Stained wood trim mixed with some white wood trim: what should we do?
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Comments (5)My trim is all painted, and so are the doors. I think it looks very bad to have painted doors and stained trim (as if someone has framed the door like a picture, or as someone said on another thread, as though they forgot to paint the trim.) However, I think it looks fine to have painted trim and stained doors -- especially if the door is a very beautiful wood, stain color, and finish. In a couple of our houses we had all painted trim and doors, but added beautiful french doors and stained them. It looked great. But that was only because the wood door was really pretty. If you don't like the look of your oak door, I think you should paint it, DH willing. Be aware that the oak grain will probably show through the paint....See MoreWhite glazed cabs with stained wood window trim
Comments (6)pudgybaby- great question and one I've been mulling over myself. There was a kitchen recently where the poster did just that. She had while trim above her sink but the window next to the refrigerator and in her adjoining family room were stained. Look through all of her photos- the ones I'm talking about are at the end. I think what makes her kitchen so successful is the originality of it, the wood countertops that coordinate with her stained window trim, the stained wood island, painted beadboard trim and the warm feeling it gives off. It all goes together so beautifully! Here is a link that might be useful: twoscoops kitchen...See MoreMixing Wood & White Trims
Comments (4)Looks great! The white baseboard did just what you wanted and the windows and muntins are lovely. In my last home, I had all white woodwork, but I chose interior doors exactly like yours and stained them. Mix and match, IMO, looks special....See MoreWhat to do with wood trim and white windows+ white doors?
Comments (3)Not planning on replacing the windows because it’d be a huge cost with the # of windows we have and they’re relatively new...See Moresloyder
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