What color/stain for the baseboards?
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Cornelia Schott on Jan 07, 2015I have to chime in and say how cute your white dog is with his/her coloring. Your floor is going to look awesome when it is done.Helpful Reply
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MaryStLouis on Jan 07, 2015I would go with either the darker color in stain or white/cream paint if the rest of your trim will either clash or is already painted. I love the way you trimmed the maple floor with the deeper cherry. Since you're planning to use pine trim, which is notoriously difficult to stain evenly, I suggest that you consider using gel stain. It will help a lot with evenness and depth of color...and it's super easy to use.Helpful Reply
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Sbeazley on Jan 07, 2015I've considered white. Most of my furniture is antique, as I refinish them. What I may do is paint a small length of pine and try it up against the flooring to see how it would look. Thanks for your interest!Helpful Reply
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CK on Jan 07, 2015If your entire room has a cherry border, that's what I'd stain the baseboard. However, do keep in mind that different species of wood (in this case your pine base boards) take stain differently so your color may not look exactly the same as the floor boards. Still, it'll be close enough and having it dark like the border will extend the eye and make the room look wider/larger. :-)Helpful Reply
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Tracy on Jan 10, 2015I would definitely paint the trim. I think adding a third wood would detract from the 2 you have so beautifully married. Three would be a crowd! I have stained pine many times. If you are going to try to match the stain I would definitely go with a gel wipe on stain. They do not penetrate the wood the same as "liquid" stain and you can control how much you wipe off. I too would love to see pictures!Helpful Reply
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