It's well-established that windows are one of many ways to boost your curb appeal. They add color, style, and character that's easy to spot from the street. As you step closer to a home, you start to appreciate all the little things that make it unique — things you might not notice from the curb.
Before you can start enhancing your windows with trims, you may need new windows to ensure the materials and designs match your trims. This means finding a San Diego window replacement company like US Window & Door that can understand your design ideas. Window replacement in San Diego requires experts who have a wide range of window styles and the experience to install your windows properly.
If you're looking for quick, inexpensive ways to improve your home's curb appeal, start with freshening up the windows. Here are some ideas to get you started.
Indoor Window Trim Ideas
From color to material to style, there are tons of choices for interior window trim. These indoor window trim ideas are a modern take on classic home finishing.
Pair Natural Wood with Marble Tiles
Another way to update your home's window trim is to use natural tones. Many designers were able to experiment with color on this modern colonial home. Painting the window trim in natural tones complements the wood materials used throughout this design and looks great against the siding. This home design harnesses the trendy earth tones we can't get enough of.
Painted trim has been everywhere for years, but natural wood is coming back in style, particularly when paired with white walls or counters. This modern kitchen pairs honey-colored wood with white marble tile. It's a warm twist on the typical black and white marble look. The narrow trim features a small ledge, perfect for houseplants and knick-knacks.
Blend the Trims with Wainscoting Panels
For a modern take on the classic Cape Cod style, try this interior window trim idea. It matches white trim with white wainscotting. The high wainscotting makes the room look taller. The top third of the wall is painted in a rich navy. Together, the blue and white create a chic, timeless, uncluttered space.
Bring Back Fluted Window Trims
Here's a gorgeous mid-century-inspired interior window trim idea. The fluted trim uses texture instead of color to add visual interest. This room keeps things modern with a warm neutral color scheme while incorporating plenty of mid-century design elements. The streamlined furniture packs a punch without taking up too much space. Narrow sofa arms and slender table legs leave plenty of open visual space. And small details like slatted doors, tufted upholstery, and, of course, fluted trim keep things interesting.
Dark Finish With Thin Interior Window Trim
Super-thin window trims are made of steel in a dark finish. This type of trim is perfect for windows in most of their spaces that are dominated by the view. Thus, the view outside won't be blocked by the decorated trim. The dark finish of the frame recedes with narrow sight lines.
Basically, the idea of this trim is to support the window and, at the same time, surround it with minimal decoration. It is enough to hide the fastening of the windows to the structure.
A minimal design like this complements the interior palette perfectly. It oscillates between the warm Douglas fir, stone, and concrete and the cool steel. Plus, the window trimming also highlights the wall plane's thickness. Ultra minimalist interior window trim with a dark finish is an excellent option for a modern or contemporary design. It is because, in contemporary design, less is more. It creates a stylish and trendy look.
Textured Stone Interior Window Trim
The stone extension jamb creates a perfect reading alcove. You can use a honed stone to line the incised window opening, highlighting the solidity of the stone mass to form the wall and the depth.
There is a break in the textured stone surface here as the effect, but there is a reason behind it.
It looks that the incision was created carefully for this purpose only, and the most haptic surfaces near the reading alcove were worn and smoothed to let them be brushed against or sat upon. Stone lends solidity and weight to any wall, but the price is high. So, you should use it cautiously and accordingly.
Outdoor Window Trim Ideas
Introduce modern style to your home's exterior with these exterior window trim ideas. Windows play a huge role in the way the luxurious house feels and looks on the outside as well as inside. Window trims are the key aesthetics that add excitement and energize the whole appearance of the house. Exterior window trim can make a significant difference in a finished home. Introduce a dramatic appeal with a simple, fast, and practical approach to the window trim.
Exterior window trim details are often overlooked, but they are vital as they affect your dream home's style, design continuity, and opulent feel. They need to match with the rest of the house's design while accentuating and highlighting the windows.
Create a Bigger Border for a Cohesive Look
Window trim is like a frame around the frame. When you use the same color for the frame and the trim, it creates a thicker, more dramatic casing around the window. Use this same tone-on-tone tactic around your entry door for a cohesive look across every opening.
Thicker trim will make your windows look larger and give your home a classic look. Drawing eyes to the windows will help give them character and make your home stand out from the
street.
