Today's Before & After Friday is going to open
a can of worms AND (possibly) a can of paint.

Are you an STP (Stained Trim Person)
or are you a PTP (Painted Trim Person)?

Before

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After


The chandelier looks so much better now
 that the room and trim are painted:

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The homeowners even painted the trim around
the stair landing's octagonal window in this re-do:

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Removing the window air conditioner and painting the trim
make this entryway and landing look completely different:

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Before removing the carpet, painting the trim, and replacing the
light fixture, this hallway looked commercial instead of residential:

 Before

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After
LOVE the hardwood floors.


Painting wood of any kind is a HUGE decision.  Once
it's painted it's a lot of work to go back to natural wood.


Staircase before:

Staircase after:

Here is the transformation from another angle:

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It took some major scaffolding to paint these windows:

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Removing the carpet, staining the hardwood floor, and
painting the trim completely transformed this bedroom:

I'd change out that light fixture, wouldn't you?


These two before and after photos are from
different angles of the same bedroom:

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The french doors, left, were installed to separate
the open area shown in the right of the first shot.


Hello, family room.  Welcome to the 21st century!

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Personally, I'm a PTP (Painted Trim Person)
UNLESS
it's historic, aged trim and molding.
(And even then I sometimes opt for paint.)

Maybe if you're looking around your house and thinking,
"Hmmm. . .  could use a little freshening up around here"
then you might consider painting the trim work.  Or not.  

Have a wonderful weekend!