Staircase, trim, and window advice

3 years ago

Trying to debate ideas for my trim. I just got flooring down and am trying to decide should I paint my trim white and do black windows, white trim white windows, or leave some of the wood? I’m at a loss. Input appreciated. I want to redo the staircase to mesh some as well.

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mytwo cents

3 years ago

last modified: 3 years ago

I think you should leave all of the wood simply because there is quite a lot of it, there is no logical stopping point, the results of painted wood are very often dissatisfying --- the stairs would be a bear. It's not really a DYI

So I would look for other ways to lighten the space -- beginning with bringning in more floor lamps and table lamps. I see you have your drapes knotted up the way I knotted mine when toddlers came to stay in my house for weeks. Is that your reasoning too? I don't think you need drapes that badly, and if you do want drapes, I would consider making them a real standout color which will also help fade the wood to a bacground "frame"rather than a dominant feature. And try slender iron rods rather than more heavy wood.

So more color and more lamps. If you were going to paint any wood, consider painting the TV console a light color.

Please don't take offense but I don't think your huge mirror works against the massive brick. It looks like a false window and it is set on a straight line with the upper arches of your window -- it makes kind of church-y trinity! I'd take it away for awhile, and brin light dry clay-terracotta colors into into the room to help lighten the feeling of the brick. If you don't have toddlers, a glass coffee table almost the size of your mirror would bring more sparkle to the space than the mirror -- but I myself don't have glass tables in the house for safety reasons.

Cute dog with great colors for the room!

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Logan Hamilton
Original Author
3 years ago
We have this room a mess because of them laying this flooring literally today.

I plan to redo our staircases because it’s clashing with the flooring in my opinion. It will be done professionally not just as a DIY. Same with the trim. We’re doing whole house trim paint at once professionally as well.
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mytwo cents
3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago
So on my device the stairs and floor don't seem to be clashing, but I'll take your word for it. Have you considered re-doing the stairs with iron rather than painting that wood? I'm not trying to talk you out of a pro paint job, just thought that black iron railings might go with the house and the wood.

It also appears on my device that the room to the left of the front door has wood paneling -- or is it a color?

Anyway, I can appreciate your desire to come to a decision about painting, but I'm always reluctant to paint wood unless I am absolutely sure of how I want a room to look. Thanks for enlightening me aboout why the drapes were hiked up! That was my go-to style to keep todders from swinging from mine.
Logan Hamilton
Original Author
3 years ago
Absolutely. I love the wood but wanted light floors because of our dogs. So I’ve considered keeping the wood too. Just leaves me in debated with the stairs as the railing is all the same and the treads so makes it feel very outdated. I love the wood work so considered leaving the railing and just painting the banisters black.
HU-227031627
3 years ago
rectangular mirror. Move rug away from couch. Get a rug with some color. Don't paint the wood.
Kendrah
3 years ago
I'm usually against painting wood and yours is beautiful, still, I vote for painting it. Were this a historical home I'd say no way to painting, but it seems built in the 80s or later and is a mash up of styles - wood looks faux historic/traditional, fireplace is all retro 80s. Your floors now look contemporary as does your furniture. I'd streamline it by painting all of your window and door trim the same color as you walls. Paint the stair case black and railings black (or maybe Farrow and Ball railings - a great black color). Swap out the ceiling fan for a simple black one.
cat_ky
3 years ago
Leave the wood. Its less maintenance than painted would be. The stairway looks nice too. Leave it all alone. It all works with your flooring too. I would try and get a different rug, maybe a bit larger, and one that has some color in it. The room looks to me like it could use a bit of color here and there.
Kendrah
3 years ago
Ginger curtis of Urbanology does a lot of transformations of 80s/90s homes into more contemporary looks. Also do a good image search for 80s 90s living room before and after painted trim. You will see what a difference it makes in updating a look.
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It seems like there is a lot of wood in your home, if you're looking to transform the space for resale value, it might be a good idea to look at other listings in your area. If, however, you are doing it because you want the wood gone, that's a different story. Perhaps take some time to look around at different designs to see what you like better.
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