With the modern design theme you are going for with the grey floors and walls and white trim, black doors would look very sharp. Do a quick search for black doors on Houzz or Pinterest and you will find plenty of examples. I have attached one link here: http://pin.it/8VHuo2y

We recently completed a similar project and finished it off with pewter grey wood-finish switches and outlets. I'll see if I can find a picture and send that to you.

I also am not a fan of the "natural" wood doors. I just painted all my trim and doors Benjamin Moore decorators white eggshell and it made a huge difference. Maybe next time I will just match the color of the walls.

Down the road I am going to do frameless full height solid core doors with pivot hinges to get a perfect contemporary look.

A natural slate floor is an excellent suggestion as it is contemporary and timeless.

For now, paint the existing oak railing high gloss white. Or sheetrock the balcony and top run railing and cap the sheetrock with wood. On the bottom rail, remove the posts and install tension wire horizontally. Cable rail kits are available at Lowes or any home improvement store. Or remove all the vertical posts, paint the existing rail white and install tension cables all the way to the balcony.

I agree with California Gold slate. Perhaps in some type of a pattern. It has the grays that are currently popular, but is so much more a classic choice.

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I think if you want to have more contemporary look, painting is the answer. I personally dislike oak in every shape and manner. But I do like slate. If you get rid of the oak, then rethink the slate color to select a group that goes with your wall color you select. I would not do the wide plank wood look tile. Very trendy and won't stand the test of time and you won't want to redo the floors anytime soon. there are lots of ways to re-do the stair railing, but most are fairly pricey so figure that out before you do anything. Do you know what is under the carpet? Is it just plywood, or real wood? If wood, I might leave that and paint it a dark color from the slate you might choose. It would be neat if you could open the risers up and just wrap the stairs with a flat carpet for safety. All kinds of ways to go.

I agree with Flo oak has been done to death it is one of my most unfavorite woods. I like a clean slate for a contemporary look so I would paint the doors the same color as the walls I agree for now white spindles and maybe a black handrail and when you can change that railing

I would go with a more classic color like cream or a creamy white on the walls which will be in style for longer - especially given the cost/effort to redo such a large space. If possible, consider removing the carpet or use a runner instead. I would paint the molding on staircase the same color as the walls and the door frames white and you could restain the staircase and doors a shade that compliments the grey wood floor. Finally, update the doors' hardware to compliment your chandelier's metal.

I like the spindles on your stair rail...they're nice and straight with clean lines and have a modern look to them already. I'd probably just do new floor, new chandelier, and paint the walls. Lovely house, good luck!

Here are a few examples of houses that kept natural wood trim, and still look modern. I wonder if there's a way to paint the doors, but keep some of the trim and/or the stair rail? I just think the stair railing especially is cool as it is.

I would keep the railing but paint the trim and doors.

If what you want to achieve is a "Modern, contemporary look" then you will want to paint more trim. The classic solution is to use your snowbound on all doors and trim. With this style of railing, a dark paint tone - black or a deep warm charcoal tone will give you the most contemporary result - white is not as good.

The alternative is to chalk paint and poly or wax the doors in the same dark as the railing so you don't have to prime - dark doors with white trim are currently in vogue . . they abound here in photos and can give a very contemporary appearance .. then you would only need to prime and paint the wood trim in the same snowbound as your baseboards. ..no sanding or priming is needed for chalk paint but then you will have one step at the finish coat - a poly or wax to protect the chalk paint. . .

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