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ParadigmDawg

ParadigmDawg

Audioholic Overlord
We are having our house repainted and our cabinets stained a darker color. We thought we would just stain the crown molding the same as the cabinets but in the back of my mind, I always think about my acoustic panels and what Alex said about them: "all woodwork should be the same color".

Should we just have these painted white to match everything else.

Here is a picture of them now, keep in mind that the door, floors and mantel are all wood.

 
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Davemcc

Davemcc

Audioholic Spartan
Leave the floors alone. Do all the other wood to match the cabinets. Just make sure the stain colours are complementary.
 
Alex2507

Alex2507

Audioholic Slumlord
We are having our house repainted and our cabinets stained a darker color. We thought we would just stain the crown molding the same as the cabinets but in the back of my mind, I always think about my acoustic panels and what Alex said about them: "all woodwork should be the same color".

Should we just have these painted white to match everything else.

keep in mind that the door, floors and mantel are all wood.
Your doors are white, are they not?

Having your cabinets stained a darker colour (I am a Canadian Citizen :)) sounds like a real trick to me. That has to be some sort of varnish with a pigment mixed in. Sounds tricky but I only have a passing familiarity with wood finishes. My best goes out to the guy doing that in your house. By "woodwork" I mean doors and trim. Personally I wouldn't hesitate to paint up the crown.

In your situation I would paint the frame on one acoustic panel to prove the point. Then paint all the frames on all the acoustic panels and further admire that 'look'. Then look up at that crown and make the decision the paint. I'm trying to gently coax you into an accepted convention.

I'd like to see a pic of the mantle. I saw that your cabinets are like a natural oak. Heaven help the guy who goes at that. I would be worried about a blotchy finish. You might be best served by buying a similar cabinet door and letting him provide you with a test piece.
 
ParadigmDawg

ParadigmDawg

Audioholic Overlord
Yes my doors and baseboards are all white. The mantel is the same as the kitchen cabinets and crown molding.

He has been doing this locally for over 35 years. He does all the multi-million dollar houses throughout the Metroplex (guess he will do a way less expensive house like ours too) and has an outstanding reputation. He is taking a natural oak door (like our cabinets) and showing us the color we picked out, stained on it. He said he can do anything to our cabinets, he likes to do a lot of shadowing and highlighting but the cost goes way up when he gets into that. He said it will takes right at a week to complete it.

Also, thanks for the help on the bathroom Alex, it turned out great.
 
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Alex2507

Alex2507

Audioholic Slumlord
That shadowing thing is I believe done with something called a glaze. The recess on the inside of the style where the panel begins would get a darkened coloring adding to the appearance of depth. If this guy is who he seems to be and you have as much spare ching as you seem to, don't hold back now. It really is an amazing look. I can't wait to see the finished product.

How much more could it cost, a grand? Let me help you spend your money. :)

EDIT: BTW, It seems like you are trying to bring the cabinets to a shade closer to the floor. That sounds right. Now the mantle, right? Well let's see what it looks like. Get a pic of it where you can see the floor too.
 
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ParadigmDawg

ParadigmDawg

Audioholic Overlord
Yes, about a grand more. Carolyn doesn't really like the shadowing so we will see.

Here are some pictures of the kitchen and mantel back from my "first shot at HT days".

We are also changing all the appliances to SS.





 
sawzalot

sawzalot

Audioholic Samurai
FWIW I think that your crown would look good painted the same as your doors and door trim I always prefer to carry the trim colors through, if your trim at the doors and windows were stained then I would stain the crown also, but since they are white....How is the process to darken the cabinets is there sanding and such required ?? I would like to add that when base board is a brilliant white color with such pretty hardwood floors when the eye moves up the wall to the crown (stained) it gives the room a definitive stopping point so the ceilings would tend to seem lower when that moulding gets the same white as the base it gives more flow adding to the perception of height ..
 
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ParadigmDawg

ParadigmDawg

Audioholic Overlord
The front door is stained but everything else is white.

I don't know the process, that's why I hired a guy.....
 
Alex2507

Alex2507

Audioholic Slumlord
If this was the 70's I would say to leave the mantle and the crown as they work pretty well with the floor. This being an era where different colour (Go Maple Leafs :D) schemes are in vogue, I say paint 'em up. I'm not that talented with computers but I think you could doctor the photographs up to see what it would look like. Whatever your wife decides will be fine with you. :eek:;):D
 
mperfct

mperfct

Audioholic Samurai
Yes, about a grand more. Carolyn doesn't really like the shadowing so we will see.

Here are some pictures of the kitchen and mantel back from my "first shot at HT days".

We are also changing all the appliances to SS.
Nice countertops...I recognized those pics! ;)
 
J

jamie2112

Banned
I looked inside Pdawgs house and want to paint it black........(Mick Jagger):D
 
ParadigmDawg

ParadigmDawg

Audioholic Overlord
...and I want to be you, surrounded by beautiful women, living the great life of a rockstar...
I looked inside Pdawgs house and want to paint it black........(Mick Jagger):D
 
Alex2507

Alex2507

Audioholic Slumlord
I've always been fond of large crown moulding with a dark stain.
I like that look as well. I wonder though if the base boards and casings are similar. I think they would be. It's when you break that norm that things start to not look right to me.
 
ParadigmDawg

ParadigmDawg

Audioholic Overlord
That's the issue. Ours will look just like that (it's 8'' crown molding) but in the picture Dave linked, the window also had this dark wood and I bet the rest of the house did too.
 
Alex2507

Alex2507

Audioholic Slumlord
The crown in Dave's link is quarter sawn oak. It has figures (ray) all through it. Painting that would be a sin IMO. I'm almost positive that your crown isn't from the same caliber of lumber. What species is yours and how old is the work?
 
Davemcc

Davemcc

Audioholic Spartan
It's like anything else. First decide what the finsihed product should look like and work toward that end. Maybe the baseboard will have to be refinished or go bye-bye and get replaced with something more suitable. It's not like it all has to be done all at once, either.
 
ParadigmDawg

ParadigmDawg

Audioholic Overlord
Just plain old oak.

2 years old.

The crown in Dave's link is quarter sawn oak. It has figures (ray) all through it. Painting that would be a sin IMO. I'm almost positive that your crown isn't from the same caliber of lumber. What species is yours and how old is the work?
 

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