Showing posts with label easy quick DIY trim update. Show all posts
Showing posts with label easy quick DIY trim update. Show all posts

Saturday, October 24, 2009

Quick and easy trim upgrade

As you can see I was inspired to just get to work yesterday and upgrade the trim in our powder room , it seemed to be a good way to spend my afternoon .


I actually doubled the depth of the trim without ripping anything out at all . I just simply added to what I already had.
Around the casing I could not add a back band because the trim was too shallow , so I added a simple piece of square edge stock pine finger jointed moulding which beefed up the casing , I would have loved to had all new but there was no room on the right side of the jam for anything more substantial so the added trim was my solution.


I added a perimeter of trim two inches below the existing crown and painted it all with a few coats of fresh white.



I added bead board to only the one wall where the ledge protrudes , I still plan on adding a sill.




I sanded the bead board to smooth out its rough texture , but ended up liking the look so much I left it that way.













I installed the beadboard about three inches above the baseboard and covered the raw bottom edges with this chair rail moulding , it fakes the look of a deeper baseboard.
This was a cheap and easy update for our powder room , a great choice rather than ripping out all the existing trim , instead I worked with it , warning , working in such a small space is annoying but worth it .