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Door and Window Trim

14 years ago

We are designing a contemporary space. Our wood floors are light maple, our kitchen has cream cabinets and our dining and bedroom furniture is dark wood. We are not sure what colour to choose for window and door trims as as well as baseboards. Is white outdated?

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karen paul interiors
14 years ago
Never outdated. When you have many wood finishes, it is a simple solution to use white (off-white) baseboard.
TanCalGal
14 years ago
I have hardwood floors and my designer suggested the lower quarter-round molding be stained the same as the floor and the rest of the baseboard (s), windows, & doors painted white. It looks nice and I like it.
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Charmean Neithart Interiors
14 years ago
I think white would look bright and fresh. It is okay to mix different shades of wood, actually makes things more interesting.
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Toni Sabatino
14 years ago
I love wood with white or off white/cream trim. It looks crisp and delineates between other tones. I am attaching a few photos. Hope this is helpful!

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