Trim moulding help
Hi, I'm refinishing my banister diy and I'm racking my brain trying to figure out how best to cover this area that looked unfinished even before I started sanding and patching because the drywall is compressed. I do not know that much about moulding outside the basics and I can't seem to find pictures of this situation. Thank you all suggestions are welcomed!
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Diane
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jo mu
last yearI'm having the walls painted a dark green but I will likely leave the trim and door white
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PROBeth H. :
last yearlast modified: last yearjust sand and refinish the newel post.
for the spindles, I'd prob get new ones w/a new base. they're just too beat up to refinish. if you do refinish, bring in some bondo for the large divots and dings.
You could always do that entire wall in a type of wainscot or vertical lap molding so that it's even. or just have the base under the spindles wider at the bottom. doesn't have to be flush.
or, run a wide pice of trim molding like shown here
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