| There is no rule which says you must paint | | | | make sure you keep your working area within |
| woodwork white, or strip it, or color it to | | | | the proper |
| merge with the walls. In a room whose walls, | | | | temperature range recommended for the paint. |
| window frames and doors are in the same | | | | All interior woodwork that has been |
| neutral color, you could paint the skirting board a | | | | stripped, from baseboard to dining room tables, |
| clear contrasting color. This will | | | | needs to be primed with either a |
| define the line between the floor and walls. Trim | | | | standard acrylic wood primer. After that you can |
| colors that contrast with walls and | | | | paint on it with oil-based flat |
| ceilings might suit your style in one room, while a | | | | eggshell, gloss, or acrylic paints.Most interior |
| more subtle color change might be | | | | woodwork looks best in an eggshell finish, as |
| right somewhere else in the house.You can liven | | | | high-gloss paint can have a |
| up plain, flat walls by adding moldings so as to | | | | rather bleak, deadening effect. |
| create panels around the room. For best results, | | | | |