The industry is going after the HOT trends. That means "matte" with "wire brush" finish. Just like the fashion industry, the interior design industry lives and breathes with hot trends. If you are looking for something outside of the hot trends you will have to look at specialized products. With the word "special" I mean "$$$Special$$$.

The *easiest way (not the cheapest) to get the floor that you want (which is already going to cost $15/sf to begin with to get a quality product) is to work with site finished engineered hardwoods. There are some high-end producers out there that make these floors. Or a GC can do a special order from a MILL that is known to create these planks so that the FINISH is left off the product and they can be site finished after installation.

Another option: the GC can special order the smooth finish from the same mill using satin. That's going to get expensive because the entire 'run' will have to change. They have to empty the finish tanks. They have to be cleaned and then new satin finish added to the tanks, your floors run through and then they have to switch back once your batch is done. All of that has to be done at your expense.

The other thing to remember: Most "European Oak" engineered hardwoods come from China. That's why the products are so easy to find. China produces cheap, thin, European Oak floors for the North American Market. To get away from the Chinese product you need to look to local mills that import the Wear layer (at Canadian prices) from Europe (in Euros) and then manufacture the plank in N. America (at Canadian wages = $20+ per hour for 'Joe Schmoe' mill worker). That's where the BIG costs come in. The wage to pay N. Americans.

Now...once your GC (the flooring installer who is HIGH HIGH HIGH END will know many mills) finds a mill who will do the custom order you will get a quote from the mill. The labour to sand/refinish in place will be extra.

I'm in Vancouver BC which means we have MASSIVE labour costs around here. In my neck of the woods I would expect $15/sf for the unfinished planks + $5-$6/sf for installation + finish. The higher price for install = Bona Traffic HD or Loba 2K Supra AT as the Satin you choose.

What is your budget?