1940s Bedroom Furniture

Our 2 bedroom one floor bungalow is only 900 sq ft and will be repainting the whole thing (living, dining, bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, hall--yep, that's it). It's a 1940s vintage so will strip the paint from the baseboards & windows in the living room only (dark gumwood underneath white paint). I'd like to have a neutral colour on the walls throughout the rooms with accent walls & decor based on my furniture, art etc. colors--this I feel would provide continuity and a sense of openness from the single color. I like the look of the trim painted a darker colour than the walls, in a way, like the wood trim in the living room. However, I'm getting a lot of flack from family & friends that this is bizarre. I'd be interested in other opinions as to the good/bad of having the trim (baseboard, windows, door frames) darker than the wall. We're not looking to redecorate to sell.

Generally going darker with the trim closes the rooms in a little. We have a double brick bungalow built in the same era and the rooms are very compartmentalised and anything to open it up and make it flow better is good. We had different colours for different rooms and it looked wrong. Then we painted the whole thing with a very neutral colour (Dulux Hogbristle half strength) and did the archetraves and skirting boards in a bright white (Dulux Fair Bianca Half strength) and it looks fantastic. We have hardwood archetraves and windows and skirting boards but decided to keep them white. We have floorboards and timber mantles and that's enough timber to colour it up. It looks fantastic. It flows well from room to room and has a very fresh feel. And we can dress it up with whatever we like (furnishings, art work etc) and it looks great. But in saying that, you're the one who has to live with it so you need to do whatever makes you happy. My sister has dark timber archetraves and skirting boards and internal doors and I hate it. Maybe visit friends and see what other people have done and whether you like it or not. Remember if you get it wrong you're the one who has to repaint it so don't rush in if you're not sure because it's a lot of hard work and paint is expensive.

2008-11-10 16:08:32 by rz8ur4

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