Should I go with white crown molding?
We are putting up crown molding in our "billiards" room in the "sunken in" bottom floor of our tri-level townhome. The walls are a deep red. We have an espresso pub table and an espresso mirror. The fabric on the sofa is a cream/tan with brown lines. The cieling is white. The room opens up to the kitchen and there are three bamboo shades (on the darker side). The fireplace tile is kind of a golden yellow/tan color but we may change that someday to match the sofa more… The question is whether we should go with white crown molding (even though there isn't really any white in the room) or whether we should stain it to bring in the color from the bamboo shades or a color from the sofa (creamy tan or medium brown). I have only really seen white crown molding before but Lowe's sells quite a bit of stained crown molding too. So, we thought it would be good to consider our options.
The room is carpeted with a cream/beige/berber look and feel. We picked thinner/less ornate molding since the walls aren't super high (just high enough to handle molding).
I just built a 6000 sq/ft home and to my interior designer had us go with painting the crown molding an ivory/cream color instead of white. It sounded odd to me but it looks great. The ceiling color and other molding in the room should be the same color but the molding should have a more sheen finish to show it off. Good luck to you.
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December 31st, 2008 at 3:34 pm
DEFINATELY! I re-do houses all of the time. once i did a house with crown molding and thay chose green it looked BAD i would go with white.
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December 31st, 2008 at 3:49 pm
Your room sounds beautiful.
White molding always looks fresh and clean next to any colors.
I vote for white.
Enjoy.
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December 31st, 2008 at 4:17 pm
Two questions leap to mind. What is the size of your billiard's room and what is your flooring? A large room can tolerate a distinctive ceiling border, a small room makes it seem that much smaller. If the room is large and has a wooden floor, use natural, matching wood, exresspo stained wood (not recommended) or a slightly off white.. If the room is small, use a lighter shade of red to give the illusion of space.
Don't worry too much about matching furniture colors. A room is part of the house, not the furnishings.
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December 31st, 2008 at 4:43 pm
yes! I love white crown molding
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just remodeled my house- brother is a contractor
December 31st, 2008 at 4:51 pm
Paint it the same color as the ceiling. It is supposed to be subtle architecture, not a focal point.
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December 31st, 2008 at 5:05 pm
I just built a 6000 sq/ft home and to my interior designer had us go with painting the crown molding an ivory/cream color instead of white. It sounded odd to me but it looks great. The ceiling color and other molding in the room should be the same color but the molding should have a more sheen finish to show it off. Good luck to you.
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