Thick trim around windows

Trim and moulding are crucial in adding character to a home, and the style you choose sets the tone for everything else. In my first home (a very basic 1980s colonial) we replaced all the window and door trim and it was a lot of bang for the buck. It elevated the entire house, and

Trick out your existing window casing by adding another layer of trim moulding to really amp up the awesomeness of your doors and windows!

Check out this DIY tutorial on how to build a craftsman style window sill and trim.

Making room for new window casing in the dining room.

Flat stock 1x4 window trim and floor board

How to add thick farmhouse window trim to a window with none.

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.

Since I’ve had many readers tell me how much they’re looking forward to our open house coming up in April, here’s a sneak peek at a couple of rooms to ... Read more

Yes. We are STILL working on the basement and the DIY shiplap walls. (We started the basement project back in June.) This is real life DIY. And real life DIY comes with pregnancy and bed rest (me) and 5 broken ribs (Ryan). That means that finishing the basement has taken about 3 months longer than we anticipated. But, I think it will be worth the wait.