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oak architrave with painted frame?

10 years ago

Hi,
I'm renovating our new house and looking at having oak doors with oak architrave & skirting (stained light oak in color) but painting the door frame the same color as the walls. Has anyone ever seen this done (images would be fantastic) or is does this generally not work well? Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Gordon

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rinked
10 years ago
I can imagine oak doors, oak baseboards&baseblocks and painted frame&architrave. Might look quite good, as if an oak line goes through the room.

But not an oak architrave on a painted frame. Sorry.
gordon7up
Original Author
10 years ago
thanks,
My dilemma is that the doors, skirting and architrave are all oak but the frames are MDF, any thoughts on what my options might be to make all these items work? I want to maintain the natural oak finish by simply staining but what to do with the MDF frames??
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Dytecture
10 years ago
At least the entire floor should be treated the same way for a consistent look.
rinked
10 years ago
last modified: 10 years ago
Can you replace the top molding with thin oak? At least the visible part, if the inside is also mdf, just stain it with the oak and you'll only see it when the door is opened..
gordon7up
Original Author
10 years ago
The floors are indeed solid oak and will be the same color as architrave etc, adding oak veneers could be an option but would be difficult to get right I would imagine? Any other options/suggestions?

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