While it can be easier to paint baseboards when the flooring is a hard surface like tile or wood, avoiding painting baseboards with carpet can cause worn trim to stick out and detract from your ...

2. Paint Trim Before or After Professionals debate this all the time and nobody has decided which is best, so work on the baseboards either prior to painting the walls or after.

'A paint grade baseboard will be easier to work with than a stain grade because you can use caulk to help disguise defects from a miscut or something not fitting as well,' points out Caleb Ingraham.

Q: I would like to paint the stained cabinets as well. Is the process the same as for the baseboards and banisters? A: Painting stained wood cabinets does involve some of the steps mentioned above.

She painted baseboards, ceilings, crown moldings, floors, cornices, cabinets, wainscoting, furniture and doors in three dimensions. If the dog had sat still, she might have painted him, too.