This is not an easy job. The doors look like stained poplar. I've changed the color of furniture before by using trans-tint dye with lacquer. We added the dye to the lacquer then sprayed the needed amount to cover the existing stain. The door would then become darker. I don't know of any different process other than stripping the doors and starting over.

I think your doors and color are lovely. However if you are going change them I have used gel stain on a powder room door that was oak while my others are mahagony and it was not too hard and it now matches the other doors perfectly in the house. I am however pretty experienced at refinishing wood pieces so I thought it not that hard to get good results. Do you have a similar door on a closet? You could practice on the backside to see if it would help darken it.

You might try switching out your bulbs to something cooler to see if that helps to tone down the red.

I'd paint them to match your trim.

I love them the way they are, but then I chose a color for my door that is even redder than that. Painting them will make them look cheaper, as paint grade wood is a lot cheaper than stain grade wood. However, I do think that changing the stain would be rather difficult without making them darker. If you strip the doors, you will have to sand them quite a bit to get the stain out.

I do not find your door color odd at all!

They are Cherry and they are gorgeous...please don't paint them!

They look exactly like our daughters cherry interior doors.

adkhiker, When we built our house we purchased fir ceilings. At first I was ok with them, then the painters added a clear coat and they turned orange. I thought I would never get used to it. However, now I love them.

Your door are gorgeous! I think you will learn to love and embrace the color! I love the wall color as well. Would you mind sharing the name of it?

This is a photo of the red hued ceiling planks.

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I don’t think those are cherry as someone else said. They look a lot like these doors from Lowe’s....

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Masonite-Unfinished-6-Panel-Solid-Core-Wood-Pine-Slab-Door-Common-30-in-X-80-in-Actual-30-in-x-80-in/999927248

I said, :) ...The doors are cherry; not poplar, and not common pine doors.

Glad you have decided to not paint the doors...also, gel stain will ruin

them. They're beautiful as is.

I like them too. I like the green paint you have chosen, which really complements them.

What is your wall color going to be because that would be a determining factor for the color of the doors? Since the space is not very large, I think a white semi-gloss is always nice and you will still see the quality of the door. I would definitely consider changing the hardware that keeps the old world charm but is slightly more contemporary for an updated and transitional look. Consider changing out or adding decorative hall lights if at all possible.

They're not cherry. The wild grain in the stiles is a give-away. But I do think they look better than run-of-the-mill painted doors (at least in photo), so I'd leave them as is.

What I might suggest, though, is taking a close look at the floors. It looks like a lot of wear going through that door and they may need refinishing.

You could leave them as is, but change the hardware. Cliffandjoan's photo of similar doors with the dark hardware looks so rich; the dark door knob complements the cherry much better.

tatts, if they're not cherry, what are they? Our DD has all cherry furniture through out her house as well as cherry floors, both African and American cherry.

Here's a sample of cherry wood doors with different stained finishes.

https://www.solidhardwooddoors.com/HTML-Species/cherry.html

Some cherry has a lot of 'wild grain' and other cherry wood is smooth.

here's a sample of the cabinetry between her breakfast room and

family room. The floors are American cherry.

I vote to leave them as is. They look very rich and high end. Paint will cheapen the look every time, for all the reasons stated about changing the stain. REAL hard wood that has stain and poly is much more work and expense than slapping paint on any grade wood. It is a cover up, a camouflage when quality hard wood was not an option. I do not agree on the paint on the walls determining what you do with the doors. The walls will no doubt be painted every few years. Who knows what the future color might be. The doors if messed with--will stand as is. At least this is not something MOST homeowners do on a regular basis, where stained wood is concerned.

cliff_and_joann: I was talking about the OP's doors, not your daughter's. The OP's are flat-sawn pine (look at the stiles).

I was going to say Fir. they aren't Cherry,,that I do know. Either the pine or a Fir.

you can try stripping them (SoyGel,,,cleans up w/water and no noxious odors) and redo them in your Provincial stain. you could also try lightly sanding them to remove any clear finish and then using a walnut gel stain. that may be enough to tone down the red. I'd use General Finishes or Varathane gel. do not use Minwax.

Antique walnut, Spiced Walnut (not shown) or Nutmeg

I would try replacing your light bulbs, unless you already have. Daylight bulbs can make a world of difference in how a color looks. Replacing the bulbs in our house made our seemingly beige walls gray. An unintended side-effect in our case, but it could work for you.