In interior design, oak is not just a species; it is also a conduit for moods. In terms of CMF (Colour, Material, Finish), the finish modulates how spaces are perceived and felt: it regulates the brightness, orders the reading of the grain, decides how much visual noise enters the scene and what the touch demands. We highlight three finishes that will help you convey feelings.
Roble Alba: warm matte, natural variation
Some oak trees are best understood in a low voice. AH5 Roble Alba – in natural veneer, with quarter cut and splinted – proposes a naturalness without grandiloquent gesture: subtle variations of tone and structure, coherent between boards, with a presence that accompanies. This quality is reinforced when the finish remains matte and brushed, because it reduces reflections and makes the grain appear more as a background than as the main focus.
Mood: stable serenity. An oak tree that lowers heart rate and sustains routines: living room, bedroom, reading areas, hospitality seeking intimacy, or homes where warmth depends not on colour, but on visual and tactile temperature.
Saba Nature: synchronised depth, smoothness
When the texture and the pattern are synchronised, the oak gains an almost tactile dimension from a distance. In Saba Nature with Bolero finish, the grain is accentuated by a registered pore (relief aligned with the pattern), generating that feeling of depth that is usually associated with worked woods.
Mood: pent-up energy. It is an oak that brings presence, ideal for furniture fronts and panelling, without being garish. Depth does the scenic work; the softness of the touch avoids harshness and keeps the whole in a friendly register, even in high-use applications.
Serenade Alba: clarity of vein, luminous continuity
Serenade Alba is a pure oak whose perception is based on continuity (development without repetition across the width) and on a texture designed to reinforce that naturalness. In the Serenade collection, the development is unique to the width, without repetition, and is combined with the Yoku finish, an oak pore texture that mixes pores of different sizes and depths to add realism, especially in quarter oaks.
Mood: focus and lightness. The grain is clearly visible, the surface is not too striking, and the space seems brighter. It works very well in serene offices, warm minimalist projects, homes where natural light reigns, or interiors that seek a sense of order without losing substance.
Taken together, these three oak trees illustrate a simple idea: the mood is not dictated by the material in the abstract, but by its fine-tuning (brightness, relief, continuity, tactility). That is precisely the CMF logic that the Habitat 360 solutions ecosystem, of which they are a part, places at the centre.
