Can you paint wood trim but leave doors oak?
bgco
7 years ago
I inherited dark wood floors, light oak trim and doors. Would you paint trim same as wall color? My camera doesn't do the Lenox Tan color in photo 1 justice. The kitchen color is very dark but does make cabinets pop. The oak throughout the rest of the house is fine.
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jhmarie
7 years agoYes you can. it is a nice look. I am not sure your wood is oak. It looks like maple in the dest area and possibly Hickory for the door - that is not typical oak grain.
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If you like the color in the kitchen that is fine. In general, it is hard to get warm tone woods to work with cool grays. Going with darker grays tends to work better, but as you noted, darkens things up a bit.
This kitchen uses a particularly dark gray, but works in part because of all the white:
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