Diy Craftsman Style Door Trim

Because our diy house is a very square simple foursquare craftsman home i wanted our window and door trim inside to reflect that style.

Diy craftsman style door trim.

Patience on this step saves drywall repair work later. The first step in this process was to remove the old trim. After floors it was time to add some real style to this 1970 s house. Diy craftsman style trim for windows and doors.

Then i started the process of building up the new trim. After virtually rummaging through trim photos on pinterest i decided i wanted casings and baseboards that were quite square and i wanted to keep the profile simple with just a bit of detail at the top and bottom it had to be something we could diy but. Craftsman style doors may also feature a small ledge with molding detail just below the glass panes. All this was ripped out before working on the floors.

On one door one side is brass and the other brushed nickel ahhh. The key to removing old trim is to use a utility knife to cut through the caulk and then to slowly and gently work off the trim pieces with a pry bar. Don t stop at window trim make your own curtain rods add window boxes outside and even some wood shutters outside. For some reason the trim around several of the interior doors is different from the rest of the trim in the house which is driving me nuts every single door knob is different too which is also very annoying example.

Whoever owned this house prior more than likely had a large dog. When we bought our new house we inherited not only several styles of doors but several styles of door knobs and molding. I shared this image when i did my first craftsman door trim and it is so helpful. I can t find their size used for the fillet so i use a trim piece called stop instead.

If you find a door with three panes they will run as three vertical rectangles whereas the options that feature six panes of glass are in a grid format. Wanting to add character to the house we decided to put. This easy craftsman style window trim requires no confusing angled cuts so it s easy for anyone to do even a beginner and it makes a huge impact. Also our window sills are deeper so i had to use 1 x 8 wood instead of the standard 1 x 5.

A lot of the baseboard and door casement was chewed and there was a sign of water damage.