Painting Old Wood Trim and Door Hardware
03 January 2011

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10 comments:
Isn't it amazing what a difference a few coats of paint can make? And I guess I'm kinda goofy, but my favorite part is the difference in what the doorknobs look like. Isn't all of this awesome? And...I don't blog, but one of the blogs I follow had a tutorial on how to post your before photo where you can put the cursor over the photo and it changes from the "before" to the "after" photo. If you e-mail me, I'll share that URL with you.
wow! that made a huge difference!! i have oak trim throughout my entire house.. and my husband isn't convinced that we should be changing it.. maybe if i show him your post he will get onboard :)
What an awesome update!! I love how you painted the door knobs!! They turned out great!
I love the transformation!! Especially because I have been wanting to do the same thing. Did you use the same paint for the trim and the door? What type of primer is best to use on the wood? Thanks for sharing!
Wow, that is an awesome transformation - well done! I never would have thought to paint the doorknobs, but they look fantastic.
Hi there! Thanks so much for the feature, Cassity!
Kim, to answer your question, I used Kilz 2 Primer on our wood trim after roughing it up a bit with some sandpaper. The paint on the trim and door are the same semi-gloss latex in Betsy's Linen by Valspar. I've heard oil-based paints are good for trim as well, but I didn't want to deal with the smell or the mess.
The trim and doorknobs are both holding up great several months later!
Meredith @ Welcome to Heardmont
Looks awesome! We also have an 80's house and similar trim color. We had a whole kitchen full of cabinets in that lovely color, until a couple weeks ago! I also repainted our interior doors hardware (which was also brass) with a black spray paint. Looks awesome and very inexpensive. I figured what is it going to hurt? It can't look worse. I'm inspired by your project to just do the frames of the doors and windows. I am not ready to tackle the base boards because someday I'd like new flooring and I feel like it would be a waste of time. Thanks for sharing your post!
oh my! huge improvement. i love white trim! especially freshly paint white trim. execellent idea!!
WoW! It looks so great. It's crazy how a little paint can change to whole look of a room. Good job!
brittany-theyoungjunker.blogspot.com
Painting the doors really brightens up the space.Looks a lot more modern as well.
Cheers
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