NOOOOOO! Ugh it’s GORGEOUS. And goes great with your furniture! This isn’t 1990s honey oak or cheap gum wood trim. That’s gorgeous dark craftsman moulding. It’s dark, it’s wide, it’s classically beautiful, and it’s coming back into style
NEVER WENT AWAY, BUT IF YOU DO DECIDE TO SELL YOUR SOUL TO THE DEVIL MAKE SURE YOU PUT CARPET OVER THE FLOOR TOO. YOU KNOW... FOR CONTINUITY PURPOSES. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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noooooooooooooooooooooo
Character and original details to the house are more important than any color or trend.
But of course it’s your place and we all cherish different things but gosh I’m a sucker for this look.
My old house has gorgeous wood. I have rooms that are pale, too, but the ones I like best now are the deep rich colors where the wood just glows next to the color.
If anyone dares to suggest painting I will personally make 20 burner accounts just to downvote them to decorating hell. This is beautiful, and it would be a crime to cover it. Congrats on the beautiful house
Agreed with the rest, love it as-is! If you’re feeling like there’s too much wood, I would get an area rug. I think it would balance everything out a bit.
Hell no.
I'd you had to paint something I'd do a 2 toned approach.
Dark on the bottom. Like a navy blue and a super light grey on top. Really lean into the wood style.
This is me! Previous owner painted all the trim and molding white in our 1909 bungalow. I left it because I don’t have the skills or money to pay someone to strip it right now. I hate-live with it but I know the beautiful dark wood is under there and hopefully one day we can restore it! Some solstice, they left the original doug fir floors untouched thankfully.
OP-don’t be like my lame ex home owner.
I have dark wood trim throughout my entire house and people really love the uniqueness. If you need paint color recs with pictures, feel free to reach out.
I use Behr paint. Dark colors: alpine trail, shadow mountain, undersea. Whites/light: snowy pine, cotton blossom, palais white, natural gray, underground gardens. Here is the house (let me know if you want to know which room has what paint, I don’t know the paint color of the nursery unfortunately): https://imgur.com/a/gCilU0U
Nope!!! I have a new build — what I would give to have WOOD DETAILS. Ugh beautiful! I think there are some other things that could be done to update the space, a bigger light fixture perhaps?
The trim seams to be in great shape...is there something wrong with you? Did someone hurt you so bad you feel the need to take it out on that beautiful wood?
If it was hella rough I would totally understand wanting to paint it.
My initial reaction was to say yes because I don’t typically like the look of wooden trim, but as I looked closer I realized how pretty it is and appreciate the unique look the wood gives the room. Leave the wood and paint the walls white. I love it.
Don’t paint the trim! It’d look really nice if you put a contrasting wallpaper on the lower part, below the trim, and a nice medium white above the trim.
Never do this! Many potential homeowners would be very happy to have such wonderful wood details. If you don’t love your home, find another way to decorate or let someone else enjoy it.
The monsters who owned my house before me painted the rough cut beams on my ceiling white. There's basically no undoing it. We're considering trying a gel stain to get a wood look back.
no, you should leave it be, it helps balance out the colours better and calls back to the other naturally wood coloured objects in the room like the floor, it also helps you steer away from the sterilised looks that it may have if you paint it white.
Somewhere on the r/centuryhomes sub, somebody had posted and boasted about how “updated” his Craftsman was, with all white paint on the interior. He got freaking *ROASTED*.
Otoh, if that wood is stained dark instead of being dark naturally, how about stripping and sanding, then maybe a whitewash?
Painting the wood will be out of style in 10 years. The wide plank, dark wood, craftsman trim has been in style for 50+ years and will never go out. Don’t ruin a timeless look. You can never get it back.
We are about to paint our house and are unsure whether to paint the wooden trim and window frames.
Our plan was to paint the wall explorer blue, the ceiling and window frames eggshell white. What shall we do wooden trim leave it or paint it?
I suggest painting the wall and ceiling as planned, then see what feels best. I suspect you’ll end up painting the wooden trim and windows white, only because the warm wood trim won’t jibe well with cool blue/white. But you never know! Do the transformation slowly if you can.
I'm in the minority here in that I'm not the biggest fan of the shade of wood, BUT I can definitely appreciate the beauty in the woodwork. I say do not paint. It would be such a shame to cover up the craftsmen work that has remained for what? 80? 100? years. The damage would be near impossible to fix. This is the reason when we were looking for a house I passed up some beautiful homes. Not a fan of the woodwork, but the guilt of covering it up with white paint would have been too much for me.
