Painting direction please!? I am painting my livingroom. Question: when painting walls one...
I am painting my livingroom. Question: when painting walls one color and later the trip another and you have closet doors to consider -- do most people paint the close door to meeting the wall color or the door to match the trim??
The door should match the trim contained by most cases. It's usually a glossy sheen as well. I paint the doors to game the trim, but I've seen it the other way too. Personal choice.
i would right to be heard the trim...b/c if it were to wall color..it would blend too much, and w/ the trim..it stands out a little resembling the focal point and makes small things that ppl usually don't look at like the small pattern/design of the trim and door more marked...but it's up to u...this is just a suggestion..which i personally would step with You can do it either mode. My preference is to have door and trim alike color, but it truly is a personal preference.
Answers: Here's a suggestion: If the door is a four or six paneled door, paint the raised surface of the panel the same color as the wall (or use one of the colors from the same card - lighter or darker), and paint the rest of the door equal as the trim color. That may sound weird, but we've see it done and it's really very cool!
Generally people paint the doors to contest the trim because it is considered part of the architecture you want to emphasize. But near are no real rules here, and it's your personal preference.
Bear within mind that if you do paint the doors or the panels to match your walls, do not use the wall paint (which is typically eggshell or satin finish). You'll want impossible to tell apart sheen as the rest of your trim, and you will want it to be easily washable. (Benjamin Moore has a nice low luster trim paint specifically very durable, easy to verbs, but it doesn't have the high sheen that most trim paints do.) This can be a plus if you own an older home and the trim has taken alot of hits over the years..
Good luck!
Paint the door to meeting the trim