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Painted Moldings

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So there’s one thing in our home that I’ve been back and forth on for the past few months… Should I paint under my chair rail and all the moldings white, or leave it as is?

We have these moldings on most of our first floor: the kitchen/breakfast room area, front hallway, foyer, dining room, and the stairwell leading to upstairs. The current chair rail and picture frame molding is white but the spaces in between remain the same as the walls.

We don’t have large spans of it (except for the breakfast room but at least the new buffet helps break it up). At first I really liked how the moldings popped off the walls, but recently I’ve been seeing all white painted versions and I’m totally swooning.

staircase moldings

Another reason I thought about painting is because of my wall paint color. We chose Revere Pewter by Benjamin Moore but it’s just not as dark as I hoped it would be. It’s crazy, the color looks completely different in my mom’s house. I though maybe by adding more white it will help the Revere Pewter pop more, kind of like this…

Traditional Living Room by North Vancouver Design-Build Firms Beyond Beige Interior Design Inc.

Traditional Entry by Austin Design-Build Firms Realty Restoration, LLC

So, I did it! I spent every evening for two weeks giving it two… make that THREE… coats of white paint.

I started near the staircase in the family room.  You can see the before and after progress below.

painted bookshelves and moldings

And here it is with the entire space painted white. Much cleaner and brighter!

painted family room moldings

painted moldings

Our breakfast room area is much brighter as well. And I love how the white moldings now complement the white kitchen cabinets. It definitely added balance to the space.

chair rail picture frame moldings

So now it’s time to add the finishing touches on the family room. I just have a couple minor projects left which I’ll hopefully tie up this weekend.

painted family room moldingsFingers crossed I can show you guys on Monday because I’m ready to get this room crossed off my to do list and move onto the next space in my home before soccer season hits again and my free weekends are few and far between.

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  1. Jenny says

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    That turned out perfectly!

  2. Kelsie says

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    Wow, what a difference a little paint can make! It looks great! Magazine worthy! 😀

    -Kelsie
    http://www.designlifediaires.com

    • howtonestforless says

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      Thank you!!!

  3. [email protected] says

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    I Love them white, we had these too in Texas, but in shellacked wood, and it was a huge chore to paint them white. So worth the effort though. Your’s look fabulous!

    • howtonestforless says

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      Thank you!!

  4. [email protected] not atrophywife says

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    Love it! Found you on a party! laura {not a trophy wife}

    • howtonestforless says

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      Thanks for stopping by!

  5. Dee says

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    I love how it looks with the new paint. Thanks for sharing at Merry Monday! 🙂

  6. Jenna says

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    Looks beautiful!! Where did you get those gold feather canvas art?

    • howtonestforless says

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      Thanks! They were an ugly Goodwill find that I painted!
      https://howtonestforless.com/2014/04/09/goodwill-find-gold-leaf-wall-art/

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