Flat stock 1x4 window trim and floor board

Sometimes the simplest projects have the biggest impact- and that’s exactly the case with this project. Our super simple DIY farmhouse window trim completely elevated the look of the entire room.

Installed trim around our windows and now we are painting the window trim.

Earlier this year, our home received a much-needed update: new windows. With new windows (hallelujah), comes the need for updated trim. I wanted a custom trim look but when I started to price out thick decorative trim, expenses added up quickly. Our home is pretty old which comes with unlevel surfaces and different measurements. I opted for this way of trimming for something different and to stay away from angled cuts. This was the first time hanging trim like this and it went up amazing…

Now that the ceiling in the bedroom is fantastically smooth and the walls are painted, it's time to move on to the window and door trim. Like most of the other finishes in this house, the original trim was inexpensive, badly installed, and paint spattered. With the new paint on the walls (BM Edgecombe Grey), there was no way the trim could stay any longer. The strange window trim was the first to go. Each side of the casing was made up of two pieces of wood, offset from each other, and…

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