I fell in love with our house because of its beautiful dark stained trim. When we were searching for homes, it made me sad to see ones that had the trim painted white at some point. I glossed over them when searching the real estate sites, because only the ones with dark trim made my heart skip a beat.
Two years in our new home and some BAD paint color choices later, I finally kind of understand why so many people have painted their trim white. It's what you see in all of the paint sample photos and magazines. It's so easy to match wall colors to white trim, but the mahogany colored wood has been much more difficult. Red just can't work. Dark colors make it fade away. Certain bright colors make it pop, but not like white does.
I've actually caught myself thinking "would it be so bad if I did paint it?" My immediate response is "YES! IT WOULD BE BAD! TERRIBLE, ACTUALLY! WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?" So I guess I won't, because the thought of taking a paint brush dripping with white latex anywhere near such beauty honestly kind of makes my heart hurt. So I guess I will continue making mistakes with color until everything falls into place. After all, the walls can be easily repainted, and there's obviously something about the woodwork that drew me to the house in the first place.
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