humidity demand even more from every material choice. In Fort Worth, where sprawling hospitality projects and corporate interiors stretch across sun-drenched plains, the dramatic grey-to-black streaks that define Black Limba become more than ornament—they become a design strategy, their bold veining commanding attention across the oversized walls and conference suites that Texas-scale architecture favors. Here the golden brown heartwood deepens over time under persistent southern light, and experienced specifiers at Rosebud guide Fort Worth clients to anticipate that natural darkening, selecting sheets whose initial pale yellowish tones will mature into the richer palette the finished space ultimately requires. This same understanding of how color evolves under regional conditions carries forward as shipments continue east into the Kentucky capital, where Frankfort's institutional and governmental projects present