Here's a link to pics of my home. We did everything stained. Hopefully, the link will work correctly-click on view all images...

We have a European cottage. Lots of stone outside. Beams everywhere. Stained doors, windows, trim. We used SW Walnut Wainscot. Trim was made using 2x4 and 2x6 clear pine boards. Doors are pine.

I don't have many decent pictures uploaded that show the trim very well or doors head on - but I did find a couple that will give you an idea. Walls are SW Moderate White. A warm white, sometimes hard to photograph and it's brighter than in real life.

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Doors in a lower level guest room (before I finished decorating) :

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You can see my kitchen (beams) at Kitchens We Love. Scroll down to French Gray Island Kitchen;

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Beautiful! I love it, thanks so much. I hope there are more of us 'woodies' out there that will post pics.

Superchick, your woodwork is phenomenal. Allison, I could just copy yours exactly.

BTW, I don't know what "SW" means in SW Walnut. Can you clarify?

SW=Sherwin Williams, usually.

I remember a post a year or so ago talking about a paint they called 'BM brown', was glad to find out they meant 'Benjamin Moore'.

Our trim is just varnished for protection but our beams are stained. We used minwax dark walnut mixed with an oil preservative.

Thanks!

Yes, SW = Sherwin Williams

We used a stain on the beams named Early American, purchased at Home Depot/Lowe's. I'll have to ask DH the manufacturer.

Be sure and take a sample of scrap wood(s) to find the colors you want. I took a 4 ft long piece the yard ripped for me to the store. We must have put on 8 stains before I found exactly what I was looking for. The veranda ceilings all have T&G spruce. I worked with the head painter to come up with a mix for that - used a 50/50 mix of stains so that it would be the same as the trim/beams.

Used Dark Walnut on the oak flooring.

Good luck with your project!

Here's mine. Boy I need to update my pics!

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These are awesome, just what I was looking for.

BTW, we get milgard tan vinyl windows, then want med/dark wood trim around it.

Our wood package was bid on fir doors with hemlock trim. I don't know anything about species, but I like an almost mahogany finished color. Is this do-able?

I struggled with the same decision and went with stain. I'm thrilled with how it came out. We have Simonton vinyl windows in tan, so ours may look very similar to what you'll have. All kinds of pics in our BLOG

Our trim and doors are poplar. I don't know much about fir or hemlock. Ask your builder for a sample of the wood you're using with the stain you think you might want and see for yourself. It's the only way to truly be sure.

We have a prairie style house with stained wood. You can see pics in my blog, just click the links to the right of my blog for specific rooms.

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Another one with stained wood trim. Our floors are pine, stained to look older than they are. The trim,ceilings and some walls are all cypress with just a clear poly finish. The doors (except for the mahogany front doors) and windows are pine, stained to blend with the cypress. The wooden beams in the living room ceiling are rough sawn cedar.

This is the hardest decision that I am having with the next house that we are going to build. Anyown have pics of "mixed" using stain and white? I tend to lean toward white, but DH loves the wood stain....a man thing~~ He says we can always paint, but removing the paint to stain is a never-ending task~~~ Looking forward to seeing more pics....Thanks