Painted Trim - decorate room & remove the oak trim! Pics below (4)
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Would you paint the trim and doors? (Pics)
Comments (16)Yes. Definitely. I would paint all the doors and trim white. The trim is small, but when the door and trim are painted, they will become one larger unit. Baseboards - I hesitated earlier to tell you to replace with something more substantial (taller), but since you are going to be replacing the carpet, you will need to remove the base. That would be the perfect time to replace. In the areas where you don't have carpet, you could replace a room at a time if budget is an issue. Save the stairs for last. If you think they need something, paint the rails. It would be tedious work, but I think they should hold up quite well, being vertical, they shouldn't get a lot of wear and tear. If the bannister is showing wear, clean it well, lightly sand, and give it a couple of new coats of poly. Are you french doors the same wood as the other doors? They look nice in the picture and would hold their own if you don't want to paint them. They are close to the stairs and could match the bannister. But pictures may be deceiving and they may look better painted if you do the other doors. Looking forward to seeing what you do :) Tuesday...See MoreShould I Paint My Oak Trim?
Comments (49)Should I paint my oak trim? The ~100 year old house I am renovating is full of natural woodwork. The living room & fireplace room have a nice closed-grain wood (cherry, maple or birch, not sure) and the rest of the house has oak trim. The dining room is oak, but in a darker tone. Photo link is below. The lower & upstairs hallways are oak, but have a real super orange shellac look to them. Here's the worst part though - a misinformed contractor took a sander to some of the trim in the 2nd floor hallway!! So now some of the trim is now both orange and damaged. What a dare ask is: what if we painted the lower & upper hallway trim, doors, stair risers and banisters white, and refinished the natural wood railings and newels (leave them natural). I would never touch the living room, fireplace room, or dining room woodwork - but the hallway just seems ready for a possible makeover, and stripping/refinishing the woodwork would take forever or thousands $$...and, in the end it's still oak. I look at the big arched window, and imagine it in a nice glossy white, and imagine something really classy looking. Any votes? Of course there's two issues here: 1) painting ~100 year old natural woodwork, and 2) having different kinds of trim in different parts of the house. Here is a link that might be useful: Woodwork Photos...See MoreHelp pick wall color for kitchen with oak cabinets and oak trim
Comments (6)The new lighting could effect the wall color and the color of the wood - so definitely do that first. Do some research into the lasting effects of gel stain - I've heard both good things and bad things. Here are just some unasked for thoughts- if I was working with this kitchen on a budget, I would possibly remove the upper trim piece and the small wood piece over the windows. I might remove the entire cabinet to the left of the farthest left window and replace with some shelves. I would remove the over the range microwave, which being short I could not even use, and replace with a stand alone vent. You could do a stainless vent for a more modern look. It is more expensive, but you could stain an unfinished wood hood with insert for a more farmhouse look. You have so much lower storage I actually would be tempted to remove all of the upper cabinetry - especially if there is a pantry cabinet - I was wondering where the fridge is - is there a pantry cabinet next to it? As far a curtains - I do like the softness and color window treatments add, though tis is a person style choice. This vent is a little larger than you would want: Less uppers - pretty window treatment: Rustic shelves: If you like a bit of country / farmhouse, beadboard makes an inexpensive backsplash and works well with shelves - rather than tiling, which might possibly need to be redone if you got new counters down the road. This is my basement kitchenette - done very economically with some of my original cabinets (refinished), shelving and beadboard - though in this case I used the beadboard wallpaper to save money - might replace with the real thing in time: https://www.houzz.com/photos/my-pics-work-in-progress-phvw-vp~65270573 My main kitchen is also oak and in my "my pics" idea book - if you want some possible ideas for counters/ backsplash / farm sink - but it is done in a vintage style....See MoreI am restaining all of our 4” honey oak trim .
Comments (15)why would you go to all the trouble ( have you ever refinished wood?) to stain that basic oak trim when you could, a. Purchase unfinished oak trim that's a bit larger (and more up to date looking) b. paint it c. buy all new more modern baseboard, even though this is a rustic place? It's the cheapest grade of oak that they used back in the day. to properly stain wood, you must strip off all the existing finish. (I know they say you can recoat w/a darker gel stain, but that actually looks like crap. if you don't remove all of the clearcoat finish, properly sand, you'll get blotchiness) you're going to have to paint the window trim anyway, so just paint the baseboards. Plus, why do you want to go darker? If you want to stain the window trim darker, and have painted white windows and white baseboards, that would look fine. this is much better looking than dark baseboards. In a 1915 craftsman house, I'd say fine. (even a craftsman has taller oak baseboards. is this your home? if not, paint it) but w/the quality and type of home you have, just paint it. do the walnut trim around the white windows. "Paint the window w/a darker color stain" ? huh? you don't paint stain. and you'll never be able to strip all of that pine well enough to put on a new coat of stain. Plus, it will never match the oak. Lets see the entire room...See More
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3 years agolast modified: 3 years agoConsider a warm white paint, that is on trend, and would lower the contrast between the oak and the walls........possibly a blend of the lightest color in your sofa?
find a rug that is done in a tweed effect; cost effective and lots of choices that will work with the warm oak trim.
Also you have a lot of room on either side of the fireplace; consider putting the TV on either side down low over a console?
Or if you are considering new furniture place the TV on another entirely and see about doing a sectional that embraces the new TV location and the fireplace. win win.
Some examples of TV to side of fireplace in rooms with multiple windows and some nice furniture arrangements.
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3 years agolast modified: 3 years agoI think a carpet like wool sisal would be a nice option for you.
https://www.greenbuildingsupply.com/All-Products/Wool-Carpet/Unique-Carpets-Softer-Than-Sisal?
I like the idea of off white paint as well.ewolf6149
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