Interior trim and crown molding are used to add a unique aesthetic to rooms around your home. These features are merely decorative and don’t serve a functional purpose. If you decide on repainting a room with trim and moldings, you don’t want to ignore freshening them up. These features really bring your room together and must be handled differently than a regular surface wall. Our teams of painters in Collingswood provide tips on tackling painting trim and crown moldings.
Pick A Trim Or Molding Color
The first step in sprucing up your trim and moldings is picking the color. Trim and molding are frequently used to add contrast to the room. Whether it makes the décor, walls, or floors pop, the color of your trim or molding can do a lot for a room. Many people opt to go with a wood finish to achieve a more natural effect. Another common play is to use neutral colors that blend in with the rest of the room. You can add contrast by painting the trim a darker shade of the wall color as well. If you prefer more vibrancy and overall color, you can choose colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. For contrast, you want to choose colors that are opposite to each other on the color wheel.
Pick A Paint Type
There are many different types of paint that bring out certain characteristics. The paint type will determine how durable and aesthetically pleasing the surface will be. Common paint types are flat, enamel, satin, and gloss. For trim and molding, a gloss paint type works the best. The two types of gloss paint are semi-gloss and high gloss. Our Collingswood painters recommend using high gloss if you want a shiny look. If you want a more dull look, use semi-gloss. If you clean wash your trim often, use a high gloss paint type.
Pick Your Paintbrush
Trim and molding can be tedious to paint. The surface area you are covering is really small in comparison to the surrounding walls. Rainer Painting recommends using a high-quality enamel or varnish brush. These high-quality brushes help put on a lot of paint despite their overall size. They are useful to utilize when painting hard-to-reach or intricate areas. If the paint you are using is water-based, make sure the bristles are synthetic so the shape of the brush doesn’t diminish as you paint.
Prepare The Room
The luxury of hiring a Collingswood painting team is that they take care of the hassles before and after the room is painted. Preparation is everything. First, you want to clear out the room of any furniture that could receive splash damage from painting. Second, you want to properly clean the trim or molding that you are painting. If you choose not to clean the molding, it can lead to poor adhesion as you paint, which results in cracking. Lastly, use painter’s tape to avoid getting any paint on the surrounding floor and walls.
If you have any questions about painting trim or crown moldings, reach out to Rainer Painting at 856-786-8121!