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Painting wood trim/crown molding in home??? Paint color selections!

11 years ago

last modified: 11 years ago

Hi Everyone!

My husband and I just bought our first home! Yay!

We are having a design dilemma! We want to paint the whole house before we move in and have been getting quotes from different painters. We bought a Georgian influenced style home that was custom built in 1989. The owners went on a cherry wood overhaul when they built the house. Cherry floors, cherry molding, cherry trim, cherry vanities, cherry cabinets! Everything wood is CHERRY! Problem is I wouldn't care if it was a very dark cherry but it's a red cherry. I want to decorate the home in nice neutrals: Gray, Taupe, Stone, Winter White, Silver/Gold accents. Hubby and me are considering painting all the trim/crown molding white. Yes or No? Would it ruin the home? I don't want to do something I would regret but I don't like the reddish color. Would that color even look nice with my color palette? Any Benjamin Moore suggestions for wall colors as well?

Thank you!

Link to my house photos:

http://postimg.org/gallery/psguxbw2/

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User
11 years ago
You may be looking at a cherry stain on the trim and molding, rather than real cherry wood, but it doesn't matter. Before painting the walls, have a professional come out to see what type of wood you are dealing with, and what could be done to "un-red" it. Natural cherry is a beautiful wood and high-priced, so re-staining it with it might be preferable to painting it out unless doing so is cost-prohibitive.
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rosebudd83
Original Author
11 years ago
Link to my house photos http://postimg.org/gallery/psguxbw2/
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10 years ago
Definitely paint all of the trim white. I would ask your painting contractor to provide you with some colors that you can put on the walls before you paint. That way you can see what they'll look like in your home before you paint. Just because a color worked in your last home doesn't mean it will work in your new home. Lighting is different in each home and it effects the colors you choose. Do not paint until you've seen the color on your wall first.

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