Shaw Empire Oak Herringbone SW706-05014 Roosevelt 4.72" x 23.62" (27.90 SF/Box) fix_flexco-base-2000-wall-base-043-fjord-6-inch-height and maple is the quieter

and maple is the quieter one

An open loft with charcoal slab cabinetry

Honed soapstone-topped cabinetry and pale greige walls extend that same quiet palette

With JohnsoniteA4" inch rubber cove molding Wetlands 150

A condo's open-plan living area

Shaw Empire Oak Herringbone SW706-05014 Roosevelt 4.72" x 23.62" (27.90 SF/Box) fix_flexco-base-2000-wall-base-043-fjord-6-inch-height and maple is the quieterThis Roosevelt run, cut for Shaw's Empire Oak Herringbone line, changes what wire brushing is doing: instead of tracing one long grain direction down a plank, the texture repeats in short zigzagging segments across the floor. White oak's tight, straight grain suits that broken layout, since each short length still reads clearly as oak rather than blurring into the pattern. A High character reading holds here too, so knots and streaking still turn up