Ought to Doorways and Trim Be Painted the Identical as Partitions? | Thrifty Decor Chick

Ought to trim paint or doorways match the wall colour? See what I do in our residence!

There isn’t any fallacious reply to this query! That is purely as much as your preferences and the way you need your room to look and feel in the long run. 

I’ve at all times beloved the look of crisp, white trim in opposition to a darkish wall colour: 

However over time I’ve additionally turn out to be extra interested in portray trim (and even doorways!) the identical because the partitions. 

It was a shiny white earlier than, and seemed nice! However portray it was an important resolution for this room.

That darkish blue colour is known as Our on-line world. We LOVED that straightforward transformation — I actually appreciated how the dearth of drastic distinction calmed the area. 

I have been eyeing different areas round our residence that might look nice with the trim painted as nicely!

Do you ever stroll by an area again and again and there is simply one thing that feels barely off…however you may’t put your finger on it? 

As a lot as I like the distinction at occasions, typically it additionally messes with the stream of the room. And people shiny white doorways have been doing that: 

Our white double doorways particularly stood out and bothered me: 

So I began the method of portray the three doorways and allll of the door trim. 

It took a superb week to get all of it accomplished. I did not take pics of the method…as a result of that is actually watching paint dry. 😂

Listed below are some fundamental suggestions for portray trim like baseboards and door trim:

• There isn’t any have to sand or prime trim painted in latex paint (even when it is painted in shiny paint). However…
• Be sure to scrub the trim nicely earlier than portray! That is very vital to ensure your new paint sticks. Give it a superb scrubbing after which let it dry absolutely earlier than portray.
• I like to make use of this square-shaped paint brush for trim — it will get into the crevices simply and likewise works nice for slicing in. 
• I at all times (at all times) paint baseboards, crown molding and/or ornamental wall trim in semi-gloss or gloss paint. I’ve tried utilizing a satin and actually dislike the look with out that distinction within the sheen. 
• It took three coats of darkish paint to cowl our white trim with a darkish paint

The one trim I forgot about was our basement window trim: 

So I completed that up final week!

The one prep I did was a fast sanding on the underside sill, solely as a result of my planters had scratched it up: 

I used painter’s tape across the vinyl window earlier than I began portray: 

After all the window itself continues to be white, however that is not a mission I wish to tackle. I’ve seen folks tape it off and use spray paint, however I simply do not see how that can maintain up over time if the window is definitely used. 

(Let me know should you’ve tried it!.)

And after just a few coats, the entire trim within the room was lastly accomplished! 

The room feels a lot extra peaceable with the painted trim. It permits your eye to maneuver across the room with none shiny distinction: 

As I discussed earlier, there isn’t any proper or fallacious! I like a contrasting trim as a lot as I like an identical one. 

Vivid white trim is at all times a basic, and painted trim can create a cozier feeling within the room. 

In an area like our moody basement, the painted trim simply works higher. It matches the vibe, as our teen would say. 

I used flat paint on the entire partitions within the basement, however used a semi-gloss on the entire trim and doorways: 

The contrasting sheens give the trim some life and definition. 

The room shall be very flat if every thing is all the identical paint sheen. 

The painted trim makes this area really feel even cozier than earlier than! Listed below are a pair earlier than and after pics: 

Portray your trim additionally creates the phantasm that your area is greater as a result of there’s much less distinction. 

After I completed portray the window trim, I went forward and put in extra of the picture frame molding above and beneath to match the remainder of the partitions: 

I nonetheless want to complete up the crown and movie body molding on the opposite facet of the room, however I am getting nearer to being accomplished with this whole area.

I have been onerous at work on the basement bar and completed that up this week…cannot wait to indicate you! 

Would you paint your door or window trim to match your painted partitions? There are not any guidelines — the reply solely is dependent upon the texture you need in your area. 

The reply is not any, until the baseboards or different trim within the room are already painted.