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Issue 61 - Vintage Modern Issue

Issue 61

Vintage Modern Issue

The breadth and scope of Habitus has always been extraordinary. With how we live at heart of every issue, we have stepped it up with Guest Editor David Flack of Flack Studio shaking the ‘how’ and looking at new ways to make a house a home. With Vintage Modern as the issues theme, we look at the way iconic design has stayed with us, how daring pieces from the past can add the wow factor and how architecture and good design defy the pigeon hole of their era.

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ROYAL OAK FLOORS

Harper & Sandilands is a Melbourne-based company who manufacture Royal Oak Floors.


Harper & Sandilands specialise in premium wide-board timber floors that are durable, elegant, distinctive and can enhance the look of both contemporary architectural spaces and traditional homes.
They also offer an exclusive range of matching solid oak mouldings and trims, that enable floor boards to be utilised across a unique and stunning array of applications including ceilings, walls and cabinetry.

Royal Oak Floors are a range of floors comprised of an American Oak timber top layer bonded onto an engineered base to ensure stability. The boards are then pre-finished in an exciting range of colours.
Our Aged boards are designed to display ‘worn’ characteristics whilst our Antique boards use recycled timber showing splits and cracks and rustic pegging.
Many products from our Architect Collection can also be distressed by a subtle hand-scraping process to give the effect of a ‘matured’ floor.Royal Oak Floors are also available in Herringbone boards and in the Eco Exotics range.
Walnut in ‘Classic Walnut’ (pictured above) is a dark stained Walnut designed to fit a modern interior. Walnut requires knots and swirls to enhance the natural beauty of the species so feature grade timber is selected for this product. A rich, distinguished floor that has a long lasting UV lacquer as the clear coat.

Available in one size only: 1830mm L x 189mm W x 20mm D (4mm Oak layer).

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Tudor Brown in Holly Oak (pictured above) is a mid-tone nutty brown colour similar in finish to a piece of 18th Century English Oak furniture with a distressed polished surface and a build of patina. The Holly Oak boards are available in widths up to an amazing 410mm wide and come with knots, cracks (filled) and on some boards’ birds-eye patterning. This is a product of exceptional beauty and character and is designed to be laid in mixed widths.
Sizes available: 2400mm L x 230mm W x 19mm W (4mm Oak layer) Or 310mm or 410mm widths.
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French Oak in ‘Driftwood’ (pictured above) combines the beauty of French Oak that has characteristic grain swirl around large knots with a chemical process that brings out a nutty brown base colour. A grey wash is applied then cut back before being finished in hard wax oil. The overall effect of this hand-finished floor is a soft warm grey with great depth to the colour and beautiful timber feature.

Sizes available: 2200mm L x 260mm W x 20mm D (6mm Oak layer) 1830mm L x 190.5mm W x 20mm D (6mm oak layer).
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French Oak in ‘Pale Grey’ (pictured above) uses French Oak and again, applies a chemical process that brings out a nutty brown base colour. A heavy grey wash is applied then lightly cut back before being finished in hard wax oil. Compared to Driftwood, Pale Grey is lighter in tone and flatter in finish with less brown base showing through reminiscent of perfect off-form cement but soft and liveable.

Sizes available:
2200mm L x 260mm W x 20mm D (6mm Oak layer)
1830mm L x 190.5mm W x 20mm D (6mm Oak layer).

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American Oak in ‘Antique Stout Brown’ (pictured above) has the look of a very old and rustic floor that uses recycled antique oak, some of which can be over 300 years old. The top layer is oak that has been engineered onto a multiply base for stability. The top surface of the boards has been deliberately left rustic and unfilled, butterfly-shaped repair pieces are incorporated throughout the floor and add to the overall effect. It comes pre-finished with a UV oil finish coating.

Available in one size only:
1830mm L x 189mm W x 18mm D (4mm oak layer).

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Teak in ‘Burnished Gold’ (pictured above) is the colour of treacle. This rich and beautiful timber is enhanced by the handwork of Artisans who facet, scrape, distress and polish each board. It is a slow process but the results are there forever.
The Teak is sourced from fallen cyclone-damaged trees along the Mexican coast and is available in widths up to 310mm.

Sizes available:
2400mm L x 180mm W x 19mm (4mm Teak layer)
Or 230mm or 310mm widths.

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American Oak ‘Smoked’ (pictured above) is a mid honey colour oak and has been one of the most popular colours in the Architect Collection. “Smoked” refers to the fumigation process used to oxidise the boards prior to finishing and is used to get the natural warm colour that American Oak goes to over time without the wait. This Smoked colour permeates right through the oak layer so it can never be sanded off and gives a more natural look than staining. Long lasting flat UV lacquer clear coat is used.

Sizes available:
189mm W x 1830mm L x 20mm D (6mm oak layer)
260mm W x 2200mm L x 20mm D (6mm oak layer)
189mm W x 1830mm L x 15mm D (4mm oak layer)
260mm W x 2200mm L x 15mm D (4mm oak layer)
158mm W x 1830mm L x 10mm D (3mm oak layer).
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Issue 61 - Vintage Modern Issue

Issue 61

Vintage Modern Issue

The breadth and scope of Habitus has always been extraordinary. With how we live at heart of every issue, we have stepped it up with Guest Editor David Flack of Flack Studio shaking the ‘how’ and looking at new ways to make a house a home. With Vintage Modern as the issues theme, we look at the way iconic design has stayed with us, how daring pieces from the past can add the wow factor and how architecture and good design defy the pigeon hole of their era.

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