Help, What color should I do my crown Molding?

Whatever the significant other wants (I'm reaching out, just in case).

Lou

same color as ceiling
"Charles Spitzer" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "Ron" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> >I am finishing up my bedroom. The walls are olive green, the
> > baseboards and door trim are colonial oak maybe? A little more darker
> > than oak, so I am not 100% sure what they are. The ceiling is white.
> >
> > I am going to do crown molding, and was wondering what color I should
> > do. I can go and get white crown molding, and begin to put it right
> > up. That would be perfect because I would not have to worry about
> > staining, clear coating, etc.
> >
> > However, I am wondering how it would look with oak baseboards and oak
> > door trim. Would it look nicer to do the baseboards in a lighter
> > wood, which I can do rather easy, a darker wood, which I can do rather
> > easy, or white which I can do very easy. My problem lies in that I
> > will just frustrate myself to no end trying to match the stain of my
> > baseboards, and just looking for some designer advice.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Ron
>
> purple
>
>

"Ron" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>I am finishing up my bedroom. The walls are olive green, the
> baseboards and door trim are colonial oak maybe? A little more darker
> than oak, so I am not 100% sure what they are. The ceiling is white.
>
> I am going to do crown molding, and was wondering what color I should
> do. I can go and get white crown molding, and begin to put it right
> up. That would be perfect because I would not have to worry about
> staining, clear coating, etc.
>
> However, I am wondering how it would look with oak baseboards and oak
> door trim. Would it look nicer to do the baseboards in a lighter
> wood, which I can do rather easy, a darker wood, which I can do rather
> easy, or white which I can do very easy. My problem lies in that I
> will just frustrate myself to no end trying to match the stain of my
> baseboards, and just looking for some designer advice.

What color are trolls?
SH

[email protected] (J T) wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> Tue, Nov 9, 2004, 3:27pm (EST-3) [email protected] (Ron) burbled:
> <snip> was wondering what color I should do. <snip>
>
> Well, crap, if you've gotta ask, the answer is obvious - Purple.
>
>
>
> JOAT
> Viet Nam, divorce, cancer. Been there, done that. Now, where the Hell
> are my T-shirts?

I never thought I would get such intellectual answers like this. Good
job guys, now go back to collecting your welfare.

"Joe Gorman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Upscale wrote:
> >>[email protected] (J T) wrote in message
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> > news:<[email protected]>...
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> >>>Tue, Nov 9, 2004, 3:27pm (EST-3) [email protected] (Ron) burbled:
> >>><snip> was wondering what color I should do. <snip>
> >>>
> >>> Well, crap, if you've gotta ask, the answer is obvious - Purple.
> >
> >
> > Screw purple. That too common. The real answer is pink and yellow.
> >
> >
>
> Horizontal, vertical or barber shop stripes?
> Joe

Oh stop - stripes are out. Blotches. Blotches are definitely in now.
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Tue, Nov 9, 2004, 3:27pm (EST-3) [email protected] (Ron) burbled:
<snip> was wondering what color I should do. <snip>

Well, crap, if you've gotta ask, the answer is obvious - Purple.



JOAT
Viet Nam, divorce, cancer. Been there, done that. Now, where the Hell
are my T-shirts?

"Ron" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> [email protected] (J T) wrote in message
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> > Tue, Nov 9, 2004, 3:27pm (EST-3) [email protected] (Ron) burbled:
> > <snip> was wondering what color I should do. <snip>
> >
> > Well, crap, if you've gotta ask, the answer is obvious - Purple.
> >
> >
> >
> > JOAT
> > Viet Nam, divorce, cancer. Been there, done that. Now, where the Hell
> > are my T-shirts?
>
> I never thought I would get such intellectual answers like this. Good
> job guys, now go back to collecting your welfare.

Well, you have to admit - a question that asks "what color should I paint my
crown molding", of a bunch of total strangers, does beg a least a few wise
ass replies. It was sort of a silly question.
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-Mike-
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[email protected] (Ron) wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> [email protected] (J T) wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> > Tue, Nov 9, 2004, 3:27pm (EST-3) [email protected] (Ron) burbled:
> > <snip> was wondering what color I should do. <snip>
> >
> > Well, crap, if you've gotta ask, the answer is obvious - Purple.
> >
> >
> >
> > JOAT
> > Viet Nam, divorce, cancer. Been there, done that. Now, where the Hell
> > are my T-shirts?
>
> I never thought I would get such intellectual answers like this. Good
> job guys, now go back to collecting your welfare.

Ask a silly question . . .

This is NOT rec.interiordecorating. This is a group of people who
like to manufacture sawdust.

BTW - olive green and dark wood trim? Cheery little room, isn't it.

