So years ago I wanted to strip all my painted wood work. After finishing the 20 doors I became pregnant so put the moulding and door frames on hold. 16 years later I still have stained doors surrounded by white trim because I actually ended up liking the look.

my doors are dark yours would be more like these.

The door is gorgeous. If that trim is all over the house it would be a great expense to change it. Is it just that one door? It would probably be cheaper to purchase a new door in the color stain you want. Also, wall color plays a big part on how you see your wood. I went with SW Malabar and it makes a very restful look to the east and south side of the house. Stripping etc. would be a LOT of labor and no one around here seems to want to do it!

Changing hardware can sometimes also help. Maybe try to find an interest piece.

Excellent idea Kris, changing the door hardware. A black lever handle would update the door. Are all the doors the same in your house OP? Maybe a different color wall would compliment the yellow/orange wood color. Maybe a sage color would be a good choice.

Kris. On a different topic, can you share with how you like SW Malabar. Do you see any strong undertones? I’m looking to use color for main interior. Any way you can describe much appreciated.

Warm wood tones- incl yes, oranges, yellow-golds, rich caramel browns - can be part of a modern updated color scheme. Where are you getting the idea that it cant be. The door slab is beautiful, your skinny trim not so much. Make the trim go away by making it same color as wall but leave door as is in all its beauty. I would not paint trim white (unles your walls are same color). Why emphasize skinny trim.

Re: stain, yes its a lot of work but not impossible. You would have to sand pretty thoroughly, but if you use a heavy bodied or gel stain (sits on the surface more, unlike a penetrating stain). Using the correct product you wouldnt have to remove every last bit of polyurethane varnish.... which is next to impossible as the varnish can penetrate pretty deep into the pores of the wood. You might be able to find a woodworker who could take the slabs and run them through the big sander. Again Id probably want to paint out the skinny trim unless you felt it was worth the effort of sanding/staining to match the door There is a really wide choice of wood stains nowadays - incl. charcoal grays, dark charred wood tones, more current brown tones like nutmeg which would be nice with your beige walls.

She didn't say she didn't like the wood, she said she didn't like the COLOR. Frankly, I don't either -- it's orange. It is a hard color to work with design-wise. I bought a house full of orange-toned wood trim, room by room we're working on re-doing it. In my case, DH is making all new trim and closet doors and staining it. Got the floors sanded down and re-finished, too. What a difference a change in a stain color can make!

I have no skills when it comes to staining so no advice on how to do it. Just want to say if you want to change it, then change it. Hire it out if you have to, may end up being money very well spent.