Do I have to have molding?

Question

A man at Home Depot told me that they sell texture paint for wood panels. I am interested in doing that but what about the molding? I don't want molding but if I have to have it do I buy it and paint it the same color of the walls?

Answer 1

Good question; and can be an option.

Molding is an aesthetic addition primarily; in a sense that it creates a more "finished" look. Molding also is often designed for the purpose of "Covering" flooring at the perimeter areas of a room; albeit that isn't the case with carpeted floors.

Without knowing what your flooring is; certainly you can use a small cove base as opposed to the usual (5.5 in.) and you can cause it to blend with the wall color; OR if you have hardwood or laminate flooring; you might stain it to match that. Pretty much a personal choice; there are no LAWS set in tablets from the Mountain.

Enjoy...Good luck.

Steven Wolf

Certainly you can PRE-paint the molding; install it; and do minor bard head touch ups after the fact. Since you state "texture" finish; you'll likely hide flaws.

Answer 2

If you do have to have it, you could probably match semi gloss paint to the texture paint color. That way it would match the walls without the texture.

Personally, I like the molding, as it seems to protect the walls a bit from things bumping them along the floor area. It can also be fun to paint them a constrasting or complementary color to accent the room.