Farmhouse Window Trim
Create beautiful and timeless farmhouse window trim with just a few simple materials. It’s much easier than you think and makes a much larger impact than you’d expect!
Servings 1 window trim
Cost 5
Equipment
- Tape Measure
- Miter saw
- Table saw
- Brad nailer
Ingredients
- 1x4s
- Cove moulding
Instructions
- Remove old window trim with a pry bar and a hammer.Measure the length of each side of the window from the top to the bottom. Cut two 1x4s to length and nail on each side.
- Measure the top and bottom of the window from the outer edge of the 1×4 on one side to the outer edge of the other side.
- Cut two 1×4 pieces of wood to size. Nail one 1×4 to the top of the window area, right above the window. Nail the bottom 1×4, as well.
- Measure and cut cove moulding for the top piece using a miter saw at a 45-degree angle.
- Cut small pieces for each side with one side flat that is going up against the siding, and a 45-degree angle on the other side to coordinate the 45-degree angle of the long piece. Nail cove moulding into place. Rip a 1×4 in half (or use a 1×2). Measure the cove moulding from the outside of one side to the outside of the other end. Cut 1×2 to that length.
- Place the 1×2 on top of the 1×4, and cove moulding at the top of the window trim.
Nail in place from the top. - Caulk nail holes and all seams with a paintable exterior calk.
Prime and paint
Notes
- If you want to make this without the cove moulding, thus avoiding the 45-degree cuts, you could swap it out for a 1×2 laying on top of the 1×4, and then a 1×3 on top of that. Cut the 1×2 slightly larger than the width of 1×4, and the 1×3 slightly larger than the 1×2