Message Boards

My home is contemporary without any millwork on the ceilings walls or entry ways. I have vaulted ceilings and sky lights too. How do I warm up my home into a more traditional look with mouldings? also,
I got into the 90"s trend of whitewashing/bleaching all my oak floors including my doors and even had my brand new stairway railing done that way. My floors need to be re sanded and I must get away from this color.. have to make it dark. All my rooms join. Family room runs into hall into foyer into dining room and living room. Where and how do I stop the color somewhere. I want to do it in a more natural or mahogany color. Please help. Thank you.

Px would help. Just one word of caution. You have followed the fads before and white washed wood. DON'T follow fads again like dark wood floors.

It is easy to change colors from room to room but need px to advise you. Moldings don't belong in every house. They may or may not work in yours. Again we need px.

Sorry I can not help more right now.

dam. my files are too big and I cant post the pictures. dont know how to make them smaller.

quote:

Originally posted by Joelcoqui:
dam. my files are too big and I cant post the pictures. dont know how to make them smaller.

Joel,
I run into this all the time. HGTV's file size is so small in comparison to what cameras take today. To make it smaller open the picture up in paint and adjust the size to 50, this is found by clicking on the resize icon at the upper left of the screen. I looks like a rectangle. That generally will shrink the file size down to the acceptable limits and doesn't blow up the boards. If you post a picture that is too big but doesn't exceed HGTV's tiny size limitation it makes the posts hard to read unless you're using a REALLY large monitor. Even with my 23" wide panel monitor some folks pictures mess with the board.

ok. I can only attach one pic at a time? thanks

another

Joel,
If it is possible to add multiple pictures I've never figured out how to do it.

If you're going to refinish the floor I'd refinish it all at the same time and do it in one color.

With respect to adding trim, trying to put in crown molding with vaulted ceilings isn't a great option. It could be done, and I'd entertain the idea if I had problem with cracking corners between the wall and ceiling due to "truss lift". The only way you'd be able to do it is to put corner blocks where the different planes of the walls meet. Trying to miter those compound corners is tough enough on a flat ceiling, trying to do it with a vault is next to impossible.

To give your house some pop try painting the ceiling a color other than "ceiling white" go with a shade or two lighter or darker on the same chip as the walls.

Joelcoqui, your 1st px came out a good size. please post a couple more.

I agree with Sparky about refinishing all the floors. Also ask about a matte finish so it doesn't look so plastic (thought that might just be the px). A mid range color, that shows off the wood, rather than hide it, will go a long way toward warming up your home.

Where to paint? Too few px to tell , but in general follow room divisions, corners. For example, in the px, your close wall could be a different color than that background wall. Just be sure you coordinate the color.

.

?