Black Molding
By sortabellaMy favorite bag of the moment is an oversized black patent handbag that adds just enough bling to my work outfits. The black goes with everything and the shine makes it stand out for miles and makes an otherwise dull ensemble interesting.
That's where I got the idea to paint the molding in my apartment a glossy black. I live in a co-op so I'm forced to leave the windows as they are--ugly, old, and black with safety bars criss-crossing all over the place making my living room feel like a nicely furnished prison or hospital room. So I figure that a black border around the room, including around the kitchen doorway, would compliment the window and draw attention away from its ugliness.
But as I search for examples of how people have used black molding, I can barely find any and I'm not sure why. I've been looking in all the usual places I go to to find decorating inspiration--Domino, Flickr, Living Etc., etc.--and everything is either white or gray. Is it some kind of decorating taboo to have black molding? Is there a reason to avoid black molding that I'm overlooking? Why is it so uncommon? (or am I just looking in the wrong places?)
Here's one I found on flickr, which also shows it with black windows. The lighting in the photo is dark, but I think the black white contrast here is nice:
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DesigningMom
Personally I prefer stained molding. I absolutely love the grains in natural wood. But after seeing these pictures I too am wondering why those that do have painted molding aren't going with black? It's awesome! Much richer looking than the shades of white that are so popular now. Maybe you two will be the start of a trend!
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sortabella
Wow is right! Thanks for posting these pictures! I think it looks great, which is even more reason to be confused about why people are so anti- when it comes to black molding. Seeing that you had success with it though, I think I'm going to give it a shot.
binary_pattern
wow! i find it really serendipitous that you posted this the very day that i finished putting up black crown molding in my bedroom. when i explained the plan to some people, they made faces, like -- as you wondered -- molding shouldn't be black or something. i had some concern myself that it would look somehow "gothy," but i think it turned out okay. only thing i would have done differently is to use wider crown -- this stuff was 3" and it looks a little puny from afar.
in case you wonder, the ceiling is not painted that taupe color, but covered with fabric that is gathered around the ceiling fan in the middle. i only got the idea for crown molding because i had to cover the spot where the fabric was attached (rather inelegantly) to the ceiling/wall.
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