Wood trim will be medium to light stain.
Painted interior doors with wood trim.
This combo is hard to find example of but have attached.
If painting the door in a darker color paint trim first allow it fully dry for at least 24 hours protect it with painter s tape then paint the main portion of the door.
This mode of design looks especially nice if you have interior french doors leading to an outdoor space.
Recently a reader asked me if she needed to paint the interior doors in her home the same color as the trim.
I do prefer stained window trim and baseboards but am considering painted doors coordinated just a shade or two darker than interior wall color.
Choose whether you need to prime the door before painting.
When painting wood doors make sure all six sides of your door are covered to protect it from rotting cracking and expansion.
If painting interior baseboards and door casings the best paint for trim is an oil based paint labeled interior.
The best paint to use on wood.
If you are choosing to have white trim with wood doors make sure that you keep the surface of your interior doors in good repair.
We prefer the natural wood to paint.
In the paint s specifications companies may say that the paint is suitable for trim cabinets doors furniture and windows.
If the door was originally painted with latex paint priming should be unnecessary.
She loved the stained wood doors that were there but the trim was white and she wanted to know if she should paint the doors to match.
Is there a good way to combine the painted baseboard and natural window trim and doors.
It is also about the whole color scheme you use in the space where the doors and trim are installed.
Opt for the paint labeled interior.
If it was painted with oil based paint prime before using a latex based paint.
The white trim freshens the look while the stained wood of the doors keeps the room grounded in its rich history.
Once you consider a choice you need to make sure first that the doors color and trim s color are also suitable for the whole color scheme which also includes wall color that is connected directly to the doors and interior trim.
We were thinking of repainting the baseboard and doorjambs but leaving the windows the french doors and the wood doors natural.
We have replaced the old doors with six panel wood doors and replaced the windows.