We have 9' ceilings throughout the downstairs, 8' upstairs. Our baseboard trim is 3 1/2 "....wish it were "beefier", but that is way down the list of projects. I'd rather add crown moulding than replace the baseboard...another subject.
Anyway, ours are SW alabastar. It is just slightly off white.
A friend of mine has white walls with creamy tan trim. It looks fabulous. Kind of the opposite effect. Just a thought.
Posts: 515 | Location: Ohio | Registered: Jan 04, 2004
I live in an old Vic with 10' ceilings and 10" baseboards...love it! Here's a trick to add "beef" to baseboards...use a small moulding a few inches above the baseboard and paint the whole thing (baseboard, wall and small moulding) and voila! instant beefy baseboards without the high cost of the real thing. It's a great temporary measure, a place-holder, until you can afford to replace the small stuff.
Haven't done it yet, but I'm planning on using SW Antique White. Till I change my mind, of course.
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Posts: 2430 | Location: Here, by the grace of God... | Registered: Jan 24, 2006
trim size is related to the height of the room. Lower ceilings usually have smaller mouldings. Like Belstone, old houses with higher ceilings have taller base mouldings - or mop boards if you will.
As far as color - it depends on which color works best with your field color - I always like the standard shades of white - my favorite is Timid white from Ben Moore. but I have used Creamware from Martha Stewart - a warm vanilla white. Stark white I don't care for. In some instances you might want to paint the woodwork to go with the room theme. In my back room, the walls are a lovely moss green, with bamboo colored wainscott, and calla lillly white trim and ceiling - all Martha Stewart colors.
Posts: 2439 | Location: MI | Registered: Apr 03, 2007
