Kate wrote:
I am in the process of installing new cabinets in my bathrooms.
At first, I was going to put in opal oak (also called bleached oak)
as that is what I have now.

I had a cabinet maker here today, and he said I should upgrade (opal oak
is out of style now)by installing oak cabinets, as the cost would be the
same. He also said he is installing different woods in different rooms
of high end homes. I have always thought it looked best to have the same
wood cabinets throughout the home.

If I go with oak cabinets, will my white baseboards look fine, or do I
need to change those to oak as well?

Thanks for all feedback.

Kate

In a bathroom, I'd be inclined to use faux wood baseboards. The stuff
made from sawdust and old pop bottles, painted same color as the walls.
The real stuff soaks up the floor-level moisture, and seems to be the
first place the finish fails. If your existing white baseboards are in
good shape, I'd leave them be. Putting base and shoe behind the toilet
is a PITA, unless it is out anyway.

Unless there is a major color battle going on, nobody but you will even
notice them. Baseboards are a non-reportable event. Quiz your friends
after they come out of there- odds are they won't even be able to tell
you the color, or painted vs. woodgrain.

But I'm a guy, and therefore have no interior decorating style or skills.
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