Oak Metz Smoked Oak Flooring on Waiheke Island
Oak Metz is a smoked European oak from our Dutch Flamingo range. Designer Lisa Markwick chose it for Waiheke Horizons, her off-grid retreat above the Hauraki Gulf. Soft grey smoked tones and a natural oil finish give a grounded, tactile surface underfoot that suits the retreat’s pared-back coastal look.
A retreat built for slowing down
Lisa Markwick is a leadership coach and facilitator, and the founder of Mindful Adventures. Waiheke Horizons is her loft-style retreat, perched on a coastal ridge over the Hauraki Gulf and set up for rest and renewal.
The look is minimalist and warm: linen, sheepskin, natural materials, plenty of light. Lisa wanted a floor that read calm and grounded rather than busy, sat quietly under those organic textures, and held up to guests coming and going.
Oak Metz, from the Flamingo range
Oak Metz is an engineered European oak from Flamingo, the Dutch range Vienna Woods represents in New Zealand. The smoking process draws soft grey undertones through the timber, so the tone runs deeper and more even than a surface stain, then it is finished with a natural oil that leaves an open-grain, tactile surface.
In a pared-back room the floor does a lot of the work. The smoked grey sits quietly under the linen and sheepskin, warms the white walls, and gives a grounding presence underfoot. See the full Dutch Flamingo collection for the rest of the range.
Made to order, oiled and maintainable
Flamingo is a made-to-order range, usually a wide 220mm plank in 15mm engineered European oak. Board width, format (standard plank, wide plank, herringbone or chevron) and grade can be specified to suit a project, so allow lead time when you plan it in.
The natural oil finish was a deliberate choice for a space like this. An oiled floor can generally be cleaned and refreshed in place rather than sanded back, which suits a retreat that takes steady guest traffic; our timber floor care guide covers the routine.
Order Oak Metz as a sample
See the smoked grey tone and oiled surface in your own light before you commit.
The Flamingo range
Dutch-made European oak in wide planks and parquet, made to order.
Engineered oak, explained
How the engineered construction works and why it suits New Zealand homes.
Bring Oak Metz into your project
Order the smoked oak as a free sample, or tell us about your space and we will price it and talk through formats and lead time.
