TRIM PAINT: Before and After
I’m so excited to share todays post! It’s what you’ve all been waiting for, sadly a month late, (sorry about that.) For those of you who don’t know or can’t remember, I started painting the trim in 2 rooms of my home. Honestly the results are so amazing that I’m hitting myself for waiting 5 years before doing this!!
BEFORE: The living room’s orange hued miss-matched trim is not original to the house. So there were no “attachment issues” with ruining beautiful wood with paint. Besides, it’s all a bit heavy and disjointed for my taste.
AFTER: It’s amazing what a little paint and a lot of man-hours can do to a space. It’s fresh, unified, chic and relaxing. The living room feels much more open and the windows just recede into the space. I not only painted the trim but the fireplace as well as the front door. These were cream and looked terribly dingy next to the new brilliant white trim. (Doesn’t my ivory elephant stand out so much more now?! I just love that little guy!)
THE NITTY-GRITTY DETAILS {I wiped the wood clean of dust and primed with Zinsser 123 Primer. Filled all the cracks and joints and holes. Then finished with 2 coats of Sherwin William’s Latex Enamel Trim Paint in Snowbound.}
BEFORE: The orange hued trim of the living room gives way to a darker and more brown stain in the dining room. None of the trim matched in these 2 rooms so painting it white brought the 2 spaces together. I never wanted to sit in my dining room. It’s a room we use every day constantly so I really wanted to like it more. It’s still a work in progress, but painting the trim will keep me satisfied for quite some time.
AFTER: It’s like a totally new room with the trim paint! Open and airy, and much more preppy right?
But that’s not all the painting I did to this space. I also had to paint below the chair rail, the gray paint wasn’t cutting it any longer. Lightening the gray to a khaki really aided in this room’s lofty feel.
So much better right?! It was worth every bit of extra time it took to paint below the chair rail.
Not that I wasn’t before, but I am so sold on the power of white trim. It just opens up the possibilities of your space and design. And in my case created a calm, clean and brilliant place to live.
Wow it looks great! So much more fresh, bright and contemporary. I love wood trim in the right environment, but sometimes it just has to go!
I agree, wood trim in the right application is a beautiful thing! But I think we can all agree this was not one of those
wow! incredible transformation.
Thank you, I thought the paint made a pretty big impact too! Thanks for visiting today!
Whoa girl!! That looks amazing!!!
Thanks Sarah, totally different right?! Now you know why i’m itching to do my cabinets!
your house is seriously adorable! we still live in an apt but it’s an old house and i think it would be sooooo much prettier if i did that to our trim, too!
Thanks Kat! It was a lot of fun to do, I love the drastic changes!!
Elisa, The rooms look GREAT and what an improvement!!!!
Awe thanks Mike! I’m so glad you stopped by!
Looks great!! I’d like a whole tour in pictures
Where did you find your fun pillows? I’ve been on the hunt for some. Wish i knew how to work my sewing machine better to just cover the ones we have.
Thank you Jen! The pillows are from etsy. It’s my go-to site for everything these days! I took a sewing class right before Norrie was born with the intentions of sewing my own too. But I never even bought a machine and I pretty sure I’ve forgotten everything I learned
I love it! Great job Elisa!!
I’m so glad you stopped by! Thanks Joanne!
It looks great! What a difference the white trim makes. Well done!
Thank you Pam!
Oh yes!!! What a difference! Beautiful job!
What a difference that makes, it opens the entire room up! DIY= success
xo, Megan
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It looks great and you know I’m loving that elephant stool. I have one exactly like it that I picked up at an estate sale. Do you know anything about yours (age?, etc.) – Brandy
Amazing what a difference the trim makes! Both rooms look so great!
Thank you! White paint is my new best friend!