Painted Interior Doors With Stained Wood Trim

In most standard new build homes both the trim and interior doors are made of mdf and are paint grade.

Painted interior doors with stained wood trim. We are using alder stained trim not knots with a creme sagebrush colored doors. I think the doors should be a darker hue than the walls but this color shown is a little dark. You could choose a color for your trim that matches your furnishings and leave the walls white or off white.

If you re looking for a fresh look it s easy enough to paint over them. A soft white work will complement your wood stained doors and windows. Do you have hardwood floors.

Some new build homes will have upgraded the trim to stain grade pine or oak. In these cases i would recommend keeping the stained trim. The key to making wood trim and doors work is to choose a wall colour that will either play up your wood or tone it down so you get the right combination that works well together.

If you have very yellowy orangey or reddish wood you could neutralize it a bit with a cool tone paint colour on your walls like i did by using sherwin williams ice. Wood stained trim with painted doors. One way to combine stained and painted trim in the same room is to paint the trim a color other than white.

But what if you purchased a home that already had stained and varnished wood and now you want the painted look. It is also about the whole color scheme you use in the space where the doors and trim are installed. Using a mushroom or deep tan color depending on your color scheme.

Painting over stained wood doors windows trim. Meaning that is it meant to be painted not stained. Stained wood lends a rich and warm feel to a home s decor but many people still prefer the crisp clean lines that you get from contrasting painted baseboard casing and other moldings.