How to paint trim?
We're having new windows installed throughout the house with new casings and trim which will need to be painted. I figured this would be a good time to do some touch up painting in the rest of the house - predominantly the entry/hallways/kitchen where the lower half of the walls and baseboard are scuffed up. The walls are continuous and have chair rail with picture frame molding below in the entry, upper and lower hallways and kitchen, but not the stairway. The kitchen has wallpaper below the chair rail and I want to remove it and paint the lower part of the wall. I'm trying to decide how to paint it and if I should change the hallway. My options are:
1) leave the hallway/entrance as is with the upper and lower walls painted yellow and the chair rail, picture frame molding, and baseboards painted white, and paint the lower part of the kitchen wall yellow as well
2) paint all the lower half of all the walls that have chair rail completely white (so upper half stays yellow, lower half from chair rail down to baseboard white)
3) paint everything including all the trim (excluding the baseboards) yellow.
Suggestions?
1) leave the hallway/entrance as is with the upper and lower walls painted yellow and the chair rail, picture frame molding, and baseboards painted white, and paint the lower part of the kitchen wall yellow as well
2) paint all the lower half of all the walls that have chair rail completely white (so upper half stays yellow, lower half from chair rail down to baseboard white)
3) paint everything including all the trim (excluding the baseboards) yellow.
Suggestions?
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LizaJane I like the idea of painting below the chair rail all white. Gives the illusion of more substantial mouldings. Pretty home!
3 months ago · Like
gwnorth Thanks LizaJane. Since writing the above, that's been my inclination too. My only concern is that the bottom half of the wall takes the most abuse and with it painted white, any scuffs and marks will really show.
3 months ago · Like
Chroma Design Scuff marks won't show much more in white than your current color. Besides, you'd be using semigloss or equivilant for trim so it would be more wipe-able.
3 months ago · Like
eztia I think I would choose your option #2, upper portion of walls yellow, lower portion a semi-gloss scrubbable white.
3 months ago · Like
gwnorth Thanks everyone, sounds like a good idea. What about in the kitchen where the wallpaper currently is though? Obviously there is no picture frame molding so would you guys advise yellow or white for those walls?
3 months ago · Like
eztia I think I need to see a photo of the kitchen. The flooring and cabinets need to be considered.
3 months ago · Like
gwnorth The second photo is of the kitchen eating area - cherry cabinets, white tile floor (with a very faint light grey running through), white tile backsplash with "fruit" inserts (like the wallpaper). I'm not changing the yellow above the chair rail, just need to decide if I should paint the lower half the same colour or go white.
3 months ago · Like
jennijacks I would go with the same white for the bottom half of the kitchen walls. Just to keep with the theme throughout the rest of the area that you are painting.
3 months ago · Like
eztia I agree with jennijacks. Paint the lower half of the eating area white.
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