Best white paint mid century modern with Oregon beams

last year

Hi…Looking for advice on selecting a white for our walls in a mid century modern home with beautiful exposed Oregon beams running through the ceiling.

Also, our trim has been painted in mission brown. Could I get away with a good primer over these as sanding would be a massive undertaking.

Once wall paint is selected, should we do trim same in semi gloss or a different white?

Thanks for any help.

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bigreader

last year

The beams are beautiful. Because of the warm wood tones I’d seriously consider Dulux Natural White. It a perennial fav for a reason. Same colour for trims. It will look subtly different due to the different sheen in the trim paint. You can get A4 size post-it samples from the Dulux website.

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last year
Thanks for the reply and feedback. We like the Dulux Natural White, I’ll pick up a sample can this week. Would you prime over the mission brown trim?
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bigreader
last year
Yes I would prime but you’ll still need to clean all the surfaces with sugar soap or similar.
Kate
last year
Agree with natural white. Sand the door frames and prime with a sealer/primer before painting white
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last year
I don't think the trim looks too bad in Mission Brown , and I love that panelled cupboard . I can't see the doors properly , although the bits I can see , they look to me in a brown stain ? I'd stick with that for the trim , rather than paint -- I like the warmth of wood .

Obviously , that would take sanding , sorry , but the end result would look better than white IMO , and while it would take time ( or maybe it could be left as it is and age naturally ? ) it would be the route I'd take .

In the bigger scheme of things , I'd get rid of the gold wallpaper ( absolutely nothing wrong with the gold , just that pattern looks so old ) and curtains ( same reasoning as the wallpaper ) . Interestingly , the one light by the gold wallpaper looks nice in white and gold , but the 2 in the dining area look badly yellowed -- can they be cleaned ?

In other words , if you are wanting to go white for walls and trim , to look modern -- personally , I wouldn't , but I'd go for more modern wallpaper and curtains and maybe lights , as opposed to doing the trim .
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last year
Oh , and in the first picture ( the hallway ) I'd get a nice colourful abstract picture and hang it on the larger wall area sort of opposite the panelled cupboard -- it needs a bit of colour , and I'm not a fan of carpet runners on carpet -- that would have been my suggestion if it was a wooden or tiled floor .
Hartmaa Hart
10 months ago
Natural White- not too yellow but good for more rustic home - semi matte- use semi gloss for trims only -Looks too glassy otherwise
wendyec
10 months ago
You definitely need to prime over the mission brown or you will need multiple coats. Zinser undercoat ( available from Bunnings) is great for adhesion and for covering dark colours without needing to sand first. The oil based cover stain is the most effective
dreamer
10 months ago
This post is old, hopefully the original poster has completed work.

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