Matching Baseboard And Door Trim

I m not sure when it happened but at some point during the last century it seems a decorating law was passed that required the vast majority of all baseboards mouldings trim and doors to be painted white.

Matching baseboard and door trim.

Most doors found in homes are painted with a brown stain brown paint or white paint. Whether you match cabinets and baseboard trim depends on what your goal is. They also serve a functional purpose of hiding gaps between the wall and doorjamb or floor. If you are using beefier 3 or 4 1 2 inch door trim 8 or 10 inch baseboards are more appropriate.

For example a painted wood baseboard and wainscot of simple recessed panels works well with the stained wood window and door trim. Keep in mind also that the outside edge of the door molding has to be deep enough to accommodate the thickness of the baseboard. Another option is to paint the baseboard and shoe molding before installation. The classic method is to use white for ceiling and trim baseboards and window and door casings and then paint the wall a color or hang wallpaper but dixon likes the look of having all the different trim painted the same color as the walls especially if the room has a lot of ornament or very detailed casings.

Painting the two elements the same can unify a room or provide an unwelcome distraction. In the halls and bedrooms and bathrooms we are leaving the solid oak wood doors and replacing only the trim around them to white trim and base boards. Then we are putting in brazilian cherry floors. Paint the baseboards and doors to match.

Painting doors and trim white shines continue reading baseboards doors and trim. Choose two that work well together. Or you can try to make them match. This frees you to select a complementary color without worry about matching the flooring.

The decision to match door and trim color even when it s stained is a personal one. Which ever color you door is painted paint the baseboards the same color. It didn t matter what white it had to be white. Were breaking rules were changing oak baseboards and oak trim around the windows to new white woodwork.

Should you paint them white. Another benefit of choosing paint over stain is that you can paint the doors and trim to match the baseboards. A valuable tip in matching the baseboard and room s door is to paint the baseboards the same color as the door. The options for the wainscot are many including simple wood panels beadboard raised panels and horizontal wood paneling.

And while the finish of the wainscoting can match the wood trim it doesn t have to. You can stain each one in a different color. Your decision needs to be based. Without them walls can feel unfinished or cheap.