Replacing doors and trim are an attractive part of a residence. Have the doors and trim in sequence with the material color and style of the kitchen cabinetry makes for an appealing flow of the residence. Be aware of pre-hung doors and mill work purchased from big box stores. In most cases the wood has a high moisture content and installing in our climate over time the wood will shrink. Is best if you can have wood at 6-8 % or less of moisture content to help eliminate shrinkage. A wider moulding will cover your existing paint line but still should be caulked in place.
Personally, I like the engineered floating floors they allow for expansion and contraction are less likely to buckle, with an outstanding finish and not have to worry of a refinish or a wear pattern in high traffic areas. They are more comfortable to walk on than the traditional hard wood floor, tile stone or concrete. Use of a moisture barrier underlayment prior to any wood floor installation shall be used. Some underlayment's can help greatly with sound deadening. Of the local condominiums here in our area, majority are on a post and beam construction with a 2 tung and groove solid pine, with a 1 jib crete or of 2 layers of ply build up.
This area is most likely your focal or attention area of your residence. The first and lasting impression you may have. When renovating this area we like to consider the kitchen area as the theme into the residence. The style and color of the cabinetry to enhance and work with the colors of materials and furnishings in the residence. If we use for example a clear alder with a dark glaze and a shaker style door/drawer this can be similar in all the wood work of the residence, case/base trim, wood floors and or ceilings.
It is also important to mention that bathroom remodeling projects can help to increase a property's value. That is one of the biggest pros to having your bathroom remodeled. Countertops; Replacing countertops is a quick remedy but can lead to other unknowns that surface in replacement. Damage on removal of the existing countertop to the cabinet. This can cause unwanted repairs to the existing cabinet and may then have the factor of repairing the cabinet or replacing. If you are electing to save the sink and faucet for reuse, this can really be a future problem if not careful on quality of product you are saving is carefully inspected for defects.
If you are considering replacement of your existing railings a good selection for a wear and tear value would be to consider metal. This can be finished many different ways and works well with existing dcor. Use of a wood or metal cap as the grabber. The wood selected should be a harder wood specie for not to be damaged to furnishing moved etc. When using a glass style guard rail in a stair area most likely an additional rail on the glass will be needed for the grab rail. An appealing item to the glass can be of a round grab rail that is wrapped in leather.
There is a lot that can be done with an existing fireplace to bring to a status of more appealing and use of space. Start with just updating the fireplace doors, simple natural steel or black the possibilities are endless in dcor and accessories that can enhance the appearance. Go further into replacing the log set if gas and or interior panels of the fireplace box. If you are looking to add a hearth and the current fireplace is on the floor, raising the fireplace box will most likely be needed.