Frame a Window: Tutorials + Tips for Handmade Window Casings

The steps below follow the order of the work for this workshop project.

The Best Tutorials and Resource to Help You Trim Your Windows via Bekob.com #AllThingsWindows #Handmade #moulding

Trimming out your windows is one of the top ways to take a builder-grade home and make each room shine with character. Choose your lumber and mouldings to fit your style, and BAM, you’ve got a custom solid architectural feature in your home.We’ve collected the best tutorials and tips for installing window casings, even for special window situations like arched windows and double windows.

Read all the window trimming tips from some of our go-to DIYers below and then come back later today for more All Things Windows goodness (see everything so far here). (And you can share your projects using #AllThingsWindows on social media and link up your window-related blog posts or Instagram photos at the party, too!)

Handmade Window Casing Tips + Tutorials

First: head over to This Old House and read this solid article that tells you all the terminology about what is what in window trim. Very informative!

Over at Pretty Handy Girl, Cristina from Remodelando la Casa has a thorough and detailed window casing walkthrough to get your from start to finish — how to remove a window sill, install a new one, and trim the window for a full makeover. Remodelando La Casa on Pretty Handy Girl window trim walkthrough via Bekob

Ashley from Make It and Love It also shared a great informative walkthrough about how she (a self-proclaimed Handmade rookie) replaced window sills and trimmed her windows. Make It and Love It how to trim a window and replace the sill via Bekob

If you’re looking for an straightforward carved moulding style trim, look at this walkthrough by Ana White.

Ana White easiest way to trim windows via Bekob

Or if you’re in the market for the craftsman look, The Handmade Mommy shares the walkthrough for how she did a clearly straightforward craftsman-style trim (by herself!) — just 4 pieces for each window!

The Handmade Mommy clearly direct craftsman window trim walkthrough via Bekob

Over at Teal and Lime, our very own Kayla and Justin from Home Coming shared all their carpenter’s tips for installing a craftsman style window trim. Home Coming on Teal and Lime carpenter tips for installing window trim via Bekob

Donna from Funky Junk Interiors also used a craftsman style window trim in her home, but she used regular flat lumber (not crown moulding) to create the stacked crown on top.

Funky Junk Interiors craftsman style window trim using flat lumber and not moulding via Bekob

Sarah (aka Thrifty Decor Chic) shows you how she added window trim and updated her chair rail to have a seamless transition from window casing to existing wainscoting.

Thrifty Decor Chick how to trim windows to match chair rail wainscoting via Bekob

Jill from The Rozy Home shared here on Bekob how she took her entryway style up a notch by trimming out her arched windows.

The Rozy Home on Bekob how to trim arched windows via Bekob

Visit Thistlewood Farms to see how KariAnne used plywood to save money while adding height to her farmhouse windows.

Thistlewood Farms inexpensive way to add height to window frames via Bekob

If you’ve got a set of windows to trim, head over to Remodelando la Casa to see how Cristina installed trim on her double window.

Remodelando La Casa how to trim double windows via Bekob

Brittany, the memorable Pretty Handy Girl, shows you how to frame a casement (hinged) window.

Pretty Handy Girl how to frame a casement hinged window via Bekob

Phew. There ya go. I’m breaking a sweat just thinking about all the measuring, but the work of framing windows is totally worth it!

UPDATE: In response to a question from Melissa, we also want to add this solid tip from House of Hepworths: how to add window trim to a rounded corner.

House of Hepworths - how to trim a rounded corner via @Bekob