Want to transform your living space? Aside from interior painting, upgrading doors, trim, and moldings can enhance your home’s aesthetics.
Updating Trim, Molding, and Doors
Understanding Light Carpentry
Light carpentry involves smaller-scale, less invasive woodworking projects, such as trim installation, updating moldings and cabinets, and minor repairs on wooden features. These tasks don’t require extensive construction, heavy machinery, or a large workforce.
Light carpentry may be small in scale, but it can make a huge difference when upgrading your home. Light carpentry projects are ideal if you want to change the appearance of your living space but do not have the budget for a complete renovation.
Updating Your Doors
Are you living in an older home and haven’t changed the doors yet? Most original interior doors are functional but don’t add texture, interest, or beauty to homes. So, if you’re looking for a minor home improvement that will significantly enhance your living space aesthetics, upgrading the doors is a project worth considering.
After your initial upgrade, paint the door for the perfect look, but choose your interior door paint wisely; don’t just focus on the color. Consider the paint sheen, too. Generally, the higher the sheen, the more durable the paint. Most homeowners prefer eggshell, satin, or semi-gloss because they are not as shiny, so imperfections on the surface are not easily noticeable. These sheen types are also durable, ideal for doors subject to constant opening and closing.
Interior door paints are either water- or oil-based. Water-based paints produce less odor, release fewer volatile compounds, and dry faster. They also don’t yellow over time. In contrast, oil-based paints are traditionally more durable and easier to work with. Learn about the pros and cons of these two options to determine the best paint for your interior doors.
When it comes to choosing a paint color, consider the lighting, as it can affect how the paint appears on the door. If you don’t have an interior door paint color in mind, you won’t go wrong with a shade that matches the wall. A color that shows the best compatibility with your floor surface shade is also a good choice. Another idea is to match the door paint color with the dominant tone of your furniture.
You can search online for interior door paint ideas to get inspiration. Try going to Pinterest, which has lots of ideas. If you don’t find anything you like and are struggling to select a color, book a color consultation with All Decked Out Services. Once you choose, you can also leave the task of actually painting your interior doors to the team, too.
Updating Trim
Don’t want or need to change an entire door? Consider upgrading its trim or any trim around your house, especially if the existing trim shows signs of wear and tear or you’ve installed new flooring. Upgrading trim is also ideal if you plan to sell your house. Quality, beautiful trim may enhance your home’s overall appeal and increase its value.
Paint the newly installed wooden trim or repaint trim that is still in good condition. Use paint specially formulated for this project. In terms of sheen, semi-gloss is a great option. It is easy to clean and still has a shine that will highlight details, if there are any. As with painting doors, you can consult a professional if you are struggling to find the perfect paint.
Updating Moldings
It’s important to note that molding and trim are very similar but not the same thing. Molding is decorative woodwork produced in a mill. On the other hand, trim is a general term for edge materials used around windows, doors, floors, etc. Combining upgraded molding with interior painting can also transform your living space.
Get Help From the Pros
All Decked Out Services is here to help you achieve your perfect home makeover. Whether you need light carpentry, interior painting, or both, our experts have you covered.
Do you want to know more about how to repaint interior doors or which paint colors are the best for your home? If you are ready to start your home improvement project, schedule an appointment now and enjoy 10% off our services.