We were hired to do a complete re-painting of this house prior to the new owners moving in. This included all the walls, doors, crown molding, and trim work for the windows and doors. The homeowner thoughtfully chose colours that worked well with the floors and other woodwork in the house. The home has an extensive amount of trim work that is full of detail and contours. It’s a lot of work to paint, but the effort is well worth it.As you can see from the photos, it looks stunning.
The trim work and doors may appear white, but the colour has quite a yellow undertone to it. This warm tone works well with all the wall colours. A bright white would have been too much of a stark contrast to the earthy tones of the walls and the wood work and floors. Instead of a semi-gloss we used a paint with an eggshell sheen on the trim work and doors to create a very classy look. When trim is painted in semi-gloss there can be a lot of light reflection and that’s what your eye notices instead of being able to appreciate the detail.
The previous yellow colour in the living room did not work as well with the built-in wall unit and hardwood floors. Now the walls are a rich brown with just enough of a yellow undertone to pull colour from the wood.
The same brown colour was carried into the kitchen and dining area.
It’s hard to see in the photos, but the entry way and hallway are done in a slightly lighter shade of brown. Due to a lack of natural light it almost appears as the same colour at some angles. The darker wheat colour was used in the spare bedroom.
A periwinkle blue colour was used in the master bedroom.
This front room will be used as an office. It was also painted in the periwinkle blue and as you can see it has taken on an entirely different look.
Another shot of that fabulous entry area and close ups of the trim work.
