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Updating a Bathroom with Honey Oak Trim

3 years ago

So, I have Honey oak trim/frames all throughout the house and need some ideas on how to better work with it, without tearing the entire house apart and changing it to a modern white trim.

I would like to do some easier DIY updates in our guest bathrooms to start giving the house a slightly more modern feel. I enclosed some pictures of my bathroom below.

The 2 areas I think would be the best for my efforts would be flooring and painting (and yes, the towel rack). Current walls are an off-white/eggshell.

a) Do either of the 2 flooring options below work for vinyl planking?

b) Any color suggestions for walls that would go well in a bathroom and work with the Honey Oak trim/prospective flooring? (ignore the blue shading on the RH side, as it is a reflection from the flash).

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kpyeatt

3 years ago

I don't think either of those choices pair well with the honey oak trim. I'd paint the trim and be done with it. Then pick whatever floor you like. That way, you're not so limited and just putting a bandaid on things.

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michels_jennifer
3 years ago
I do like the darker floor because of the veining that matches the honey oak trim. I’d pair it with crisp white walls.
autumncolor
3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago
Are you keeping your current shower curtain? You could pull a color from it if you are. You have a white door, why not do white baseboards in there? Are you open to doing tile on the floor? I'm not a fan of the 2 choices you posted, but that's just my opinion. Do you have any inspiration pictures?
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I am not seeing a picture of anything I would call a sunburst wall, nor any shower. Are we missing some pictures? I like the walls and ceiling, I would not worry that they look different. You do need some trim to cover the place where the wainscoting and the upper wall meet. You may wish to wait until the window is in and then choose a trim style for the whole room. As for the vanity, is it working for you? Does it store what you need in a convenient way? If so, you could paint it. Are you keeping the top? Can you afford to replace them? So many of your questions depend on the financial and personal preferences of those who live there, so I can’t answer for sure.
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David Blades
Original Author
3 years ago
Don't have any inspiration pictures.

As far as why I don't have White baseboards/trim and have white doors, you will need to ask the 90s, all the houses in my neighborhood were designed with a similar style.

The problem is that the Honey Oak trim/baseboards are in every single room in the house, so if I start with one room, it won't stop. I'd kind of like to work with what I have if that is at all possible, but updating and giving my rooms a slightly more modern look.
Nancy in Mich
3 years ago
Whatever happened to people putting gel stain on oak they don’t like? When I did my kitchen in 2003, everybody in the Kitchens forum was doing gel stain. It seems to me that those honey oak trim pieces are going to continue to scream their age out at you with every glance in their direction and it will look like you were too lazy or cheap to fix them (no insult intended, just trying to explain the effect they will have.). If you want to keep that honey oak look, fine. But you can’t fudge on it. You have to commit. Celebrate it. Or paint it or stain it. Don’t half re-decorate and think it will look good. Honey oak was just too....honey oak!
David Blades
Original Author
3 years ago
Totally get that I need to commit, but to what exactly seems to be elusive. It seems like nothing goes with Honey Oak that isn't some gross Coffee color.
kempek01
3 years ago
You can take the trim to white (either paint, or replace with new). The bathroom door provides a natural stopping point. Even if you never change any of the rest of the trim. You might also paint the inside trim of the door. If you do that, your stopping place is what is "inside" when the door is closed.
l_powers63
3 years ago
Hi David! Any luck figuring out what to do? We're going through the same situation and would love tips if you've figured any out :)

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