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Varnishing doors

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Hello, we've just moved into a property and all the doors, frames and surrounds are different shades if brown. We'd love some ideas/tips for making them uniform. Varnish or paint them? Every door is like this. Any suggestions welcome!

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Wendy A
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Wendy A
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We just bought a bungalow and are doing some redecorating before we move in. It is an old house with a narrow hallway and small rooms so we want to keep it as light and airy feeling as possible. We are putting in new doors, architrave, skirting, etc. and painting these white. However all of the windows (which we aren't changing as they are quite new) are a dark wood - almost a walnut colour. My question is what colour should I varnish the door saddles? I would prefer to varnish rather than paint these, but don't want to go too dark. How many wood colours is ok in a house, e.g. should we varnish the saddles to an oak colour and stick with this for the furniture? Any advice appreciated!
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Daisy England
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Most likely because the same shade of varnish has been used on everything but the original timber products are different timbers. For instances you might have oak, red deal and Sapele. All the timbers are different.
Wendy A
Original Author
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Thanks Daisy, it's driving me insane!! 😂😂
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CWD
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I'd keep the doors timber and paint the rest of the woodwork.
Isla Cherry
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If you paint the architraves and the skirting it will help to unify the whole. I have never understood varnished skirtings and architraves. I think that look really dates a house. A lot of wood turns quite orange after varnishing given time and it's not very attractive.
Wendy A
Original Author
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Thanks all, will be seaching for the best shade of varnish first and if it doesn't work we'll be painting! Lots of sanding incoming either way.
Isla Cherry
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Good luck. It's a ton of work but will make a huge difference.

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