Remember that paint and wood stain can both offer some protection to older wood.
Painted doors with stained wood trim.
In most standard new build homes both the trim and interior doors are made of mdf and are paint grade.
However the stain will let texture grain and color show through in a way that paint cannot.
This is especially true when painting over stained and.
I think the doors should be a darker hue than the walls but this color shown is a little dark.
Meaning that is it meant to be painted not stained.
One way to combine stained and painted trim in the same room is to paint the trim a color other than white.
Wood stained trim with painted doors.
We are using alder stained trim not knots with a creme sagebrush colored doors.
Paint your trim white.
When i talk about original wood trim and doors i m talking about wood made of oak chestnut gumwood or other types of hardwood installed in some homes in toronto around the early 1900 s.
Nothing accents and frames your freshly painted walls like beautiful trimwork doors and windows.
Choosing between painting interior trim or keeping it stained can be a difficult decision for many.
Stained wood lends a rich and warm feel to a home s decor but many people still prefer the crisp clean lines that you get from contrasting painted baseboard casing and other moldings.
The discoloration is most pronounced if you are using white paint or a very light colored paint.
However we will not discuss how this door and trim combination goes well with any color scheme although this idea is possible to be applied.
How to paint over previously stained varnished trim.
If a house has beautiful oak trim we usually leave it unless the room just simply looks too dark and heavy with it but many houses have nice styling of trim as in 8 to 12 high baseboards with multiple paneled doors but the wood is fir or spruce with a dark stain and those woods simply are not attractive and need to be painted out.
But over time the stain can seep through the paint.
Keeping kitchen trim stained and painting cabinets white to help break up the room visually.
Once sanded stained wood trim accepts new layers of paint easily.
So if you want to cover up blemishes discoloration or other problems with the wood paint may be the right answer.
In all paint projects the finish is only as good as the surface preparation.
We are using this exact door.
Stain for trim and doors.
Fortunately some additional wood preparation can prevent stain bleeding.
You could choose a color for your trim that matches your furnishings and leave the walls white or off white.
The next door and trim combination has white color for the door and wooden color for the trim.
Using a mushroom or deep tan color depending on your color scheme.