Engineered Oak Flooring Tantalising Tactile Textures

Through very careful research and consideration, Oak By Design made the decision to only supply the highest quality engineered oak flooring to their clients.

All of their flooring finishes are tailor made in a handcrafted style and as such there will be variations in the textures and finish of each board.

Oak By Design have put together a guide to some of the finishes and how they can be applied to your home, complementing it and helping with the function of the rooms and your lifestyle.

Chateau – A Sanded Board

Would you prefer a very smooth and sanded finish to your engineered oak flooring?

If so, then the Chateau finish on the boards will be perfect.

This finish has been achieved by it being planed and sanded to the highest standard.

Ideal for if you like to walk barefoot, have small crawling children or like the simplicity of the look.

Like most engineered oak flooring, there are some characterful knots on the boards which are pre-filled and then given a coloured finish which complements your home.

The flooring is then finished with Osmo Polyx®-Oil which will protect your engineered oak flooring to a high level as well as giving a special effect to the smooth board.

Kolonial – A Brushed Board

If your enginnered oak flooring project requires it to be more hardwearing or to have more character and texture, then the Kolonial range would be a fabulous choice for you.

Ideal for areas which may have more footfall.

If you have pets who love to do ‘zoomies’ around the room or if you simply like the gorgeous raised texture, it gives a subtle, extra character.  Whether your home is traditionally or contemporary styled, the Kolonial engineered oak flooring will complement them both through the range of different colours.

By using a brushing procedure, it allows the grain of the engineered oak flooring to be raised leaving a very tactile finish.  The knots are filled and because of the ‘brushed’ texture, the colours are highlighted and become unique.

Pelgrim – An Aged Board

When you have a period property or there is old, distressed looking timber in your home, it can be difficult to find other wood products which will complement the look and not look out of character. 

Oak flooring can be particularly hard to source to meet this requirement.  However, Oak By Design has produced the aged and distressed look with the Pelgrim range.  Being one of their specialities, they achieve this by planing the boards and applying age/distressed marks creating an authentic looking board. 

Harfa Vintage – A Different Board

New to the range at Oak By Design is the Harfa Vintage collection. 

This unusual but appealing engineered oak flooring will look amazing in most homes. It is given a brushed finish so has a textured feel to it.  It also has had vintage cross sawn treatment which gives a unique cut line look inset from the edges of the boards.  The texture of this oak flooring is so unique, it will happily fit into a contemporary apartment or home as well as a country farmhouse or cottage.  Again, as the boards have the textured finish, it is very forgiving in regards to any marks which may happen. To give added protection to the engineered oak flooring, Polyx Hardwax Oil is applied to finish the process.