soft textures white kitchen species white oak quercus alba cut rift cut or quarter sawn which gives those straight even vertical lines and almost no wild grain color tone light beige honey with a creamy slightly desaturated undertone not yellow or orange finish matte or satin with a clear water based lacquer or natural oil preserving the raw look of the oak style references used heavily in scandinavian coastal and california modern interiors natural rift cut white oak with light beige sand tone smooth vertical grain matte finish and subtle warm undertones