What A Difference Some Trim Makes.

Most people don’t give a lot of thought to the trim around their interior doors and windows. However, with a little work you can trim out those structures and give them their own unique look. Arranging simple trim pieces like 1 x 4s, 1 x 6s, and door stops can give your windows a custom look. In the following example the majority of cuts with simple straight cuts, and the trim was pre-primed pine. Naturally, I’ll paint the primed wood after all of the home’s windows have been customized.

Here you can see come common trim pieces which are easily purchased at most hardware stores. You can also see the “trimless” windows in the background.
These are newly installed windows ready for some trim work.
The same windows after some trim work. They will eventually be painted, but you can still see the dramatic difference that a few cut pieces of trim can make.