Keeping kitchen trim stained and painting cabinets white to help break up the room visually.
Painted interior doors with stained wood trim.
So if you want to cover up blemishes discoloration or other problems with the wood paint may be the right answer.
Meaning that is it meant to be painted not stained.
Once you consider a choice you need to make sure first that the doors color and trim s color are also suitable for the whole color scheme which also includes wall color that is connected directly to the doors and interior trim.
Stain for trim and doors.
Paint your trim white.
If you have ugly stained and varnished doors and trim and you d like to paint the whole works here s the best way to get a good looking result.
New construction time to think about colors.
Painting over stain steps.
Spread on spackling compound.
Nothing accents and frames your freshly painted walls like beautiful trimwork doors and windows.
Stained wood lends a rich and warm feel to a home s decor but many people still prefer the crisp clean lines that you get from contrasting painted baseboard casing and other moldings.
However the stain will let texture grain and color show through in a way that paint cannot.
One way to combine stained and painted trim in the same room is to paint the trim a color other than white.
Paint with acrylic latex.
It is also about the whole color scheme you use in the space where the doors and trim are installed.
So important was the look of wood doors in the history of our country interior design wise that they would faux finish pine doors to look like mahogany.
I do prefer stained window trim and baseboards but am considering painted doors coordinated just a shade or two darker than interior wall color.
The good news is that painted trim and stained trim can coexist in the same space.
This is especially true when painting over stained and.
In all paint projects the finish is only as good as the surface preparation.
In most standard new build homes both the trim and interior doors are made of mdf and are paint grade.
This combo is hard to find example of but have attached.
Choosing between painting interior trim or keeping it stained can be a difficult decision for many.
Painting trim white and keeping just the door stained to brighten up a room while retaining a small piece of the room s old charm.
You could choose a color for your trim that matches your furnishings and leave the walls white or off white.
Remember that paint and wood stain can both offer some protection to older wood.
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.
Wood trim will be medium to light stain.
Personally i think beautifully stained wood doors always look better than white painted mdf looking painted doors.
Prime with tinted primer.