When Benita at Chez Larsson posted this, I knew I had to cover up the old paint that shows under the molding in the kitchen. I was really lazy when I painted the wall and did not remove the moldings, but instead I taped the edge and that was not the prettiest way to do it. Ofcourse the old greenblue paint shows from between the wall and the molding and it just looked bad.
Not the wisest idea not to do everything well on the first time, since doing things in smaller segments takes more time than as a whole, but none the less things get done that way too. It really did not take long to remove the molding, paint underneath it and screw the molding back. I'm really pleased I finally did this.
(And apparently I had not removed the molding even when I painted the wall greenish blue.)
I am always scared to remove the molding, in case I rip or tear it in some way. It looks much nicer, though.
ReplyDeleteI was scared first too, because originally the moldings were attached by nails and when the moldings were pulled off the nails bent and sometimes did bit of damage to the molding, but mainly they damaged the walls and then they were impossible to attach back. Now days I use screws and I hammer the nails off. That creates also some damage to the moldings but I don't care anymore, the wood colour hides the damage quite well. If they were white the damage would show better.
DeleteNow I'm noticing all of the unpainted trim and such in my house... ;)
ReplyDeleteAh me too, like that door trim on the pictures. Awful. Should not start painting at all :D
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