HELP!!!! To Paint or Not to Paint Oak Trim...
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This is our soon-to-be new house (close in a month!) with honey oak trim. While the wall colors seem to be well-chosen for the wood trim, I am considering taking the leap and having the trim painted out all white, especially since we will be refacing the kitchen cabinets and taking down the wall the desk is on to improve sight lines. I am concerned with the rest of the house looking dated after that update. I would leave the wood beams and railing untouched. There is no way I would do it myself, and I am so bad with deciding to spend money; I like to save. But I also like the modern look of white trim. Part of me fears that the white trim is going to look dated in a few years as well, and wood will be the "in" look (20 year cycle right?). The house is in the woods, so the wood almost goes with the cozy feeling as well, and I don't need to follow the crowd either. I'm going to get all new window treatments and a new fireplace door regardless and more modern furniture, so I feel that should help even if we leave the trim. Akkk, so indecisive. Too many pros and cons! Please help me decide!!
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9 years agolast modified: 9 years agoalicejean
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9 years agolast modified: 9 years agoI would go for a white and wood look. Paint baseboards, window casings and door casings. Leave doors and cabinetry wood. If you change the kitchen cabinets to white, then consider having a wood island. Paint the stair spindles, but leave the handrail wood.
I find painting the trim lightens the look, but leaves the warmth of wood. Also, you really do not want to paint those 6 panel wood doors throughout the house. They have more value than the MDF white six panel doors seen in many homes.
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9 years agoI could also see a darker stain working for you. You were probably hoping for us to reduce your options, and I apologize for that, but you have such a lovely view that a darker colour would be nice, if even on the muntins alone, to draw the eye through to it. I agree re. coordinating your look overall - cohesiveness trumps trend every time.
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