Paint wood trim in kitchen?
For the past month my husband and I have been renovating our 100+-year-old house, and today we had new quartz countertops installed in the kitchen. We kept the previous owners' maple shaker cabinets because they're in great shape, and we ripped up the old vinyl flooring to refinish the original maple floors underneath.
The result is.... a maple explosion. To add to the intense wood look, the previous owners used dark wood trim around the windows, doors and baseboards (the baseboards are currently ripped out as the floors are still being refinished). I'm debating if I should paint the dark trim white or leave it alone. The walls are painted Sherwin Williams Roycroft Vellum.
There is beautiful original wood trim throughout the living room, entryway and a sunroom in this house, but the previous owners painted over the wood trim in the dining room, so we have an odd mix of white and dark wood trim throughout the first floor.
Here's the kitchen in its current state. I'm thinking of doing a white/off-white arabesque tile backsplash above the counters, but that's an entirely separate issue. Any thoughts on whether or not to paint the dark trim are much appreciated!
I'm also considering ripping out this piece above the kitchen sink, although we'd lose some lighting by doing this:
Entry into the dining room, where you can see some of the trim that's been painted:
A before pic of the kitchen, for good measure:
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8 years ago
8 years agolast modified: 8 years agoabsolutely paint it. it's too dark to go w/everything. you have an updated, modern kitchen. doesn't make sense to keep 'old' trim. besides, that trim is not original to the home.
yes, remove the valance over the sink. you can hang a pendant over the sink.
I'd also paint the trim and the new baseboard a neutral white. not a creamy white. a neutral, nice white. Simply White or even white dove
what is the weird window on that one wall? could you put in a single, glass door in that spot?
- 8 years ago
Hi Beth, that odd window on the wall doesn’t go directly outside, it actually looks into a vestibule/staircase going down into the basement. Previous owners hung a small piece of stained glass there. Then to the side of that window, we have this door leading into the back vestibule/staircase. It’s a little weird but came with the territory of the old house!
I was thinking we’d do Sherwin Williams Westhighland White for the trim, to match the living/dining room, but I’ll see if that’s too creamy with the countertops.
- 8 years ago
Jennifer K