I would prefer the door and window trim be white with the door left stained. I don't think I would like the window and door trim being the same as the walls. JMHO

If I am brave enough, it will be a color similar to this. Should I do the ceiling? Oh and the baseboards? Yikes. Or I suppose I could do white trim like the other bedrooms…the darker the wall color, the more I am tempted to just do white trim.

This is the wallpaper on the wall behind the bed.

I would do everything one color. Different sheens. I think white will stand out way too much. The wallpaper is beautiful and this could be a beautiful moody room.

I retract my comment. If the paint is that dark I think white might be too much of a contrast. I would go green or leave the wood.

3k, yes, I had the same thought — not a white-white trim.

BTW I looked at the other rooms and duh, the inside of the entry doors are painted white. The outside (facing hallway) is stained, as is all the trim in the hall.

I guess my main question was whether I should treat the doors, windows (and baseboard) all the same.

Every other room in the house has white trim except for our bedroom and the bedroom next to it. It is a bit weird. Maybe someone intended to paint it all white but ran out of steam. Or paint, haha.

Should I do the ceiling? Oh and the baseboards? Yikes.

@Sueb20, only because I really really like you, did I dig through Laurel Bern’s blog (that hates my iPad) to show you these 2 pictures of a deep color in a more or less monochromatic room.

The first is her upstairs den

The second is her downstairs entryway and staircase

I’m unsure of whether or not they are the same colors. That’ll take more digging than I am up for this evening.

Ha ha bb, maybe I was subconsciously influenced by her, because I have been following her saga!

Thank you. I am looking at her pics again thinking I may not be that bold. I'd better get me some off white color samples.

I like the drama of the rooms Laurel Bern did, but I doubt that I could live with them long term.

My favorite off-white is Sherwin Williams 1095 ”Off-White.” You cannot find the color online. I’m not even sure SW has a swatch in the stores. You may have to have them mix a sample pot. It is the color of all of the trim in my house, all of the cabinets - kitchen and bathroom, and the MBR. I used it when we built 14 years ago and I’ve used it as recently as 2 years ago, so I suspect they still have it.

I love walls and trim painted the same color in different sheens. I feel it is especially appropriate in older houses. I think the trim will look fantastic green. I’d do all the trim the same.

Sueb20, if you recall, in almost every room in our last house I did color washing with the same paint. I loved each room done this way. They feel more cozy or elegant, depending on the furnishings. I would do it again in a heartbeat. The only rooms I would not do are ones with unpainted beams. Only did not do in the kitchen or laundry room in our last house.

I'm of two minds. White trim against such dark walls will make a statement and could make the room feel smaller. And I would only do it if the elements like windows and doors are symmetrical. I like a more monochromatic look, but I also tend to feel that the trim paradigm should be consistent throughout the house.

I love painted woodwork, but in your home, because of age and style, I think I would go with stained. I would also be consistent through the house.

Whole home trim color consistecy, especially in bedrooms, isn’t important to me but I could not wake up happy in a moody bedroom. Kinda’ like window trim and baseboards in a shinier same color but I think I’d need an off white ceiling for emotional stability.

Well, I am only painting this one room right now so no matter what, the trim won't be consistent through the house. Two bedrooms currently have stained trim, plus the exterior door/trim on the second floor is stained, as is the stair trim. And I am not painting everything right now but if we do paint our bedroom trim white/cream, I think when it's time to repaint the remaining stained-trim bedroom, we'd paint that trim too.

Right now I am leaning toward (1) leaving trim as is or (2) painting white/cream.

Option three: leave trim as is but maybe paint later if I still want to?

The two colors so far that are working well with all the elements in the room are Rosemary Sprig and Nantucket Gray for darker colors, or Lichen Stone for a lighter option.

Here's a pretty good pic of Rosemary Sprig that shows white trim, but the woodwork here is pretty similar to our current trim. I think it looks good with the wood tones but also with the white trim.

Funny how Nantucket Gray (Below) in this pic looks as dark as the Rosemary Sprig. IRL, it is a bit lighter. But again there are wood tones below similar to our trim, and white trim and I think it works with both.

For a lighter option, Lichen Stone works too.

PS

Nantucket on top, Rosemary below.

Lichen on top, Rosemary below.

Rosemary 🙂

Oops the darker color in the pic next to window trim is Dry Sage — which actually works better with the other elements.

I think I’m going to leave trim as is. But maybe paint the ceiling, like 50% of the wall color.

That sounds like a great plan

Thinking Gray Mirage for ceiling. Dry Sage for walls.

Now I need more light sources. This mirror is cute but does nothing. I found a 30” round mirror with simple black frame at Rejuvenation. On sale with tax and shipping it was around $450. I found a reasonable facsimile at Target for $80. It’s worth a try — it will be ready to pick up at the store Monday.

I love our OH light but it has one 60” bulb and might need to be replaced with something that has 2 or 3 bulbs. (Funny how dark the wall looks here; totally not accurate.) Haven’t found anything yet.

Omg, you and I are looking at the same colors Sue. I'm at the end of a big primary bedroom/bath remodel and need to get the paint colors to the contractor by tomorrow. I was planning to use Gray Mirage for the bedroom walls and Dry Sage for the bathroom (matches the shower tiles). However this morning I just switched everything to Spring Thaw. I also debated color drenching everything with Spring Thaw, but am now leaning towards only color drenching the bathroom. There will be a mural in that room so I think it can handle it.

Anyhow, I love what you have selected. I probably would have voted for painting everything in Rosemary if I saw this before you made your choice. I'd even paint over the stained door, as I assume it would still be stained on the hallway side. That way if you opened the door into the bedroom you'd see the wood tone but would have the serenity of all one color in the room.

Love your wallpaper.

That’s funny! I like Rosemary but the Dry Sage looks better with the rug and wallpaper.

I love the colors/tones you are going for and can't wait to see the finished space!

The trim does not have to be the color of the doors. Paint the trim around the windows white and the same white and finish (semi-gloss) for the trim around the doors. If you have baseboard, paint it white.