Can I paint picture frame molding same color as wall? Chair rail too?
4 years ago
Just moved into new house. Open concept foyer + living room + dining room. The walls in all 3 areas are a darkish taupe color. All trim is white. Dining room has the taupe on top and red on bottom with white picture frame molding. I want to lose the red. I thought of painting the red part of wall white too. Any thoughts, suggestions, ideas? Picture is not with my furniture/rug/decor. yet. My accent colors are blue.
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Comments (12)I have to start with the tub apron itself. I don't like anything that has to do with the picture frame molding on the tub apron. I don't get the frame that runs off the right side of the tub apron and behind the side fo the vanity. I understand that the wall continues off behind the vanity. I just don't get the trim layout and the 1-1/2 frames that cover the tub apron. With that in mind, I'd want the frames on the tub's back wall to mimic, or at least try to relate to, the frames on the tub apron. They don't. Not even close. A single large frame on the back wall. 1-1/2 frames on the tub's apron. To keep the frames on the back wall at a minimum I'd want a chair rail on the left and back tub walls and I'd want to paint the chair rail and everything below it white. Good luck with it....See Morered dining room, white picture frame moulding??
Comments (12)All these photos are beautiful!! I still haven't figured out how to use the photo gallery on here very well...I searched under "red rooms" but got nothing. ? Have to look into it further. dixiedo - Very nice! I LOVE Swiss Coffee...I have that in my home now. My builder uses BM - "White Atrium" or "Atrium White" (I forget which?!) seems to be the BM equivalent of Swiss Coffee. :) A very nice, warm and cozy white. :) Thank you for your photo! newhomebuilder - Nice! Thank you. I really like your Olive colored dining room as well. Is that a tray ceiling or cathedral in there? Looks great! Love the faux wainscoting! Does look real! I like red rooms....I too think they look very garnished with white but was second-guessing myself with the white faux wainscoting. I think I will go for it now! :) What do you both think I should do about the tray in the ceiling? I think leave it white as I cannot imagine red on the ceiling...might be too much! Thank you for your suggestions/advice. You have helped me a lot....See MoreFaux Wainscoting (picture frame moulding) HELP
Comments (3)We are going to have picture frame wainscoting put in our bathroom, so I've been researching it. Looking at your pictures, I would not do it in your bathroom. You will have major problems with the bullnose corners and especially the curved wall. I can't even imagine doing it. If it were my room, I would paint over the faux painting to give the room consistency, it's too chopped up with only certain walls treated. Especially since there's no clear cut ending to the faux because of all the curved corners. Maybe a nice, long tapestry on the long wall to the left of the toilet. Maybe get someone to paint a mural on the curved wall, since hanging anything on it might be a challenge. Good luck!...See MoreQuestion about painting inside and outside picture frame moldings
Comments (2)I have these moldings in my dining room, which is small (maybe 12 x 14). Originally we had the walls painted a color (gray mirage) and the molding was painted the same as the trim color (china white). Later, when we repainted the room a bolder color, we painted the molding the same color as the walls. It does make the room seem larger. Our room is also "chopped up" quite a bit w/ windows and doors, and the molding just added to that and made the room too busy. Painting the molding the same as the walls was a real improvement. I can try to post a picture in a bit....See MoreRelated Professionals
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