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CURRENTLY OBSESSED – BLACK TRIM

ZWART AND WIT
ZWART AND WIT

EVER SINCE I STARTED PLANNING COOPER’S BEDROOM MAKEOVER… IT SEEMS..EVERYWHERE I LOOK I SEE….

ZWART AND WIT
ZWART AND WIT

BLACK TRIM ON WINDOWS…AND BIG WINDOWS WITH LOTS OF PANES OF GLASS!

Not This is not to say that this is NEW…it is just that I am seeing it now…LIKE WHEN YOU LEARN A WORD…and then you hear it everywhere you go!

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I have contemplated doing some black panes in Cooper’s room…but I am just not sure yet…IT COULD LOOK REALLY COOL!!! And we have talked about getting new windows soon so maybe I could just have fun with it!

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I THINK IT IS FASCINATING..THE PSYCHOLOGY BEHIND WHY WE LIKE WHAT WE LIKE…HOW SOMETHING WILL PASS UN-NOTICED FOR YEARS AND THEN…YOU FALL IN LOVE WITH IT…AND THAT IS WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE…I AM FALLING IN LOVE WITH THE MONOCHROMATIC LOOK….

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WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS “LOOK” IS THAT IT IS EASY TO “TRY”.

MUCH LIKE THE “GOLD IS EVERYWHERE” TREND….ADDING SOME BLACK ACCENTS IS JUST A CAN OF PAINT AWAY.!!!!..SO BEFORE I GO PAINT ALL OF THE WINDOW TRIM IN MY HOUSE BLACK….I MIGHT START WITH A MIRROR OR SOME FRAMES AND JUST ADD A POP OF BLACK….SEE WHERE IT TAKES ME..

THE INVESTMENT IS SMALL…AND THE PAY-OFF CAN BE – HUGE!!!!

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DO YOU HAVE ANY BLACK TRIM IN YOUR HOUSE????DO SHARE!!!

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BUBBURYS BEES

MOO!

9 thoughts on “CURRENTLY OBSESSED – BLACK TRIM

  1. I love the black trim, windows, and doors. I don’t have any black trim, but I plan on painting the French doors to my back porch a black or charcoal color in the near future.

  2. Black enamel on anything just draws my eyes and admiration. I agree with Debra’s comment…….painting any trim in general is such a chore! I’m not in the position to hire the job out so I stick with the tried and true. Recently I went through a house tour with all navy trim……be still my heart…..just lovely.

  3. I just painted a super ugly bathroom vanity a glossy black chalk paint and it turned out great. I painted my vinyl floor in the same bathroom using your directions and Wickham Gray and Shaker Gray from Benjamin Moore. I’m so pleased with the results and only have a few things left to do for the project to be complete.

  4. No, I don’t have any black trim…dark bronze window trim on the city house. I think it looks chic. Why not try it in Cooper’s bedroom? It’s only one room. I say go for it! 🙂

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