After all, the foyer is the first thing you see when you enter a home. After adding board and batten and then converting it to picture frame moulding I decided that I needed to do something about my poor, naked windows. That happens a lot around the Rozy Home. I make one area beautiful and then have to fix something next to it because it stands out like a sore thumb! I started by trimming the lower half of the windows.
Pretty rough, right? I scoured the internet trying to figure out how to trim the arches when I stumbled across a local craftsman who could make the arches for me. Within a few days, I had the arches in hand and went about adding them. This is how they stayed for a couple of months. The curves and lining everything up drove me batty! But after converting the board and batten to picture frame moulding, I had to update the windows. Since I already had flat stock trim up, I needed to get creative.
One day, while walking the aisles of Lowes, I can across EverTrue trim. It is a flexible trim so I thought it would work perfectly. I picked some up and took them home. Once I got home, I tried to recreate the pattern on the trim throughout the rest of the house. Much to my surprise, all I needed to do was liquid nail glue two pieces together and I was able to recreate one side of the current trim.
Side by side of the trim before left and after right. After gluing all the pieces, I glued them to the interior side of the flat stock trim. Next I glued a single piece to the exterior side.
For the arches, I had to nail the trim on. After a day of letting the glue dry completely, I began working on the corner of the arches. For this, I grabbed some old moulding I had in the garage and created a cornice-type piece. Although I loved the look, the exterior side felt a little unbalanced. My solution? I glued it on the exterior edge of the trim and that did it.
The trim was balanced! Mark the corner with a pencil and cut the miter. Install it on the window. Cut the miter on the last piece. Hold it in place on the window. This time it will be on top of the two existing pieces. Align the short point of the miter with the short point of the existing miter on the molding already in place. Reach over and mark the corner on the other existing piece of molding. Specializing in hardwood furniture, trim carpentry, cabinets, home improvement and architectural millwork, Wade Shaddy has worked in homebuilding since Shaddy has also worked as a newspaper reporter and writer, and as a contributing writer for Bicycling Magazine.
By Wade Shaddy. Related Articles. Nail it to the jamb. Tips If the last piece of molding fits tightly, that's to be expected. If it's too tight, trim it again. This procedure works on the exterior side of the windows in the same manner. Terms of Use. Privacy Policy. Although it is my intention to provide accurate plans and clear instructions, not all plans have been tried and tested. Using plans or information found on SawdustGirl. All plans are for private use only.
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