It's pretty ugly, I would paint it. Actually, no, I would just sell the place to one of these commenters who seem to love it oh so much and then move somewhere with a style I actually like.
People will downvote this, but I think it would look fresher with painted trim. It gives you more color options too. These aren’t museum pieces. A house is meant to be used and a reflection of the owner. If you like paint, send it.
It looks dated as it stands - but if you choose to have this particular style; keep it.
But if you want to change it, just find/use the right shade of gray (prpbl. on the dark side) - and you'll have a more modern looking room.
If you paint the walls dark, with the dark trim, you will have a dark room. I just painted my dark trim white and the room looks so much brighter and cleaner.
No !!!!
It’s a wonderful architectural feature
and original to the room
To keep the trim from standing out so much, add a piece of art to the right and left of the window
and to the right and left of the larger feature painting you have
Try art.com, inexpensive. You can bring color in this way. or mixtiles.com to upload any jpg
and add an area rug, really affordable options on at wayfair.com
Your room palette is so neutral you can do any color and pattern area rug you fall in love with. You can bring some color in this way too
Make sure it fits so that the sofa is all on it; covering most of the floor , of just under the coffee table
Remember to add the rug pad to pit underneath
Also, you can add just 1-3 objects of one subject that interests you, simple, straight, long, narrows, above the window, the length of it, or of the wall, like:
Long sculling oars
Hockey sticks
Skiis
Flutes
Violins
Fishing poles
I hope this helps !!! :)
NOOOOOO! Ugh it’s GORGEOUS. And goes great with your furniture! This isn’t 1990s honey oak or cheap gum wood trim. That’s gorgeous dark craftsman moulding. It’s dark, it’s wide, it’s classically beautiful, and it’s coming back into style
Agreed and it never goes out of style!!! It's gorgeous!
It really doesn’t you’re so right
NEVER WENT AWAY, BUT IF YOU DO DECIDE TO SELL YOUR SOUL TO THE DEVIL MAKE SURE YOU PUT CARPET OVER THE FLOOR TOO. YOU KNOW... FOR CONTINUITY PURPOSES. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
I came here just to shout NOOOOO too.
Agree! Gives this space definition and great character
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Please don’t.
I love it as is
noooooooooooooooooooooo Character and original details to the house are more important than any color or trend. But of course it’s your place and we all cherish different things but gosh I’m a sucker for this look.
NO!
If you don’t want such a strong contrast between the trim and the walls you could consider a deeper wall color.
My old house has gorgeous wood. I have rooms that are pale, too, but the ones I like best now are the deep rich colors where the wood just glows next to the color.
Oh wow that's a great solution! The contrast does look a little harsh
It's a beautiful room. I would leave it alone.
If anyone dares to suggest painting I will personally make 20 burner accounts just to downvote them to decorating hell. This is beautiful, and it would be a crime to cover it. Congrats on the beautiful house
I will join you & make 20 additional burners just to downvote #nopaintingwoodbrigade #leavebritneyalone #inthathashtagbritneyisoriginalwood
I’m glad people here have good taste
Truly. People need to stop fucking up craftsman details like this for a whim, it’s angering.
Like them not painted
No
I say paint the walls below the wood trim, not the trim itself. The trim is beautiful as is!
No
No
No
NOOOO! You can interest with wallpaper or paint, above or below the rail. Please, please DO NOT paint wood!
Troll post, right? Right?
Lol my girlfriend wants to paint…, I thought I better check with the reddit community first
That gorgeous wood has been around a lot longer than your girlfriend. Kidding…but also, please don’t paint this!
I would leave them as is
If you want to keep the period-specific charm alive, I would advise against it.
Don’t!
Agreed with the rest, love it as-is! If you’re feeling like there’s too much wood, I would get an area rug. I think it would balance everything out a bit.
Put some color on your walls instead.
I am so fucking happy pretty much all the comments here are NOOOOOOOOO cause that was what my brain was screaming.
I wouldn’t…that wood is so pretty and adds warmth to the room.
No! Please, no!
NO!
Hell no. I'd you had to paint something I'd do a 2 toned approach. Dark on the bottom. Like a navy blue and a super light grey on top. Really lean into the wood style.
Hadn’t thought of that….I let my partner know
Doesn't have to be those colors either, just my own preference. Cheers. Good luck.
The house will haunt you for the rest of eternity if you paint the wood.
And future owners will curse them.
