Although changing doors and trim to white makes the whole house more bright and beautiful be aware of these things.

1. Once you start with the white it look so good in those areas you will want it everywhere. So doors, trim, windows, kick boards, runners, spindles

, any mantels and book shelves.

2. They way it is now usually last 50 years and white trim last about 12 years before needing to be repainted.

3. Nothing can bring your house into this century quicker than painting your stained trim white.

4. White wood work allows you to use darker colors on the walls.

5. Painting stained wood work is some of the most labor intensive processes that there is and that will translate into much higher cost for you.

6. Should you ever need to sell your home it will sell much faster than a home with stained trim and you will get about 130% return on your investment in the painting.