Help needed immediately (trim and wall colors)!
We recently purchased a 1925 Tudor home. It was updated through out the years and in relatively good condition. I am not a big fan of the wood trims & beans on the ceiling but they are original. Many (including my husband) suggested we keep them.
Here are the issues. Some of the windows in the house are new (real wood) while others are not (painted white windows). The house has a lot of characters, but it's a small house with too many colors already (we haven't even moved it yet). There are three rooms that have the ceiling wood beans. The rest don't. I am thinking to leave the beans in the kitchen and family breakfast room because the built in cabinets are connected to them (to the right of the picture you can see the cabinets).
The living room, however, is more of a space on its own. The windows and ceilings and trims all have different wood colors, and the previous owner added a new fireplace. It's beautiful, but the color and tone has nothing to do with this room. I am thinking to leave the inside of the all the new windows in it's original colors (there are 4 in the room, but the picture only shows 2), but paint all the crown molding, beans, and floor trims off-white and complete the room with a wall color that will go well with the fireplace. What are your thoughts?
We already started skimming the walls in the house but we will have to make decisions about the rest very soon. Thanks in advance for any help and suggestions!
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houssaon
2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoRelated Discussions
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2 years agoroarah
2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoI think doing a wall color or wall paper other than cream would transform this room into a show stopper.
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Isn’t this lovely! The wood is a star and this same space with painted trim would be so much less!su3naluvjakey thanked roarah
rustynail
2 years ago
Rachel Lee
2 years agosu3naluvjakey
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2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoHU-187528210
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apple_pie_order
2 years agoroarah
2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoOh that is not my house. Sadly a previous owner painted all my woodwork in my 1920 storybook. I spent a year stripping all my doors but quit before getting to the trim when I started my family. your before house is my after dream inspiration.
I love crisp whites, blues and even green painted walls with dark wood. Often people use creams and tans but I do find yellow or brown undertones with wood trim dreary instead of stunning. If using a wall paper simple linen window treatments are lovely. Also blue grass cloth would be beautiful in your room! But if using plain paint i love printed curtains and they suit the era of your home.
I used a blue/ green paint and went with a printed linen fabric in my sunroom with mahagony doors and a dark tongue and grove ceiling. when the curtains are drawn it almost works like wall paper. There is a 25 pound cat sleeping behind the curtains right now and that is why the right looks crooked.
If you click on image you can see the paint color and dark wood ceiling
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