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Crown molding...

Mom2Dogs — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 13:52:08 GMT

I am painting our livingroom and taking down the crown molding first....the ceiling needs painted as well.

I am thinking of putting it back up and painting it the same color as the walls.....We have standard 8 ft ceilings...do you think it would close in the room? The room color is a green, on the dark side.

2nd option is just leaving the molding off.....it is coming off easily so I don't think I am going to break any of the wood. thanks

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Sweet_Serenity — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 13:57:12 GMT

Differcult to say...not seeing the room or paint. Good luck!⚘

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Mominohio — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 14:01:29 GMT

@Mom2Dogs

When I am able to afford to repaint the living room, I want to consider crown molding as we don't currently have it.

Taking it down sounds like big work! But if it is natural wood finish or a different color than the ceiling/walls, I can imagine painting around it would be a pain as well.

This is one thing I hadn't though of in considering crown molding, and I guess I need to....the work of painting around it when the paint would need refreshed at a later date.

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fthunt — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 14:08:40 GMT

Crown molding that I'm familiar with - taking it down (nailed on) seems like a huge job to me. Re: color - since your walls are darker green and assume ceiling is white - I would never paint the CM the same as the walls - yes, too dark. I would have the CM in white - white woodwork is always preferred and it 'sets off' the darker walls.

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CAMOGIRL — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 14:10:30 GMT

If I did put it back up, I would go with the ceiling color on it as well to make it work as an accent or break in between the darker walls and lighter ceiling.

Paint the ceiling first, and see what you think without it up there, maybe you will like the clean lines of the wall meeting the ceiling. Walk out, walk in -a few times and see what you think... you can always go back and put it back up there.

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kaydee50 — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 14:10:59 GMT

I would paint the cm the same color as the ceiling. Otherwise, IMO, it would blend into the walls and not stand out as I think cm should.

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Mom2Dogs — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 14:15:53 GMT

I am a pretty steady painter....but one reason I want to put the molding back up is I know there will be a few spots where my hand is not steady and the two colors will meet....the molding hides a few flaws.

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Silver Fox1 — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 14:20:41 GMT

Oh my ! I would never remove the crown molding, what a loss ! I also would not paint it the same color as the walls. Maybe you could just paint it the same color as the ceiling if your aim is to make it appear to disappear.

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OKPrincess — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 14:23:32 GMT

We live in an older family home and just repainted some of the rooms. Our crown molding is 1-1/2" and baseboards about 2-3". We painted walls light gray, the trim semi-gloss white and ceilings flat white. I think my parents would be proud of the changes I've made.

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webbgarner1 — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 14:30:04 GMT

@fthunt I agree, I would go for white crown molding. You need some brightness, and contrast. Your crown molding should be a highlite, a statemnt. Gree on green, it would get lost.

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151949 — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 14:37:20 GMT

My house colors were chosen by a professional decorator - I have kilian beige walls, ecru ceilings and all the wood trim, including the crown molding is pure white. The walls and ceiling are flat paint and the wood trim is all glossy paint.

I can't possibly imagine any reason someone would remove crown molding. It's a very expensive upgrade to put on a house and makes it look much more nicely finished.

In my personal opinion , wood trims like crown molding look best when painted to contrast with the paint color. Thus they are usually painted glossy white unless the walls are white - then the trim is usually a contrasting color. I saw a TV show where they were remodeling a house to flip and they did a beach decor in blue and white, with white walls. They painted all the wood trim navy. It was very striking.

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zitawins — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 15:05:58 GMT

I love crown moulding and consider it very high end. Would give anything to have it in our new townhome. It lends such a great finishing touch. Painted white, probably to contrast with wall color.

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KentuckyWoman — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 15:11:51 GMT

I love crown moulding and I would never take it down! I really think it adds something special to a room. We did some remodeling a couple of years ago and I wanted it then but it wasn't in the budget. We had just gutted our kitchen and bathroom so we decided to wait.

If your walls are dark green and you painted the moulding green could you really tell where the walls ended and the moulding started? I personally wouldn't paint it the same color as the walls. I would opt to paint it the color of my wood work which is Delicate White by Olympic paints. I never paint my ceilings a stark white. I use off whites and creams for ceiling paint so in my case, painting the color of the wood work would make a subtle contrast between my Pony Tail walls and Parchment Paper ceilings. JMO. Good luck!

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Snicks1 — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 15:13:23 GMT

I would paint crown moulding to match your ceiling paint. I am guessing that your ceilings are white, so that is what I would do.

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qualitygal — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 15:34:03 GMT

More power to you, what an ambitious woman you are!

I love the Hunter green and wood look. Do remember, just like in clothes, your eyes will go so far and the new color will make them stop. (Found it out in one of our rooms). But you have really high ceilings. Look at some pictures on line, and maybe that'll help you in your decision.

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Mom2Dogs — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 16:19:22 GMT

Moliding is down...whew ...and none of it cracked! It was quite dirty and needs repainting in a serious way.

I am running to the paint store to get the ceiling paint, get that done and then move on to the walls.....once they walls are painted I will decide about the molding....thanks everyone for the advice.

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Fressa — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 16:18:38 GMT

I have crown molding in most of my rooms and love it!!! I would not take it down to paint the wall/ceilings. I would just painter tape around it. It depends on the room but ususally I paint ours with the ceiling color.

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candys mine — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 16:20:20 GMT

I love crown mouding, think it makes the room look "finished". I'd paint the CM to match the ceiling. Have you considered a picture rail? CM type rail about 6 inches or so down from the ceiling with the ceiling color above the rail and the wall color below. that looks nice too.

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Mom2Dogs — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 16:21:30 GMT

@Fressa....if you painted your crown the same color as the ceiling I am going to guess that it is not a gloss...as has been adivsed to do...paint the crown a gloss paint.

If I paint the crown I would prefer to just use the exact same paint as the ceiling.

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Fressa — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 16:26:39 GMT

I prefer the stain finish to all of our painted walls/ceilings. I have an older home and gloss seems to show every imperfection.

I think you can paint the crown moulding the same oclor as the wall. It's strickly a personal preference. I think it depends on the height of the wall. If you want to extend the height of the wall this is an easy way to fool the eye.

I've seen dark color walls with a cream color on the crown moulding that really makes a dramatic effect for the room.