Renew the indoor and outdoor look of your property today! A fresh coat of paint can revitalize the appearance of any wall, ceiling, floor, or room in your house. Who doesn’t appreciate living or working in a place colored with just the right hue?

Old and worn-out paint makes any property look dull and uninteresting. The paint color of your home tells something about your taste as a homeowner and about the kind of service you are offering in your workplace. Thus, regularly retouching the paint of your building is truly a must!

The wood trim outlining your doors and windows is a key feature to any room. While it may seem like a small detail, the trim has a big impact on the aesthetic of your home or workplace. Now, is it better to paint your wood trim or to just stain it? Read on to learn more.

Factors in Choosing Whether to Paint or Stain Your Wood Trim

Interior wood trim are essential parts of the aesthetic appeal of any room in a house. It makes a house look more updated and brand new. Many property owners fail to pay attention to this detail which can actually transform their house into something more than they can imagine.

In deciding whether to paint or stain your wood trim at home, it is necessary to check the quality of woodwork. Other things to consider in choosing between painting or staining your interior wood trim include:

• Determining the age and style of the structure
• Checking the wood to determine if the quality is worth keeping
• Consider your personal taste on the design and color scheme to use

Painting the Interior Wood Trim

When you have wood trim made of fiber cement board, composite surface, or any other non-porous material that was painted or sealed before, paint is the way to go.  It is perfect to use for drywall and any type of siding except cedar siding.

Pros

• Offers more choices when it comes to color and sheen
• Offers a more uniform and more refined finish
• More durable and less prone to stripping away due to pressure cleaning
• Can last up to 10 years longer than stain

Cons

• More expensive

• Gives an artificial look and without natural grain

• Application may be harder

• Takes longer, especially on bare wood, which needs priming

Staining the Interior Wood trim

Staining any surface provides a transparent, more natural look. This is best to be used also for wood and cedar sidings, wood fences, and decking. Also, staining can go without primer and is meant to penetrate, seal, and cure on the wood.

Pros

• Creates a natural look
• Requires only one coat
• No need for priming
• Comes in various colors

Cons

• No choices for sheen
• Very absorbent, which requires more application on some surfaces
• Cannot be used on composite materials except when using gel stain