FoggyTown

"Ron" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>I am finishing up my bedroom. The walls are olive green, the
> baseboards and door trim are colonial oak maybe? A little more darker
> than oak, so I am not 100% sure what they are. The ceiling is white.
>
> I am going to do crown molding, and was wondering what color I should
> do. I can go and get white crown molding, and begin to put it right
> up. That would be perfect because I would not have to worry about
> staining, clear coating, etc.
>
> However, I am wondering how it would look with oak baseboards and oak
> door trim. Would it look nicer to do the baseboards in a lighter
> wood, which I can do rather easy, a darker wood, which I can do rather
> easy, or white which I can do very easy. My problem lies in that I
> will just frustrate myself to no end trying to match the stain of my
> baseboards, and just looking for some designer advice.
>
> Thanks,
> Ron

purple

Upscale wrote:
>>[email protected] (J T) wrote in message
>
> news:<[email protected]>...
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>>>Tue, Nov 9, 2004, 3:27pm (EST-3) [email protected] (Ron) burbled:
>>><snip> was wondering what color I should do. <snip>
>>>
>>> Well, crap, if you've gotta ask, the answer is obvious - Purple.
>
>
> Screw purple. That too common. The real answer is pink and yellow.
>
>

Horizontal, vertical or barber shop stripes?
Joe

On 9 Nov 2004 15:27:39 -0800, [email protected] (Ron) wrote:

>I am finishing up my bedroom. The walls are olive green, the
>baseboards and door trim are colonial oak maybe? A little more darker
>than oak, so I am not 100% sure what they are. The ceiling is white.

I'd go with the whitest white ("Titanium White"?) you can get. Whiter
than the white on the ceiling, so you'll have some visual
differentiation / interest. Will compliment whatever color the walls
become over time as owner preferences change.

I wouldn't be concerned that the molding will "clash" with the wood
molding and door/window trim, as, (to me), they're seperate detail
elements.

But if you're concerned, it should be relatively painless to do up a
sample corner and tack it up in place to give you an idea. Select a
corner nearest one of your all-wood-trimmed doors to give the best
visual representation of what the whole room will look like when
you're done.

<blasphemy>
Have you considered painting _all_ your trim and moldings white? I'm
a believer that wood should look like wood, but moldings and trim fall
into another category for me. I'm a huge fan of bright white for all
molding and trim because it makes _everything_ else in a design scheme
really stand out. White trim even makes, imo, all-solid-wood doors
look better than natural wood trim does.
</blasphemy>

My 2 cents, and (really) no flames intended.

Michael Baglio

The same color as the ceiling is traditional...

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Keith


"Ron" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>I am finishing up my bedroom. The walls are olive green, the
> baseboards and door trim are colonial oak maybe? A little more darker
> than oak, so I am not 100% sure what they are. The ceiling is white.
>
> I am going to do crown molding, and was wondering what color I should
> do. I can go and get white crown molding, and begin to put it right
> up. That would be perfect because I would not have to worry about
> staining, clear coating, etc.
>
> However, I am wondering how it would look with oak baseboards and oak
> door trim. Would it look nicer to do the baseboards in a lighter
> wood, which I can do rather easy, a darker wood, which I can do rather
> easy, or white which I can do very easy. My problem lies in that I
> will just frustrate myself to no end trying to match the stain of my
> baseboards, and just looking for some designer advice.
>
> Thanks,
> Ron

Crown molding ! did you say CROWN molding, well gold of course......mjh

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"Charles Spitzer" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "Ron" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>>I am finishing up my bedroom. The walls are olive green, the
>> baseboards and door trim are colonial oak maybe? A little more darker
>> than oak, so I am not 100% sure what they are. The ceiling is white.
>>
>> I am going to do crown molding, and was wondering what color I should
>> do. I can go and get white crown molding, and begin to put it right
>> up. That would be perfect because I would not have to worry about
>> staining, clear coating, etc.
>>
>> However, I am wondering how it would look with oak baseboards and oak
>> door trim. Would it look nicer to do the baseboards in a lighter
>> wood, which I can do rather easy, a darker wood, which I can do rather
>> easy, or white which I can do very easy. My problem lies in that I
>> will just frustrate myself to no end trying to match the stain of my
>> baseboards, and just looking for some designer advice.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Ron
>
> purple
>

> [email protected] (J T) wrote in message
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> > Tue, Nov 9, 2004, 3:27pm (EST-3) [email protected] (Ron) burbled:
> > <snip> was wondering what color I should do. <snip>
> >
> > Well, crap, if you've gotta ask, the answer is obvious - Purple.

Screw purple. That too common. The real answer is pink and yellow.