a good argument against that. Run through a modern, light-filled entertaining space, the same timber reads as contemporary.
“Vienna Woods were amazing to deal with. Their communication throughout the whole process was great and between the office team and installers they continually checked in throughout the process to keep us up to date. Would highly recommend!” Melanie Sa’u, interior designer.
Interior design: Melanie Sa’u. Photography: John Williams Photography.
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