apply a warm greige grey beige wood veneer finish throughout all wooden surfaces the wood grain should be straight and fine textured with a subtle horizontal linear pattern the tone is a muted desaturated taupe neither too warm nor too cool sitting between light grey and pale sand the surface finish is matte to satin with very low reflectivity giving it a soft tactile quality the grain lines are thin tight and evenly spaced with minimal contrast between grain and base tone creating an overall uniform sophisticated appearance reference contemporary european kitchen cabinetry in light grey elm or washed oak veneer