Make Colors Pop or Contrast
On the flip side, you can use a different color on the outside window trim to create contrast. This idea can be used in two ways: to make your windows stand out or add eye-catching accents to your home's color palette. For example, black windows with white trim highlight the modern look of the windows since the trim itself fade into the neutral siding. In a Victorian-style home, trim accents help create the vibrant look that makes these homes so unique.
Painting is a quick and easy project if you're new to DIY. Paint your trim a bright color or something like a dark black to contrast with your home's exterior walls. Another fun idea: Use multiple colors. Paint the parts of the trim that go over the windows one color and the trim along the perimeter of the window another.
Introduce an unexpected charm that exudes vibrant energy by offsetting the window trim with cheerful contrasting siding. Experiment with different color combinations for a whimsical, playful, and stunning look. There can be an incredible amount of variation with these vibrant colors as they carry various hues, so you can't simply pick any color. Pay attention to the tone and warmth while experimenting with the color boost.
Add Decorative Elements Like Matching Flower Boxes
Another way to add color to your home's exterior: Build window boxes and fill them with flowers. Window boxes add dimension to your home and can give nice curb appeal. They're also relatively simple to put together without too many tools. Finish them with a stain or a coat of paint. It saves time; you can also buy planter boxes online.
Incorporate Intricately-Designed Window Trims
Traditional styles have long featured more ornate window trim on the inside of the home. You may have seen layered window sills, crown molding, or intricately-designed trim that matches the woodwork.
You have similar window trim options on the exterior. There are a variety of standard styles to get the look you want:
- Brickmould – A thick trim often seen on brick homes, brickmould has a small ledge that juts out and then angles back toward the frame. It comes in different sizes, so you can choose a small, thin brickmould or a taller, more prominent one that creates a chunkier trim. Some styles of brickmould include multiple ledges that look like a miniature staircase leading down to the window.
- Rounded trim – Curves bring a softer, more elegant look to the window trim. Some exterior trim options are so round that they are almost a circle. Most others have a small, rounded bump extending away from the frame or an additional thin, straight-edged ledge for a varied style.
- Crown molding – Always popular on the interior, crown molding can be added above your windows, too. It's more decorative than other options, featuring more cuts of straight edges and curves.
- Window sills – If you know your window anatomy, you know that sills are only on the windows' exterior. A sill's performance benefits include energy efficiency, protection from water, and structural integrity. But window sills are an optional part of the trim that gives you more decorative space for plants, flowers, and furnishings.
Compliment Your Home's Architectural Design
Many home styles use decorative window trim inside and out. So there may be a specific exterior trim option you need in order to get every architectural detail just right:
- Craftsman-style exterior window trim emphasizes clean, simple lines. The trim is wide and thick to match the thick columns on the front porch and the wide eaves of the rooflines on Craftsman homes.
- Ranch exterior window trim has little embellishment in comparison. Lower trim profiles create naturally flowing lines that don't distract from the large horizontal windows typically used in Ranch-style homes.
- Colonial-style exterior trim features a flat casing with a crown and sill, styled with a mix of angles and curves. Colonial-style homes often use double-hung windows in groups, so the trim helps accentuate the characteristic window combinations.
Install Stylish Windows with US Window & Door
Window trim isn't all about style and design, of course. Casings also defray drafts and help boost the energy efficiency of your window frames. Trim covers gaps between the wall opening and window frame—especially when you seal behind the windows with foam sealant spray. Also, make sure to caulk between the edge of the molding and the wall, where the window frame meets the casing, and around all other joints. With properly installed window trim, your home can be more beautiful and more comfortable!
There are many more interior and exterior window trim options than you ever knew existed! But there are still more things to consider. Outside window trim is available in many different materials, including low-maintenance aluminum, durable PVC, cost-effective vinyl, and protected wood. Each trim material is available in certain styles, which may be limited by the window material you choose.
So this is definitely an area where it's worth talking to an expert to understand all your options and know which are available to you with each window style. A US Window & Door professional can fill you in on all the details so you can get every feature right in your home's design. We offer dozens of styles, colors, and materials to suit your home design ideas, which will ultimately boost your home's curb appeal. Schedule a free in-home estimate* and get started today!
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