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I'm having the sliding glass door in my bedroom replaced when I get the studio windows. It's single-paned aluminum, the most poorly insulated part of the house and an eyesore to boot. Replacing the slider is a no-brainer -- I should have had it done when I paid for the front windows.
Unfortunately it brings up the problem of trim.
My house has mix-matched interior trim styles. Not just mix-matched from room to room, but within the rooms. I haven't helped this situation any, because I had windows replaced almost as soon as I moved in, well before I had any kind of vision or plan. I can't just pick something that matches the rest of the house.
If I knew what paint colors I wanted in the bedroom that would help, but Erik and I haven't come up with a paint scheme we agree on in three years of me owning the house (No, technically he doesn't need a say in it, but I'd rather not have my bedroom be a place he hates to be... :P). It's a sliding door, so any mismatch with baseboards will be incredibly obvious; I need to have it trimmed in a way I'll want to continue throughout the room.
Of course, thinking about it makes me question the trim I had put on the other windows, too. ARGH.
In the rented bedrooms (oak floor, crap mahogany trim and doors) I paid for paint-grade poplar, intending to paint it (because hey, renters! Low-upkeep is good). When it was installed I thought it was pretty, though, and I put a ridiculous amount of time into staining one of them instead. I haven't finished the second one at all, because![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
madalchemist is busy living in that room.
The living and dining rooms open onto each other and have four different trims between them. Off-white molded MDF crap around the baseboards, blockish butt-jointed off-white wood around the slider, ancient beaten up mahogany around the door, and newer not-yet-stained mahogany around the window. It's a mess. I chose the not-yet-stained mahogany to match the mantle and tie in with the wood door (it's fir, and it's freakin' gorgeous) but the trim on every other wall is painted fiber board. The wood-on-white looks beautiful next to the green wall... but the green wall has off-white fiber-board trim.
The dining room's no help -- I want to paint it a very bright color that will really only work with white trim, which pretty much necessitates white trim in the living room, that would then leave the window frame not matching the baseboards, which I'm pretty sure is some kind of design sin. So I probably should have paid less and painted the trim.
What was I thiiiiinking?!
The only thing I know for sure is that I want to replace the fiber-board junk with wood (painted or otherwise) because you really should be able to bump your trim without denting it.
TL;DR: My house has an identity crisis, I can't make decisions, and fiber-board sucks.
Unfortunately it brings up the problem of trim.
My house has mix-matched interior trim styles. Not just mix-matched from room to room, but within the rooms. I haven't helped this situation any, because I had windows replaced almost as soon as I moved in, well before I had any kind of vision or plan. I can't just pick something that matches the rest of the house.
If I knew what paint colors I wanted in the bedroom that would help, but Erik and I haven't come up with a paint scheme we agree on in three years of me owning the house (No, technically he doesn't need a say in it, but I'd rather not have my bedroom be a place he hates to be... :P). It's a sliding door, so any mismatch with baseboards will be incredibly obvious; I need to have it trimmed in a way I'll want to continue throughout the room.
Of course, thinking about it makes me question the trim I had put on the other windows, too. ARGH.
In the rented bedrooms (oak floor, crap mahogany trim and doors) I paid for paint-grade poplar, intending to paint it (because hey, renters! Low-upkeep is good). When it was installed I thought it was pretty, though, and I put a ridiculous amount of time into staining one of them instead. I haven't finished the second one at all, because
madalchemist is busy living in that room. The living and dining rooms open onto each other and have four different trims between them. Off-white molded MDF crap around the baseboards, blockish butt-jointed off-white wood around the slider, ancient beaten up mahogany around the door, and newer not-yet-stained mahogany around the window. It's a mess. I chose the not-yet-stained mahogany to match the mantle and tie in with the wood door (it's fir, and it's freakin' gorgeous) but the trim on every other wall is painted fiber board. The wood-on-white looks beautiful next to the green wall... but the green wall has off-white fiber-board trim.
The dining room's no help -- I want to paint it a very bright color that will really only work with white trim, which pretty much necessitates white trim in the living room, that would then leave the window frame not matching the baseboards, which I'm pretty sure is some kind of design sin. So I probably should have paid less and painted the trim.
