Interior Trim/Doors Brown or White?

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I am doing a rehab and the interior doors and trim are stained brown and are in decent condition. When it's time to sell, would it show ok leaving as is in brown or would it show better to paint white?

[Ann Bellamy]

With the majority of buyers, I think white shows better - light and clean.

However, having said that, if the trim is beautiful old mahogany, such as in a victorian, or Craftsman stayle bungalow, I'd leave it alone. It's almost a crime to paint that woodwork. But it has to make sense.

Stained trim from the 60's or 70's doesn't have much redeeming value in my opinion, at least from the perspective of what buyers are looking for today.