White Moldings
There are so many things we can do to our homes to increase the value and update the look. My favorite of all of them is one of the cheapest things you can do in your home- yes mama, CHEAP! You can truthfully give your walls the look of being freshly painted, simply by painting your baseboards white. It's no wonder why this is the oldest trick in the book when staging a house for sale. Mucho dinero? No! I buy my trim paint from Wal-mart. One quart of their brand of ColorPlace semi-gloss interior white costs $6.97. I always use high quality Sherwin Williams paint for my client's homes, but for trim- a standard quality, well priced paint can do the job. Here's my trick. I paint all of my walls in satin finish paint. It's not as glossy as semi-gloss paint, yet not as dull as flat. It's a nice, wipeable paint, meaing that it's easy to clean. NOW FOR THE TRICK- make your baseboards pop by painting them a semi-gloss or even high gloss white. This takes away the uniform look and makes your baseboards stand out as crisp and clean. Mami will think you've been limpiar la casa! Doing this also highlights your wall color- and you can use it up against any color of paint. Yes, creams and off white trims were the scene for a while, but bright white is back with a vengeance. It's hip, it's fresh and it's a quick and easy way to step ya game up for little dollars!
In the pictures above, notice the difference between the cream colored baseboard and then painting it a crisp, sexy white. The first picture on the top is the baseboard in white, the second pic is the previous color of cream and the bottom pic shows the baseboard in half and half. I still need to do a second coat of white when this dries, so it will be even more dramatic! Try it yourself.
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