Mixing Stained Trim/Doors With White
There are no pretty pictures this week my lovelies! Just a little lesson on one of the most common questions I receive from readers and that is asking about mixing stained trim and doors with painted white trim and doors. I wrote a blog on this subject here a few years ago. Many homeowner’s wish to update their stained trim to white but they find it so overwhelming because there is so much of it throughout the home.One solution I wrote about here, is to paint the walls, trim and doors all one color:
Another idea I think works well for an updated look is to leave the doors stained, (which is expensive to change), and paint the trim around the door white:
These photos are from the new house we moved into recently. I think the stained doors with the white trim looks good and with all new wall colors, they will look beautiful.
(Much easier to convince your husband to paint just the trim!)
I do think some of the trim in the house does need to be painted:
Everything around it is painted white. Maybe they just forgot it was there because it is hidden in a little corner. hahaHere is another idea they used:
I am wondering if they left the trim around the white door to work with the stained window in the room:
Which makes sense if there was a lot of other stained trim in the room. But if you look at the fireplace and it’s lightness, I feel the window trim should be painted white to work well with the rest of the room:
We are going to paint the window trim white. Even my husband agrees without a fight. Hurray!Are you still struggling with your stained trim and want to update? Painting the trim around the doors is a good start, don't you agree?Our first home project is tackling the guest room:
Company is coming and I want it to be fresh and new and beautiful! The very bossy carpet is going to stay for now, ( I checked, no hardwood underneath). The color is a red – violet, (the color is more accurate in the above photo):
I think I will look first for bedding that will incorporate this color and then find the best wall color to paint. I will keep you updated!Have a great weekend everyone!Kelly