Lyric holds a cool, restrained register that comes straight from the species underneath it: white oak's grain runs straight and tight, and its undertone leans naturally cool rather than warm, so nothing about this stain pushes the wood somewhere it wouldn't otherwise go. Because Expressions is built with a thicker 5/8 inch profile and a substantial 4.0 mm wear layer, more of that grain shows through a deeper board face than thinner constructions typically allow, and the wire-brushed texture Shaw applies keeps that grain visible without turning glossy under kitchen lighting. A High character rating puts real knots and mineral streaking into that cool base rather than leaving it flat. Boards run long here too, up to 74.8 inches.
An open-plan kitchen and dining area benefits from Lyric's cool consistency, especially against black-stained ash cabinets, chalk white walls, a honed Carrara counter, and pewter hardware, all of which stay in the same quiet, monochrome family. Each board's micro-beveled edge casts a faint shadow line along every seam, which helps the eye track where the kitchen section ends and the dining side begins even though the same floor runs continuously between them. That shadow line also does practical work in the kitchen, where a slightly recessed seam hides crumbs and spills less visibly than a flush, square edge would. This Expressions engineered hardwood carries that detail through the whole run.
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Shaw Expressions SW707-01072 Lyric 7.50" x Random Lengths up to 74.8" Engineered Brushed White Oak Hardwood Flooring (23.31 SF/Box)