Matte oil, not paint: paint will appear white in low light

A wood surface treated only with oil. The treatment method is matte hard wax oil or wood wax, which penetrates into the wood rather than forming a film on the surface; therefore, the surface gloss is extremely low, it still feels like wood to the touch, and the pores are visible. This is crucial in low light conditions: a lacquer film would reflect the limited light source as a dead white glare, washing out the wood grain; an oiled surface, however, absorbs most of the light, leaving only the subtle glow of the texture. Avoid: using glossy and semi-gloss lacquers, applying thick polyurethane lacquer films, using reflective closed-pore treatments, and making the surface so smooth that pores are invisible.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一片只上油的木表面。處理方式是霧面硬蠟油或木蠟,滲進木頭裡而不是在表面結一層膜;因此表面的光澤度極低,摸起來還是木頭的觸感,毛孔看得見。這在低照度下很重要:漆膜會把有限的光源整片反射成一塊死白,把木紋洗掉;油面則把光吸收掉大半,只留下紋理的微光。避免:使用亮面與半光的漆、上厚的聚氨酯漆膜、使用會反光的封閉孔處理、讓表面平滑到看不見毛孔。