The key to making wood trim and doors work is to choose a wall colour that will either play up your wood or tone it down so you get the right combination that works well together.
Paint colors for walls with wood trim.
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Wood trim with yellow wall paint.
The trim itself is beautiful especially the fireplace and surrounding built ins but the previous owner listened to her real estate agent and painted over her happy wall colors with drab beige.
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If you have very yellowy orangey or reddish wood you could neutralize it a bit with a cool tone paint colour on your walls like i did by using sherwin williams ice.
Sherwin williams inkwell is a rich black with just enough blue in it to look almost navy in the right space.
I d like to paint the walls in a warm off white but leave the ceiling and trim as is.
Sherwin williams inkwell sw 6992.
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Yellow is a sunny welcoming color that can be restful when displayed in pale shades or exciting when it takes a more vibrant hue.
I m worried about picking a color that would be too warm with all the warmth in the ceiling and cabinets and with the green ajoining room i really don t want anything that comes off as yellow.
Plus it s way too much warmth.
The wood is largely a medium oak stain in a 1905 victorian in boston.
Now this beige wall color would look gorgeous in a suzanne kasler designed room with white trim.
The truth is painting these spaces in a warm color especially yellow has the complete opposite effect.
One of my most frequently asked questions deals with paint colors that coordinate well with wood trim and cabinets.
Yellow wall paint is a great color to pair with wood trim because it echos the warm tones in the wood.
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It feels incredibly cozy and moody when paired with a rich wood trim.
If you paint your walls yellow or in a warmer color your wood trim and flooring will simply blend together because of the strong warmth in the wood and in the color.