I recently moved into an apartment in a downtown heritage home with the original wood doors and some of the trim.
Natural wood doors with painted trim.
This combination can be said to be a neutral one since both colors used in it are neutral.
I ve been looking for inspiration to help decide if we should stain our interior doors or paint them white.
Choosing between painting interior trim or keeping it stained can be a difficult decision for many.
I love the look of wood doors but it seems only when in historic homes not new construction.
Paint your trim white.
It catches my eye each time i walk in and makes me smile.
I love the potential contrast but am afraid of it looking too busy.
However the stain will let texture grain and color show through in a way that paint cannot.
If a house has beautiful oak trim we usually leave it unless the room just simply looks too dark and heavy with it but many houses have nice styling of trim as in 8 to 12 high baseboards with multiple paneled doors but the wood is fir or spruce with a dark stain and those woods simply are not attractive and need to be painted out.
It helps create an organically neutral space with character.
We have dark wood floors white trim and for now white walls.
Meaning that is it meant to be painted not stained.
The next door and trim combination has white color for the door and wooden color for the trim.
Remember that paint and wood stain can both offer some protection to older wood.
Is there a good way to combine the painted baseboard and natural window trim and doors.
A dark color mixed with a deep wood trim may make the room feel heavy and gloomy.
We have replaced the old doors with six panel wood doors and replaced the windows.
Dark wood trim is everywhere.
Mix dark with light.
In most standard new build homes both the trim and interior doors are made of mdf and are paint grade.
When i talk about original wood trim and doors i m talking about wood made of oak chestnut gumwood or other types of hardwood installed in some homes in toronto around the early 1900 s.
Paint colors with wood trim.
White doors and wooden color trim for traditional elegant look.
We prefer the natural wood to paint.
Paired with white walls wood trim or cabinets or doors provides a natural warm look and feel.
If you have dark wood for trim keep paint colors light.
Stain for trim and doors.
So if you want to cover up blemishes discoloration or other problems with the wood paint may be the right answer.
We were thinking of repainting the baseboard and doorjambs but leaving the windows the french doors and the wood doors natural.