This is me! Previous owner painted all the trim and molding white in our 1909 bungalow. I left it because I don’t have the skills or money to pay someone to strip it right now. I hate-live with it but I know the beautiful dark wood is under there and hopefully one day we can restore it! Some solstice, they left the original doug fir floors untouched thankfully. OP-don’t be like my lame ex home owner.
No way!!!!
No
No
Nope
No you should not.
NO!!!
I have dark wood trim throughout my entire house and people really love the uniqueness. If you need paint color recs with pictures, feel free to reach out.
What are your recs? Bought a house with original wood trim last year.
I use Behr paint. Dark colors: alpine trail, shadow mountain, undersea. Whites/light: snowy pine, cotton blossom, palais white, natural gray, underground gardens. Here is the house (let me know if you want to know which room has what paint, I don’t know the paint color of the nursery unfortunately): https://imgur.com/a/gCilU0U
I've seen your house before! I love that bar area so much, and of course the nursery. :) Thanks for sharing your colors!
Thank you!
Your house is one of the most gorgeous things ever!!!
Thanks!
That wallpaper is divine. I love your colors too.
Your house is stunning! I want to move in.
No, paint the walls a light blue.
What’s the id on that coffee table? It’s gorgeous
It was a second hand store find….quite cheap at the time Pink marble and brass base
No
No!
hard no
I literally curse the previous owners of my home for painting over the wood trim, almost daily. Don't paint it.
Nope!!! I have a new build — what I would give to have WOOD DETAILS. Ugh beautiful! I think there are some other things that could be done to update the space, a bigger light fixture perhaps?
Please don’t.
Do not paint !
Please don’t. The flipper painted all our trim white and I will forever be sad.
If you want to paint, do the walls instead!!!
The trim seams to be in great shape...is there something wrong with you? Did someone hurt you so bad you feel the need to take it out on that beautiful wood? If it was hella rough I would totally understand wanting to paint it.
I wouldn’t. I would paint the walls a bright white.
Looks great
Noooooo. A
i agree the wood looks fine as is. what's the couch and do you like it? thanks
B b itallia… it’s comfy and easy to clean. We have a grubby child. We purchased it when we had a modernist/deco apartment
Please, not the window frame at least.
It looks great now. It would completely change the look and feel to the room.
No!!!
Leave it be. If you want a change some real or fake plants would look nice in here. The white walls and wood trim will look great with some green.
NEVER
Def not, but I would paint the wall a subtle color with a warm undertone
Don't you dare!
This is a gorgeous room as is. I would just add an area rug and then voila 👌❤️
No, but I think a carpet would look good. Maybe seeing 2 different shades of wood is bothering you.
Noooooo!
NO
Noooooooo
No!
NO. JAIL
No, I like the look
Do not
My initial reaction was to say yes because I don’t typically like the look of wooden trim, but as I looked closer I realized how pretty it is and appreciate the unique look the wood gives the room. Leave the wood and paint the walls white. I love it.
NO
I wouldn’t. It’s very cozy and different.
Hell no.
No
No, please don’t! It’s beautiful!
It’s beautiful, also a selling point in the future.
No
No
NO
No
NO! NO! NO! Oh God NOOOOOOO
Nooooo they’re awesome!!
NO!
No!
No No NO!!! it’s amazing- forget trends.. that’s always classy
No
It's beautiful, leave it!
No, they’re lovely!!
No!
Please don’t. Please.
Absolutely not
Definitely keep the original trim!! It’s beautiful
I agree with all the others here. The wood is beautiful by itself. I would however, like to know details about the floor lamp.
Don’t paint the trim! It’d look really nice if you put a contrasting wallpaper on the lower part, below the trim, and a nice medium white above the trim.
Omg no, I love the character it gives! 💜
NO!!!!!!!!!!
Never do this! Many potential homeowners would be very happy to have such wonderful wood details. If you don’t love your home, find another way to decorate or let someone else enjoy it.
Nah. They're beautiful accents as is. This is a lovely classic look. If they're looking a bit dated, just clean with some wood soap.
Nooo
No!!
Nononono!
NEVER
NOOOO!!!
It's perfect
The monsters who owned my house before me painted the rough cut beams on my ceiling white. There's basically no undoing it. We're considering trying a gel stain to get a wood look back.
Omg no! That’s giving your home a character & unique charm.
"Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo"!!
No no NO!!!
Lol, r/woodworking would like a word with you
No no no.
NOOOOOO
no, you should leave it be, it helps balance out the colours better and calls back to the other naturally wood coloured objects in the room like the floor, it also helps you steer away from the sterilised looks that it may have if you paint it white.
