HELP! Keep early 2000’s oak trim, replace flooring and countertops
Whitney Rose
3 months ago
I’m at a loss here! Help!
Closing on a house soon and I want to have a plan in place. We have a budget of about $20k for everything so painting all the doors and trim white plus installing carpet and lighting isn’t going to be an option. I’m not a DIY-er so we have to hire the pros.
What LVP would coordinate here? Looking for a 20mil click and lock rigid core floor. It will be installed in the kitchen, living room, dining room and hallways so it needs to coordinate with the honey oak cabinets and original trim.
Also, is there a countertop surface that people have done that looks good with a floor choice and these cabinets? Considering Formica because I LOVE how easy they are to clean and virtually no maintenance.
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Comments (42)Linelle, that's a great attitude! We're going to pay cash too - not going into debt for this kitchen. Just need to figure out how big or small the budget will be :) After thinking about it and taking everyone's advice into consideration, I think I'd be happy with replacing all doors and drawers to get an updated look, and don't necessarily need to replace the cabinets since the boxes are still good. I'll get DH's input on this option vs replacing cabinets for better function. He said he's fine either way but I need to be sure he prefers saving money over the extra work that comes along with keeping the boxes. I'm trying to make peace with the arched uppers but don't want to keep them even after seeing all the great before and afters. Modifying or replacing just the uppers and keeping the lowers would save some money but I'd still have the oak grain to deal with as well as the partial overlay, and wouldn't have the same updated look as replacing all. I'm also leaning towards replacing the counter, which I think would have a big impact and will let me use paint colors on the cabinets and walls that will flow better with the rest of my house. We have the budget for this and it's a compromise between the full "gut and replace" project I originally wanted (moving plumbing and electrical) and just using what I have....See MoreDesign Around 9: Keeping the Golden Oak
Comments (139)Before/after videos online so I wouldn't have to post so many pictures. (First two of grandson, skip to videos 3 & 4) Https://vimeo.com/user12732009/videos 1. Experimented (Mar. 2013) inside one door; days later it passed scratchtest. Eight months later cabinets like new. I had all materials from previous project so cabinet project cost nothing. 2. Removed doors, drawers, knobs, very light sanding outsides only, very little ebony stain, one coat semi gloss poly clear coat. Took 4 days, 3. Bought and stained oak molding for soffet, light oak, then ebony; perfect match. Cut scallops off the over-sink trim, and tossed the railing on hood vent and soffet. Spent money on labor and material to finish project. 4. Blue storm laminate FX180; large pieces were costly but I had no expensive corner cuts (so no seams), saved $$ using plain edges, more realistic anyway. PS got moving packet from postoffice and used the included Lowes 10% off coupon (on countertop). 5. A friend removed and repurposed old countertop (no removal or dump fees). 6. Designed my backsplash and had it put over old laminate back splash. Large tile over stove was $300 display, I paid $50. Plus I saved on glass tile that would have been used instead. My kitchen isn't as dark as it appears in videos. Hubby was very repentant for yelling that I would surely ruin the cabinets. Here is a link that might be useful: none...See MorePlease HELP to modernize 2000's dining room furniture!!
Comments (22)From my viewpoint, this table and chairs look quite yellow compared with your other choices. Hence, I suggest that you incorporate this color into accessories in the adjoining rooms. For example, keep the wood tables in the living room that match. Then try to find a painting, a pair of vases, a couple of lamps, or some pillows that also incorporate something close to this yellow. Not too many, just one of the "or" choices....See Moreherbflavor
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3 months agoThis article might help you thinking about colors. It has lots of mood boards for how to coordinate with honey oak. Just taking down those window valances will update it a lot! Congrats on your new house!
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3 months agoWhitney Rose
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3 months agoWhitney Rose
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PRORandy Trainor
11 days agoYou don't need to make any drastic changes until living in the home for like a year. Most of the time you'll figure out what you like and what you don't like and then you'll be able to come up with a solid plan for what you want to redo or change in your new home. We do a lot of ski homes and mountain homes and end up using a lot of wood. Here are some of our designs just to give you and idea of how things might be able to be incorporated well.
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