I think I have mentioned ad nauseum that I plan to do white kitchen cabinets around the perimeter of our kitchen….and I want a very light grey glaze on them. And this is still very much my vision…..but I’ve run into a snag…..and would love your opinions.
Currently, the kitchen cabinets go right up to the moldings and at least on one side of the kitchen the moldings extend with no good break to change the way we paint them. So, our options are to do the cabinet glaze on the moldings all the way around the room…..or to keep them the trim color of the rest of the house (which incidentally is the base color of our kitchen cabinets). Of course, a third option is to not glaze the cabinets….but it isn’t really a major option for me at this point. Here is a view of the moldings….note that they extend up on to the ceiling all the way around….
And here is a view of the wall that separates the kitchen and the family room. I feel like if we glaze the moldings we’ll need to carry it on to the columns and I just cannot visualize how this will look….and whether or not I’ll be happy with the look. I will not be glazing the cabinetry in the family room…..or the molding.
Here is an example I found of glazed cabinets where the moldings were not glazed. This example is hard to compare to our kitchen because the colors are so different, and they have more going on with the wooden ceiling. But, you get the idea. Would I have noticed this if I hadn’t been looking, not sure…..but I am looking and the difference is very noticeable to me.
Erdreich Architecture
Here is another example. More subtle but you can still tell the moldings are different from the cabinets. This one doesn’t seem quite so jarring to me…..and is probably in line with the variance you’d notice if I kept our moldings in line with the rest of the house, while glazing the cabinets.
Cameo Kitchens
Here is another example of the trim and cabinet color being different. Again, fairly subtle, but definitely noticeable if you are paying attention.
Venegas and Company
One last image where the moldings contrast with the cabinet color…..
Warmington & North
While not a kitchen, this next image gives a good idea of glazed trim. After all, it isn’t the trim above the cabinets that is giving me pause. But rather, the trim on the rest of the room so this image helps me to visualize….
Valerie DeRoy Interiors
Below is a glazed trim in a kitchen that appears to extend around the room.
Curb Appeal Renovations
And an example of painted cabinets with trim being carried around the room….
Garrison Hullinger Interior Design
And one final image of the cabinet color incorporated into the moldings around the room.
Marlene Wagenheim
Which look do you favor?
Care to weigh in?
8 Comments
I would carry the glaze to the moulding all the way around the room. I would do the columns and floor moulding in a complemetary soft color on or two tones off (see Stark paint color charts for an easy way to do this with great results). Kitchen looks great so far!
January 9th, 2012 at 6:17 amNormally I am a big fan of white crown moulding, but in your case I think the glaze would look good. I noticed in the photos that the rooms with the wall color a couple shades lighter than the glaze blended well. Can’t remember what paint colors you are doing on walls and ceiling. If your glaze is fairly light, then I think white would look fine too. Happy decision making!
January 9th, 2012 at 7:04 amMy opinion would be to treat the “doorway” separate from the molding and do white. But since you have such great pictures, why don’t you take colored pencils and actually color in glaze on one set and not color on another set and see which one you like better.
January 9th, 2012 at 7:31 amMy first preference is to glaze the moldings. However, I don’t mind the trim being creamy white as long as it blends to the ceiling. I think it is too jarring if the celing is a thrid treatment/color contrast. Also, celing height is critical (looks like you have great height). Shorter ceilings would really suffer if the molding is different from the cabinet. Good luck!!!
January 9th, 2012 at 9:03 amIs the top pic the kitchen cabinet? If so, I think it’s so pretty already! I love the cabinetry and how it looks so clean and uniform being all the same. Is it possible to leave it and just glaze the island?
January 9th, 2012 at 9:58 amI would glaze the entire kitchen and the columns on the kitchen side, I would keep the inside/side of the columns that go into the Family room white because they will visually become part of the white that you will be using in the family room. I think using white moldings in the kitchen will make them look less substantial and it cheapens the look you have going. You are noticing the difference right now because that is all you see, once your furniture is in place it will be a seamless flow!! Keep the flow going in the kitchen!! happy Monday
January 9th, 2012 at 10:59 amTough decision…I had a similar situation in my kitchen when I remodeled everything. In my case, all of the cabintets are super white and the trim is white dove – it’s hardly noticable. I did paint the trim around the hearth super white, but it fades back into the white dove unnoticed. In your case, I would prefer to keep the columns white, so then I would keep the trim white…good luck!
January 9th, 2012 at 11:09 amI would not glaze the moldings. I would keep them consistent with the rest of your house, and I think it’s nice to have the contrast between your cabinets and the moldings. If you glaze them, everything will just blend together. This way, your cabinets AND your moldings will both pop! Everything is looking great, by the way!
January 9th, 2012 at 12:00 pm