Before: old oak and bare walls
The room started with a sloped ceiling, old oak strip flooring and no baseboards along the walls. A floor register, a paint can and the prep tools sat on the bare floor, and the door casing had bare edges where old trim came off.
This room shares its layout and ceiling slope with the first kids room in the house, so we used the same approach and the same materials in both.
Running the floor into the closet
We laid the dark walnut planks through the room and carried them into the closet alcove instead of stopping at the closet door. The closet nook has its own dark plank floor framed by white casing and a sill-style trim at the front edge.
Carrying the floor into a closet takes more cutting around the frame, but the room reads larger and there is no transition strip to trip over when you reach for clothes. It also means you never see the old floor when the closet door is open.
Trim and doors
New white baseboards and door casings run around the room. The white slab door has a plain, modern face that fits a kids room and is easy to wipe down. We painted the walls a light warm beige to keep the sloped room bright.
Our after photos show the room ready for use, with a black metal bed frame in place against the new floor.
We fitted each casing and baseboard joint tight and filled the nail holes before paint. Mitred corners and caulked top edges make a room look finished when you stand close to the wall.
Tips for refreshing more than one bedroom
Doing two kids rooms at once saves time and material. We cut and fit the trim for both rooms together, and one flooring order covers both with less waste. You also get rooms that match, which matters if the kids ever swap.
Pick a paint colour that works in both rooms' light. Upper rooms with sloped ceilings often get light from one window, so test samples on the wall at different times of day before you commit. A beige that looks warm in the morning can turn pink or grey by evening.
