Tan wood flooring: the base temperature of the entire space

A close-up of a wooden floor that forms the foundation of a space. The wood is wide-plank white oak, lightly fumed to achieve a warm, light brown color that is neither reddish nor grayish. The surface is treated only with matte hardwax oil, presenting an extremely soft, semi-matte sheen that barely reflects light, allowing the wood grain and natural knots to be clearly seen. The planks are seamlessly butt-jointed without bevels. Because the floor occupies the largest area in the field of view and its color is warm, it determines the overall color temperature of the space; even if the walls are close to white, the space will not appear cold. The skirting is a recessed shadow gap. Light enters obliquely, creating subtle high and low shadows on the wood grain.
Avoid: using high-gloss finishes, staining the wood dark brown or bleaching it gray, using narrow planks with dense joints, creating deep bevels.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一片作為空間基礎的木地板近景。木料是白橡木,寬板,經過輕微的燻蒸處理讓顏色成為溫暖的淺褐,不偏紅也不偏灰;表面只上啞光的木蠟油,呈現極為柔和的半霧光澤,幾乎不反光,可以清楚看見木紋的走向與天然的節疤。板與板之間是無縫平接,沒有導角溝。因為地板佔據視野中最大的一片面積且顏色溫暖,整個空間的色溫由它決定,即使牆面接近白色也不會顯得冷。踢腳處是內凹的暗縫。光斜射進來,在木紋上形成細微的高低陰影。避免:使用高光的漆面、把木色染成深褐或漂白成灰、使用窄板與密集接縫、做出深的導角溝。