Joanna Gaines' Painting Trick That Gives Your Space Depth And Dimension

If you're looking for a subtle way to make your interior pop, Joanna Gaines has a painting trick that will add contrast and depth: painting your molding in a slightly different shade than your wall. This can help to highlight your home's natural texture and dimension while still maintaining a sophisticated space. Not only can the color of your walls transform your space, but using varying shades can make a huge visual difference. Choosing the right paint colors to highlight important details is key for this simple hack.

In "Fixer Upper: The Castle," Chip and Joanna Gaines gave a historic landmark a timeless refresh, and the finished reveal of the castle was a renovation fit for royalty. The drawing room was a key space featured on the show, and it even inspired a paint color from Joanna Gaines' Magnolia Home collection, aptly named Drawing Room. Gaines chose to highlight the window trim and molding with this "French gray" shade, allowing these features to subtly pop against the soft white walls. Learn how to do this in your own living space with Gaines' theory of gently contrasting molding and trim.

Gaines turned a dark, dilapidated space into a bright drawing room with two different paint colors. The base of the drawing room was a classic white hue, whereas Gaines chose to use the namesake color, Drawing Room, to paint the window trim and wall molding. The color itself is a warm, vintage-inspired gray that gives the space an understated boost of visible dimension. Joanna explains on the Kilz blog, "Named after one of my favorite rooms in the castle, I love the subtle character and charm this gray shade brings to a space."

By keeping certain elements, like the fireplace, a clean white color, Gaines was able to ensure that the striking architectural details didn't blend into one another. You can use a pure white and a vintage gray color to paint your trim for this Joanna Gaines-inspired look. Even if you don't have ornate details like those in "Fixer Upper: The Castle," you can use this technique to paint the trim around your doors and your baseboards. If you want to add even more visual interest besides built-in architectural features, you can paint wall-mounted furniture pieces like shelves or bookcases with the Rust-Oleum Satin Stone Gray shade.