A buddy of mine does work similar to me and we realized we do things differently. When painting a room one of us paints the walls and then the trim. The other party paints the trim first and then the walls. I am hoping a painter can break the tie in this discussion, which approach works best?

Thanks,
Bob

tickle

I always paint the trim first (around doors, windows, baseboards etc.). I dont have to worry if I get some on the walls because they will be painted after.

Wondergirl

Trim first.

ballengerb1

Wondergirl anywhere near Wheaton?? I'm the one who wanted to do trim first but my bud did present a good arguement.

Wondergirl

ballenger, I sent you mail.

My mom has painted our family residences most of her adult life, like, 60+ years. Trim first for her too.

In coloring books, first outline the picture with crayons, then fill in. Jigsaw puzzles - put together the border first, then fill in the picture. Same for painting a room.

I'm a library cataloger and obsessive-compulsive....

rpg219

I always did the walls first, then the trim.....but I have always been back-a~~wards

glavine

we paint the trim first then the walls, i find it easier to cut in the walls to the trim

labman

Nice thing about varnished wood is you don't have to paint it all the time.

ballengerb1

Once was varnished for 20 years but my wife got "new" ideas and once you paint you'll always paint.

bushg

We paint ceiling, walls, then trim.