How to Paint a Vintage Brownstone Condo with Honey-Colored Oak Trim

A honey color, or golden oak, was a popular choice for woodwork during the Victorian era. When you choose wall colors for a vintage brownstone, it's wise to take into account the yellow or orange tones of your woodwork and to select something that harmonizes with it. Oak is not neutral, and it works better with some colors than with others.

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  Choose white to maximize light in a room. White is always a strong candidate because it reflects the most light. Creamy or warm whites, which flatter the yellow tones of your woodwork and have a more vintage look, are also good choices. Yellow walls reinforce the honey tones of the oak. Gray makes a beautiful neutral choice.
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  Blue and yellow harmonize with golden oak.
  
  Choose greens and blues for a cool-toned room. Greens and blues go beautifully with golden oak because they harmonize with its yellow tones. In particular, moss green, avocado or gray-green are beautiful in a Victorian interior. Blues work in any shade from pale to navy to a wide range of blue-grays.
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  Choose warm colors with an orange base if you want to warm up a room. They also harmonize beautifully with the orange tones of golden oak. Orange itself, peach, orange-reds and browns, and coral are all possibilities to consider.

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