Trim dilemma for doors/windows/baseboards + to shoe mold or not to :)
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Comments (13)Hi, have to ask advice in this same line. Built last summer, have clear pine baseboard and trim I've been finishing (some natural, some with a touch of Minwax Honey Maple gel where window jambs were turning dark with conditioner, sill was light so touched with honey to blend in). LOVE it with my Navajo White and also with Thornton Sage and Antique Jade walls. Really goes with everything. Here's the problem - installing Brazilian Cherry in dining room next week, open to foyer (dark green tile) and stairs (oak tread with linseed oil/beeswax, unfinished pine risers). What do I do with trim and baseboards (1 long wall from dining to front door) to make it look good with cherry floors (will darken with age) and oak stairs/furniture? I haven't even thought about shoe moulding - but my uncle has lots of nice oak left over from his house. Too much with pine base and cherry floor? Here are some pics. Thanks! Here is a link that might be useful: Snapfish floor pics...See Moredoor and window moldings and baseboards - correct type for house
Comments (3)Sorry, egganddart, but I think a 3.5" baseboard is just a wee bit chintzy. Baseboards with oomph really anchor a room! Our current house has 9" baseboards and it's wonderful. The ceilings are not outrageously high either, 8'6" downstairs and a tad less than 8' upstairs. Our last house had 7" baseboards in the master and 3" elsewhere, and the 3" looked really chintzy in comparison. The ceilings weren't high there either, 7'6". Our casings are 5" (1x5s) on the sides and apron and 6.5" on top, simple flat boards with the top being just a hair (and I'm talking about 1/16th, 1/8th at the most, of an inch) thicker and about 1/4" wider than the uprights, which creates a great shadow line. In our previous house's master, we did a 1x4 backbanded with a true 1vs. 1...See MoreHelp picking molding, baseboard, window and door trim new build
Comments (5)I like the way this house is finished with simple cove crown molding. I like that the molding is white, but the door is stained wood. Where the ceiling is slanted they omitted the crown molding; much cleaner look for that area. The base molding is quite generous....See MoreBaseboards and door/window trim design dilemma
Comments (3)Mourning’s should be planned as part of the whole concept of the home. If the design of the home is truly Victorian it’s best to stick with Victorian trim. As to ceiling height there are plenty of homes with 8’ ceilings with wider trim as long as the trim is appropriate to the homes style. My last house was ‘transitional’ so we put in 5 1/2” baseboards and 3.5” casings plus 1/2” backband. My office is Victorian with 8 1/2’ ceilings with 7 1/2” baseboards and 4 1/2” casings....See Morekfx216
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