s/o trim: I'd just like to say

[mrs.jacinthe]

Our new house ... that woodwork and trim? NEVER going to be painted. YWIA. (If I ever even mention it or consider it briefly, I'd like someone to drive up here and bop me on the head, please.)

Annnnd a PIP b/c I'm an AW:





Randomly, my captcha for uploading that photo was "anti-joke chicken" LOL

[tarheels]

Gorgeous!

[Deleted]

Oh, I didn't realize that was the one you decided on. I was secretly rooting for that one when you posted, mostly because of that transom, haha! And I'm close enough and have stripped enough trim, that you can count on me to come give you a kick in the pants anytime you demonstrate the need

[peach]

Yeah that's another example of trim I would leave alone...it is beautiful!

I just don't get when people have skimpy oak trim from 1970 that has been stained orange and coated in thick, gloppy laquer and they are like "But it's real wood! I can't paint it!"

[wawa]

Jan 11, 2013 11:47:46 GMT -5 peach said:

Yeah that's another example of trim I would leave alone...it is beautiful!

I just don't get when people have skimpy oak trim from 1970 that has been stained orange and coated in thick, gloppy laquer and they are like "But it's real wood! I can't paint it!"

LOL, I probably came off like some sort of trim zealot in the other thread, but I totally agree with this. which is why ALL of the skinny, orange, gloppy, peeling, cracked trim in my house got demolished. Lots of places needed to replaced, and there was no way I was going to spend good money to put in MORE of that crap.

SBP - Staining is fine by me. You can still see the grain of the wood. You still get that great texture and character. I'd be afraid of turning that stairwell into a cave though if you went too dark. You'd have to be careful.

[mrs.jacinthe]

juno - I will totally take you up on that. You're in the Sacto area, right - or was it SF? My memory sucks. Either way, once we're in and settled, you'll have to come and visit (unless you're a crazy stalker, in which case ... maybe we'll hang out at Starbucks.)

sbp - I think with the light trim, a lot depends on the style of the house. There are certain eras/architectural styles that would just look all wrong (IMO) with dark trim. Arts and crafts/craftsman for example. However, in most circumstances, I'd still rather people stripped and stained darker rather than painting, if they had to do SOMETHING.

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SFish. Not a stalker. But you'll just have to take my word for that Will probabaly be in Sacto area in Julyish for our annual float down the river.

[mrs.jacinthe]

juno - we're on. Seriously.

[munkii]

MrsJ - that woodwork (and the transom!) is lovely

SBP - Staining to a darker color is fine, but my eyes are not offended by the honey tone in the pics you posted so I wouldn't touch it in those instances.

[salsaverde]

i love the woodwork mrsJ. SBP, I personally dont love honey colored oak and would paint that white or go darker. like pp said its the cheap thin trim that is preserved that bugs me.

[wawa]

sBP - another thought is that you wouldn't neccessarily have to go DARKER. You just need a different tone. You'd have to try some samples to see what effect you get on that specific wood, but it can be done.

That's the tack we ended up taking on our oak floors. We were going to stain them a mid-brown, but ended up going with a really light cherry stain that just kinda gently pushed them out of that yellowy-oaky color family a bit. A slightly heavier hand would have a more drastic effect, without going full on walnut dark.

[pitterwoo]

aw, I want to have a meetup. Won't anyone come visit me?

As for honey-toned wood, I've only used it for furniture, but what about Restore a Finish? Do you know what I'm talking about? It comes in different wood tones that you rub in to help improve the look of bemishes. You're supposed to match it to the current color of the piece, but it does darken it a little or if you went one shade darker maybe it would be enough to take out the harsh yellow-orange.

[mrs.jacinthe]

pitterbull, where approximately are you located?

[wawa]

Jan 11, 2013 13:48:46 GMT -5 pitterwoo said:

aw, I want to have a meetup. Won't anyone come visit me?

As for honey-toned wood, I've only used it for furniture, but what about Restore a Finish? Do you know what I'm talking about? It comes in different wood tones that you rub in to help improve the look of bemishes. You're supposed to match it to the current color of the piece, but it does darken it a little or if you went one shade darker maybe it would be enough to take out the harsh yellow-orange.

I'm hoping to visit my brother sooner rather than later, so I can visit you too!

[wawa]

Jan 11, 2013 14:36:29 GMT -5 asdfjkl said:

Jan 11, 2013 13:43:31 GMT -5 wawa said:

sBP - another thought is that you wouldn't neccessarily have to go DARKER. You just need a different tone. You'd have to try some samples to see what effect you get on that specific wood, but it can be done.

That's the tack we ended up taking on our oak floors. We were going to stain them a mid-brown, but ended up going with a really light cherry stain that just kinda gently pushed them out of that yellowy-oaky color family a bit. A slightly heavier hand would have a more drastic effect, without going full on walnut dark.

That's a good idea, too.

I should say, that house is not mine. It's just an example of what I'm talking about.

I figured. That's the hard part of thinking about changes like that - you have no way to test that particular trim to see 1. how easy the top coat is going to come off and 2. how it's going to accept stain until after you've gone ahead and bought the place.

Like buying a house where you know there are hardwoods in rooms 1 2 and 3 under the carpet, but you aren't sure about the rest of the house.

[pitterwoo]

Jan 11, 2013 13:57:26 GMT -5 wawa said:

Jan 11, 2013 13:48:46 GMT -5 pitterwoo said:

aw, I want to have a meetup. Won't anyone come visit me?

As for honey-toned wood, I've only used it for furniture, but what about Restore a Finish? Do you know what I'm talking about? It comes in different wood tones that you rub in to help improve the look of bemishes. You're supposed to match it to the current color of the piece, but it does darken it a little or if you went one shade darker maybe it would be enough to take out the harsh yellow-orange.

I'm hoping to visit my brother sooner rather than later, so I can visit you too!

Score! Will this be after the pineapple arrives? Can I also just say that I think this is the worst fruit yet. Too dangerous looking.

Mrs.J- I'm in Pittsburgh

[mrs.jacinthe]

Ahhh. I might come around sometime this spring/summer. (Visiting the fam in NEO with a side-trip to Grove City, most likely).

[wawa]

Jan 11, 2013 15:03:45 GMT -5 pitterwoo said:

Jan 11, 2013 13:57:26 GMT -5 wawa said:

I'm hoping to visit my brother sooner rather than later, so I can visit you too!

Score! Will this be after the pineapple arrives? Can I also just say that I think this is the worst fruit yet. Too dangerous looking.

Mrs.J- I'm in Pittsburgh

yup, definitely after I've turned this fruit into a baby. I'm not going anywhere now, and frankly the weather this time of year is the one thing about pittsburgh that really sucked. I want to go when it's nice and I can take my niece and nephew to Frick Park or something. Although I guess there's always the Arboretum. that used to be my favorite thing to do when I couldn't take the gray weather anymore - the air is so clean and everything is green and warm in there!

And I know, the pineapple is awful..all pokey and spikey. I think she knows that she's supposed to be an aggressive fruit because she has been trying to dig her way through my ribs with her feet for the past two days straight. I'd like a nice round melon again.

[pitterwoo]

Jan 11, 2013 15:08:11 GMT -5 mrs.jacinthe said:

Ahhh. I might come around sometime this spring/summer. (Visiting the fam in NEO with a side-trip to Grove City, most likely).

double score! there are a bunch of H&G nexties in Ohio, right? I'm sure we could work something out.

[sillygoosegirl]

Beautiful! I wish the prior owners of this house had had the good sense not to paint all their trim...