18 Different Ways Getting Rid of Honey Oak Can Modernize Your Home

Do you know how expensive new railings and banisters cost? If you are like us, you have an oak banister that does the trick of keeping everyone safe, but just needed to be updated. You don't want to miss this two-toned railing that is now clean and modern looking.

Yes, this is the same stair railing but with a more modern and classic color scheme. The white-painted spindles were in great shape so it was a pretty easy painting project.

A bright white mantel can update your living room with this easy fireplace makeover. The good news is that you probably have the supplies on hand from your other oak painting projects.

Your trim and moldings can get a complete makeover with the right primer and paint. Get all our tips for how to easily paint your molding white.

This budget basement makeover is perfect to see how you can still keep some of the oak while updating cabinets, closet doors and columns with white paint. Gain amazing DIY inspiration not only about modernizing the doors and columns but also great organizational tips.

Did you know that you can even paint those old oak vanity lights. This is such a quick and easy way to update a vanity light fixture without having to purchase a completely brand new one.

Do you have oak cabinets that need a refresh or a new look? Again a new bathroom vanity can be very expensive, but updating your old one doesn't have to be. See how this bathroom vanity looks completely brand new with a little paint and new hardware.

The best part about paint is that you can easily change the colors if your style changes. These construction-grade orange oak cabinets look a lot more modern in this nice black color.

Yes, we have painted these 1992 oak cabinets, but we have also experimented with other materials. You don't always have to paint the honey oak to update the look of your cabinets. See the finished gel stained cabinets in our hallway bathroom.

Finally, paint those construction-grade oak cabinets. These white painted cabinets surely brightened the whole kitchen to create a modern look on a budget! Adding a new light fixture sure helped, too!

Not only can you get rid of the honey oak cabinets, but if you can also "re-modernize" painted cabinets by repainting a new on-trend color. We absolutely love what our bottom kitchen cabinets look like now.

You can see how repainting already-painted oak cabinets is another way to update your space several years later. We love how this DIY kitchen painting project turned out.

Adding a bright white color scheme updates this kitchen without tearing out all the oak cabinets. We just love it when you can think outside the box to modernize your home.

Instead of painting this oak light fixture, everything else was painted to give a modern feel. The powder room makeover was a super fun DIY project to take on.

You won't believe what this finished wardrobe looked like after this furniture makeover. Not to mention, this piece of furniture was found at the end of someone's driveway for FREE!

This midcentury modern dresser was updated with gel stain and a DIY chalky paint recipe. This is such a fun & easy way to redo furniture.

Need more furniture makeover inspiration. Add fun colors and accents by cheaply redoing furniture with our DIY chalky finish paint recipe and tips. P.S. We still love the fun hardware used on this upcycled furniture piece.

This file cabinet wasn't even made out of real oak. However, the compressed wood was probably still called oak color. This DIY file cabinet makeover was such a fun way to repurpose and modernize. We used this fun geometric contact paper and white spray to complete the new look.