So when you are talking about matte vs.
Matte finish dark hardwood floors.
Matte satin semi gloss glossy from least shiny to most shiny.
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So when a wood plank is finished with a matte gloss you can expect a luster of 25 or less.
Customers installing new hardwood floors are after organic looks and that s what matte finishes create.
A satin finish is a step in the right direction and the further you go towards a matte finish the less light reflection you will encounter.
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Less light bouncing around means the planks appear more raw and like they were just freshly sliced from a tree.
The matte wood finish trend is coming to a hardwood floor near you.
Hardwood floors are the same.
It s just like how dark colored cars look dirtier quicker than beige cars not that they are dirtier but they look dirtier faster because you can see every light colored speck on them easier with the dark background.
Satin finish hardwood floors you have a way to precisely compare the difference in light reflection that we are talking about.
There are 4 levels of hardwood floor finish sheens.
Satin finish hardwood flooring typically has around 40 percent luster.
When it comes to design aesthetic and the.
Look at this dark solid hardwood from shaw floors it is both matte hand scrapped and distressed making it a more forgiving option but don t kid yourself not by much.
I would venture to guess that 80 90 of my customers choose a satin finish.
By contrast matte wood finish flooring has 25 percent luster.