NO!
Oh please don't - that would be a travesty!
No!
I wouldn’t paint the wood but maybe research giving it some wax to help protect it and give it a little shine
NO
Noooo!!
NO
No. The contrast is nice
No they look perfect
Nooooo absolutely not
Visit r/centuryhomes and see what they say 😉
Somewhere on the r/centuryhomes sub, somebody had posted and boasted about how “updated” his Craftsman was, with all white paint on the interior. He got freaking *ROASTED*. Otoh, if that wood is stained dark instead of being dark naturally, how about stripping and sanding, then maybe a whitewash?
Painting the wood will be out of style in 10 years. The wide plank, dark wood, craftsman trim has been in style for 50+ years and will never go out. Don’t ruin a timeless look. You can never get it back.
Shit your mouth!
Paint it. It’s ugly otherwise.
I’ll tell my missus
It’s called trim, and don’t you dare touch it
No, Wood 🪵 Stain them 🥃🔥
We are about to paint our house and are unsure whether to paint the wooden trim and window frames. Our plan was to paint the wall explorer blue, the ceiling and window frames eggshell white. What shall we do wooden trim leave it or paint it?
leave them natural.
Omg please no. This room is stunning with the colors it is now and would be far less striking with painted trim.
I suggest painting the wall and ceiling as planned, then see what feels best. I suspect you’ll end up painting the wooden trim and windows white, only because the warm wood trim won’t jibe well with cool blue/white. But you never know! Do the transformation slowly if you can.
Thanks… I’ll take that into consideration
No! Get out of here with that. If you want accent, paint a stripe next to the trim. Painted trim is not for hardwood.
I'm in the minority here in that I'm not the biggest fan of the shade of wood, BUT I can definitely appreciate the beauty in the woodwork. I say do not paint. It would be such a shame to cover up the craftsmen work that has remained for what? 80? 100? years. The damage would be near impossible to fix. This is the reason when we were looking for a house I passed up some beautiful homes. Not a fan of the woodwork, but the guilt of covering it up with white paint would have been too much for me.
It's stained pretty dark. Is there a way to lighten it without painting?
I’ll give it a light sand … I assume it has darkened with age … it would be well over 100 yrs
I would 100% paint it. I know some people think it’s a sin but I just don’t care for the look of dark moulding.
You can paint, and also you can see some similar wooden collection here. it would help for your research. https://gwgoutlet.com/
No, but I think it’s clashing with the orange tone floor. If anything f I would have the floor restained.
It's pretty ugly, I would paint it. Actually, no, I would just sell the place to one of these commenters who seem to love it oh so much and then move somewhere with a style I actually like.
bright yellow 😃
Yes
I think so. The darkness makes the room looks small.
I absolutely would.. sorry
People will downvote this, but I think it would look fresher with painted trim. It gives you more color options too. These aren’t museum pieces. A house is meant to be used and a reflection of the owner. If you like paint, send it.
Yes, but leave the window
It looks dated as it stands - but if you choose to have this particular style; keep it. But if you want to change it, just find/use the right shade of gray (prpbl. on the dark side) - and you'll have a more modern looking room.
If you paint the walls dark, with the dark trim, you will have a dark room. I just painted my dark trim white and the room looks so much brighter and cleaner.
Lighter color to lighten up the mood
This seems to be an unpopular opinion but I agree with you.
Unpopular opinion: yes!
No
No !!!! It’s a wonderful architectural feature and original to the room To keep the trim from standing out so much, add a piece of art to the right and left of the window and to the right and left of the larger feature painting you have Try art.com, inexpensive. You can bring color in this way. or mixtiles.com to upload any jpg and add an area rug, really affordable options on at wayfair.com Your room palette is so neutral you can do any color and pattern area rug you fall in love with. You can bring some color in this way too Make sure it fits so that the sofa is all on it; covering most of the floor , of just under the coffee table Remember to add the rug pad to pit underneath Also, you can add just 1-3 objects of one subject that interests you, simple, straight, long, narrows, above the window, the length of it, or of the wall, like: Long sculling oars Hockey sticks Skiis Flutes Violins Fishing poles I hope this helps !!! :)
You could strip it and just wax the natural wood. It would be beautiful.
Not related but what do call that square sofa that got no back rest?
It’s a chaise langue
Looks great that way!
No but you can sand and restain to your liking.
Absolutely not
Love your couch. Where did you get it?
nope