Media Room color: walls, ceiling, crown molding
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Should crown moulding be the same as ceiling color?
Comments (17)I would never attempt to "contrast" the whites. I think it would be very hard to do so without one of the whites looking dingy or at least "yellowed." If you're concerned with whether the moulding will stand out enough, trust me, just the difference between flat and semi-gloss will make it stand out. JMHO...See Moreis crown moulding/pic rail ceiling or wall color?
Comments (5)I have the picture molding painted the wall color in my 1899 Victorian double. (The house wouldn't have had crown molding when it was built, and I therefore didn't add it during an extension recent (and still on-going!) renovation, so I can't help with that.) My 10-inch base and all other trim in the house is painted white, and my walls are a sandy beige, or a cream-with-a-little-coffee-added color. I think you can handle it however you want and either way would be appropriate. As someone else pointed out, painting trim the same color as its adjacent surfaces (crown the same as ceiling color, or picture molding the same as wall color) will make it "disappear" a bit. If it's something you'd rather highlight, paint it the trim color for the contrast....See MoreCeiling, Trim & Crown Molding.. Should the color match?
Comments (3)We always put some sort of color on the ceilings but it's always light. In 3 rooms we used the same wall shade on the ceiling.. light gray, vanilla latte & a grayish green. I've found the vanilla latte (Glidden) is a good ceiling color and have used it in other rooms. In our dining room we used a Behr color called French Bread on the ceiling, then a custom color on the walls with a green crown molding. Our bedroom is the only room with a lighter color crown & molding but the paint is darker. I think it's a matter of preference. You have to find what works for you....See MoreNeed advice on caulking crown moldings over colored walls/ceiling
Comments (35)This is how I've done it. Caulked (and like many mentioned) and built it up with a few passes. Taped off the trim but not the very bottom edge of the trim. Painted the caulked wall AND the bottom of the trim. This is the easiest way to do it because even when you look at the most sparkly white trim the bottom always reflects the color of the wall and never looks white anyway so might as well paint it (I have light colored walls everywhere so this has minimal impact on overall look of the moulding). Also taping off the straight edge just above that trim edge is easy and easy to paint everything below and little to no risk of a mess. I'm done, forgot to take pictures.. maybe next time. Thanks everyone for participation and advice....See Moretracey_b
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