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Looks great!
What type of primer did you use? Oil-based or latex Kilz?
Gail, thanks so much for your expertise on this subject! Your instructions were fantastic for updating trim — and I finally took the plunge and painted some of my own trim. 🙂
Lookin’ good. Can’t wait to see the finished room. Wait. Are rooms ever really finished?
Looks good gail!
I am thinking of changing up my room just a tad bit and was thinking about just adding molding around my sliding doors and the one window for a change.
~Makalani
Makaz home
Nicely done! I just repainted our bedroom and what a difference a coat of paint makes.
Envy! This looks great! I can relate to the trim though mine is white and needs repainting badly. I feel so inspired I think I might just start my own long term trim painting project! Thanks!
Joanne
Looks great, can’t wait to see the finished project. I have to add color to my bedroom someday, but I will do that when I have my quilt finished and decide on window treatments then I will pick wall colors. Probably a project for next spring/summmer or even fall!
Its looking good. Trish
Looks beautiful! Great call on the wider vents to hide the bad plaster. I’m learning about the fun that is plaster. My bf bought a house almost a year ago that’s all plaster walls. They’re in pretty good shape though. The most frustrating thing about the house is that the former owners decided to slap some white paint EVERYWHERE to make it look nice before selling it. I mean everywhere. Hinges, door knobs, and the air vents are super painted on. *sigh*
looking great!! Cant wait to see the rest!
What a big difference! Our new-to-us home has all oak trim on the windows and baseboards, something I am not used to, and I like it…I think. I’ve played with the idea of painting them white, but not sure. Thanks for posting and giving me some inspiration. It’s a great transformation.
What a mess with the paint! I am currently trying to do this with every room in my house and it’s a LONG process. Glad to see someone else knows how I feel! Looks great now!
so far so good! but what a tease- i want to see the rest!
so far so good! but what a tease- i want to see the rest!
It looks good! I love the color you chose, and it does look so fresh and pretty.
This is my first time here, and I just wanted to say hi, and what a great blog you have!! Can’t wait to look around more!
What a huge difference. I know you love it, and the window sills will be so much easier to clean. We had the exact situation at our old house. I was so excited when we finally painted the last old brown window!
A big pat on the back from me.
Brittany
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That looks great, what a difference!
XO
Lenore
It is sure coming along… so much work but the pay off is so worth it. I am sure you are getting to the excitement level to get it finished off… I know I am.
Great job Gail.
Hugs, Deb
This is one of those projects that I need to do in my house… love the change! So much brighter and fresher.
Thank you SO much, Gail, for your expertise on this project! I’ve been just DYING to paint and update our ugly oak trim, but I’ve been too nervous to try it. I’m glad you made the point that you can do a room at a time — it makes it seem more tolerable than doing the whole house at one time. 🙂 It looks absolutely wonderful by the way!! 🙂
Oh my goodness, what a difference! Your room looks great! Paint is amazing. And yes, we’ve all had a spill – very messy!
Oh my goodness, what a difference! Your room looks great! Paint is amazing. And yes, we’ve all had a spill – very messy!
That looks great. Grampy always paints our floor vents to match the floor. I like yours better though.