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window trim white, baseboards and doors oak?

12 years ago

HELP,

I saw a similar post, but the mix was different so I started my own.

Trim in my home was originally a pickled white that yellowed with age. Resembles a puritan pine. My doors and trim are made of pine. The wood is looking scuffed, scratched, etc. We put in replacement windows, (should have done total replacement instead of the type that go into existing openings) so now I'm stuck with all this old wood. Most of the floors have been refinished and replaced with oak and oak trim, so it's a lovely light oak color, close to natural but not quite. One window that has been replaced in the family room has a medium oak finish.

1. So, to try to improve on the situation, I was thinking about white window trim, but leaving all my oak baseboards. Any thoughts?

2. What to do with the doors 4 6 panel doors 4 panel doors with louvre's on top. They are all pine. I'm not beyond replacing them if need be. I believe painting involves, sanding, priming, then 2 coats white. When I balance all that with replacing, I'm considering it to be a bit of a wash except new doors will have to be stained and varnished as well.

Oh, dear please help!

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annzgw
12 years ago
1. I've included a link so you have a visual of dark baseboards and painted window trim. I see no reason you can't paint only the window trim. If you decided to paint the baseboards then I'd go ahead and paint the door trim also. My house is all white trim & baseboards with stained pine doors so I know how great the look is! :~).

2. Your doors and trim may only need a good cleaning, a touch up with stain and then sealed. Replacing will be much more expensive and labor intensive than just painting. If you decide to paint them, talk to someone at a paint store (not a big box) and ask about the products they now have that you can use instead of sanding. If the surface has really shiny finish then you'll probably need to do some light sanding.

Here is a link that might be useful: white trim, dark baseboards
vbnet
Original Author
12 years ago
Thanks Annz. I think I'll try cleaning and touching up 2 and see how it looks. It sure seems like a lot less work!
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