Replacing all interior doors - try to match trim stain or contrast?
We are planning to replace all of the interior doors in our mountain/rustic home to get rid of the cheap hollow core doors we currently have. We are leaning away from painting the trim and are trying to determine whether it is worth the effort to try to match the existing stain on the trim/casing/jambs/etc that is also carried through the windows trim, staircase trim, and balcony railings, balusters, etc.
Given how challenging matching old stain can be, particularly on potentially different species of wood, one recommendation we’ve received is to consider a contrasting stain for the new doors, but I haven’t seen many examples of this and am curious for reactions or other ideas.
The non-contrasting photo is our current door/trim combo.
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Comments (21)nepool, I love the picture in your first post. That door is beautiful and it looks so nice with the wood floor and the whole room. Are cased windows something a lot of people do? We have never had cased windows. Of course we have a window sill but not cased. Maybe it's a regional thing. Since you have stained trim maybe you can answer a questions for me. I am concerned that if I do all stained that it will limit paint choices in the future. My house has all white except the kitchen cabinets. I remember when we painted the kitchen having to find a color that went with the cabinet color (some stains have more red or yellow in them). My sister has stained trim and doors (in her words, ugly stained trim) and when she painted a room and didn't think about the trim and the dark blue doesn't look like she had expected next to the dark trim. I have a dark blue room with white trim and the contrast is striking. We don't even have a floor plan yet and these details are driving me crazy....See MorePainted door/trim or stained door/trim??
Comments (7)plllog - the windows outside of our kitchen are stained. does that change your opinion? artemis78 - good eye! yes, that is an angled frameless cabinet. we chose frameless for the base cabinets b/c (1) they were cheaper, and (2) they can hold more stuff than inset base cabinets. since the wall cabinets are what is at eye level, we went inset for those. and we chose an angled cabinet b/c of our goofy kitchen configuration where the counters stick out on the other side of the wall (we have a small galley kitchen), so the angled cabinet would give more walk-thru space. i know angled cabs are not exactly period in our 1908 house but for that area, we went with practicality over authenticity. bickybee - i was afraid you'd say that. it's tough to find a good, solid oak stained door. we tried to strip the paint once before and the door just looked terrible. so tough!...See MoreTrim; cant match stain color- do I paint all?
Comments (17)No trim around the door right now- I took it off. The pic I posted shows the door without trim (I know it is hard to see that in the pic). But is was stained a medium yellowish-brownish-red. The exterior of the door is a very dark black / brown/ bronze color. I experimented with blue on the interior side of the door but I don't like it very much. Not awful (well, yes, maybe awful) - the exact colors are not right for the effect I wanted. Colors inside that are "structural" are warm browns / yellows. House was built in 1986 with few updates other than what we have done. There is beige carpet in hallways and BR's and DR, off white ceramic tile in foyer, yellow-brown ceramic tile in the kitchen, maple wood floors in the LR. Walls & ceilings are off white other than an accent wall in the library that is BM "Shadow". We have brought in a lot more color - splashes of red, orange, green, pink (!) in the TV room- energetic colors. The LR/library is cooler with blues, purples, greens. The foyer remains a little "blah" other than a couple of art pieces that are up. I SO much appreciate the help and suggestions / advice. Thanks!...See MoreStained or White Interior Doors...and do they need to match?
Comments (9)Closet door are not a "feature" Stained doors, or ANY door "important" enough to differ from the trim casing around it? should lead to something equally important; Like a great dining room, or a wonderful study, perhaps a fabulous master bedroom: Not a closet,....a laundry, etc. ABRUPT color and stain changes, can cut up a house in a heartbeat. Or enhance something deserving. The word is restraint. : ) unless a more historic situation and home....See More
PROBeth H. :
2 years agoIf you don't want to paint all the trim/baseboards, then just paint the doors.
do a dark charcoal or some other color.
if you don't want to contrast, look for something in the Walnut color range. Your current trim is in that range, but leans a little red.
I've used Spiced Walnut on a lot of projects. It's a nice color. very close to what you have. If you get a door made from oak or Fir, it would be easy enough to match.
have no idea what species of wood you want your doors in. if they're mahogany, it's going to be naturally red. If alder, it can be stained any tone, but is going to be light and dark because that's how Alder is.
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