Wood Trim? Keep or Paint White?
Amy Urban
3 years ago
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Comments (10)My trim is white dove & I love it - I purchased levelor blinds through JCP 2 yrs ago and brought home samples before choosing the white (forget the name now) - It was a near perfect match. Graber swiss coffee? I'm not familiar with - but darker blinds show dust a lot! my white ones are dusty, but it doesn't show. Also, if your application is a sunroom I would highly recommend faux wood blinds - wood blinds have the propencity to warp in areas that receieve a lot of sunlight or moisture. One can not tell the difference btwn faux & wood GL...See MoreTrim and Ceiling Paint -SW Pure White trim - What white for ceilings?
Comments (27)We closed on our house today wahoooo! I only got to spend about an hour there but looked quickly at the samples for trim/doors/ceilings. I think I've narrowed it down to three possibilities: BM Simply White, SW Extra White and BM Super White. I thought about BM Chantilly Lace too. Basically, looking at the finishings, my first gut is that BM Simply White looks the best. I just worry it may look too yellow once up on everything. At least that's what I read (and you know how reliable the internet is). First question: has anyone had experience with BM Simply White? Does it just read warm or do you see the yellow in it when it's one trim/doors/ceilings? So I may go that direction, or wonder if I should go with a cleaner white but something close. Something still a little warm... As for the runners up, from what I can see SW Extra White and BM Super White are very similar but Extra White maybe looks a little warmer? Maybe because it has more chroma? Is this understanding accurate, Lori A. Sawaya?? And it seems to me that the order of warmth would go SW Extra White, BM Super White, BM Chantilly Lace... is that a correct reading? Again for context - East/West exposures with a lot of shade. Wall colors aren't chosen but would likely be something along the lines of BM Edgecomb Gray, BM Ballet White, BM Chelsea Gray, BM Natural Cream. Daughter's room will be BM Opal. I'll try to take some pics of the finishings tomorrow but would love any thoughts on this. Thanks!...See MoreShould we paint this wood trim white ? Whats best for resale in NE?
Comments (20)Thanks everyone ! Confirmed our thoughts we love it but move quite a bit due to jobs often at short notice . We are getting ready to do some work in other parts of the house and DH asked if painting woodwork would help with resale . When I started to look at sales in our area every older home had painted the original woodwork so I began to question what we should do . You all just made the decision easy 😉 THANK YOU !...See MoreShould we paint this wood trim white ? Whats best for resale in NE?
Comments (10)It’s beautiful, I wouldn’t paint it. If someone wants to later, they can do it. But it’s much, much harder to reverse if someone wants the stained look. I doubt it’ll make a difference in this market, save your time and money. Lovely home, I’ll bet it sells fast. :)...See Moreephillips5
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