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Hallway dilemma

last year

I did a major renovation on the main living area of my 1970s bungalow, but now the hallway looks so out of place. I switched out the skinny wooden baseboard and door trim, so that it matches the rest of the house, and the door handles need to be changed too.
Deciding on paint, though, has proved tough. Should I paint the doors as well as the frames? Should the trim match the walls (BM Steam) or is that too stark a contrast with the old fashioned slab doors' colour?
And then there's that metal bifold door. Any ideas for that beauty?

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Lyn Nielson

last year

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I would paint the doors and frames all the same color, will help to lighten the small space.

Even the bifold. Prime with a high adhesive primer, like KILZ or BIN.

looks nice, keep it going! add a nice runner, some art...

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Patricia Colwell Consulting
last year
Waht did you do in the rest of the spaces ? IMO you do the exact same in this hallway. IMO the metal bifolds louvered I would change to solid no louvers but of course if the furnace or HW tank are behond that door then it will need to left . In which case I would do that the same as the walls
lizmcb
Original Author
last year
The rest of the main floor is open plan, and only contains one door. My plan is to do it the same as the hallway doors.

Thanks for the bifold idea. It's a linen closet, so anything is possible.
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hbeing
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the louvres allow for air circulation.
partim
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You don't need louvers in the linen closet because you're not putting anything damp in there.
lizmcb
Original Author
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Today's idea: paint the door frames white, like the walls, and (perhaps a bit later) paint the doors in a contrasting colour, to update the look. I'm not keen on the black doors/white walls look, especially in such a narrow hallway with so many doors, so something more subtle. Your thoughts?

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