Painting baseboards same color as walls dilemma
I have painted my walls Sherwin Williams Agreeable Grey and it is a beautiful dynamic color. I am thinking of painting my new 5" baseboards in the same color as the walls for a more modern and airy look, especially in the great room/living room with the double ceilings, to get more a look like this:
I'm running into some dilemmas. Here are pictures of my house...
Painting the baseboards the same as walls seems easy enough in the long room with double ceilings, especially since the transitions to other rooms does not have trim:
However, in this house with the giant room, I also have this 7.5 ft high hallway lol. It also has a bunch of doors. Could I get away with painting just the door trim in the same wall color but not the door, leaving it white?
Then I have this staircase (first pic
viewed from long wall in living room). Could I leave the vertical posts white and just paint the interior siding along the steps in the same wall color?
What is the best way to do this? If you think I should stick with a white baseboard, please also let me know.
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7 years agoAkau, didn't you have an extensive thread when you were redoing this area of the house? It's looks amazing, but I cannot fathom the hours of labor that went into it, and YOU did it yourself! I went out on a limb when I built almost 9 years ago after I saw the idea in a beautiful custom home in NC. I have warm tan walls (appear much lighter!)with trim AND doors about 3-4 shades darker, and while a lot of work for you(?)it would be stunning. I'm looking to move and build again in the next few months and am going with *black* trim/doors. Check out pinterest.
Planation shutters to match.
palimpsest
7 years agoYes, I would say everything the same color but keep this contrasting as is, to start
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