What was I thiiiiinking?!
The only thing I know for sure is that I want to replace the fiber-board junk with wood (painted or otherwise) because you really should be able to bump your trim without denting it.
TL;DR: My house has an identity crisis, I can't make decisions, and fiber-board sucks.
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Date: 2012-08-01 07:38 pm (UTC)From:Unfortunately all the crappy mahogany would have to be replaced to make everything match -- it's junky baseboard that's been beaten up and has paint dribbles on it, and it was installed over carpet (which was installed over the hardwood) so it's actually 1/4 to 1/2 an inch off the floor. *desk*
What do you think of the window frame being wood ('cause wood = pretty, yay!, and I already bought it) and baseboards being white, if the trim's the same profile? I already think I have to replace all the baseboards (because fiber board is eeeevil) and I'm not sure I can afford non-paint grade wood, as well as thinking it'd look like ass next to the planned paint scheme for the dining room.
Oddly enough, my folks' dining room has the opposite -- painted windows and clear fir baseboards -- but that was because stripping the window frames was such a PITA that they gave up and painted them. Aaaand they spent a shitload of money on those beautiful clear fir baseboards!
I love gloss paint inside, btw. I can't wait to see pics of your new place once you get it properly turtled-up. I use semi-gloss instead of high gloss, and people at the paint store still look at me weird, but walls that you can clean! That reflect light! Why do people even bother with flat paint?
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Date: 2012-08-01 10:48 pm (UTC)From:Oh, too bad about the mahogany. I've never been in a home with baseboards that didn't match the windows (at least not that I can recall - Mom never liked exposed wood baseboards or windows... but her mother's house was all paneling so she had an aversion to exposed wood on walls hehe), but the clear fir sounds gorgeous and what you described doesn't sound bad at all.
...What about an eclectic or cottage chic look? Draw out some of the colors of the paint splatter? Not sure about your tastes or furniture style though - and I'm just throwing out options! If it's crappy enough that it needs replacing and you've got the $$ to do it, go for the white. I'm probably the only one ever that notices if someone's baseboard looks off or doesn't match. I grew up with fixing up homes.
With my doggies, I have to have high gloss or semi-gloss to keep the messes down (without fail, Luke's tail catches every corner after it rains and twice if he gets in mud). And the way I have the entry planned with hooks and such, I want something easy to clean. And shiny. xD ...Though for the paint above the wainscoting, I may use Porter Paint's silken touch paint that Mom's contractor friend recommended. It's eggshell, stain-resistant and nice and cleanable. ...hmmm. Tests. And budgetary concerns. That stuff's expensive. D:
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Date: 2012-08-01 10:59 pm (UTC)From:Here, I took a photo this morning for visual aid. This is one corner of the living room by the front door where there are three types of trim.
I'm currently leaning towards staining and finishing the window, then replacing the rest with the same profile (hard to see, but window is a straighter wedge than what's around the door now).
That odd 'door frame wood, baseboard paint' thing extends through the hallway, but I don't usually notice it there because I don't hang out in the hallway.
I kinda hate cottage chic (no way you could know that) and don't mind replacing the baseboards, really -- like I said, they're all either fiberboard or beaten up and 1/2 inch too high. They're not big pretty wood worth the pain of refinishing.
I can't even blame my filth on dogs. I was a fan of cleanable semi-gloss paint before I even got the cats. Perhaps I can blame it on the gardening...
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Date: 2012-08-02 01:15 pm (UTC)From:Good idea with the staining and finishing the window and replacing with the same profile.
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Date: 2012-08-02 02:46 pm (UTC)From:So, hopefully having the same profile will make it work even if some is painted, some wood. We can hope!
We can also hope I remember making these decisions now, since I probably won't replace the living room trim in the next year. :P
EDIT: Oh, and I am NOT in love with that white, I just don't hate it enough to be motivated to choose a new color. The wall to the right is moss green and beautiful, so I'd probably just be looking at different whites.