A closer look

Baseboards & casings

Understand the edges around floors, doors and windows.

When a Plinth Block Solves a Trim Junction

A floor-level block can resolve different profiles, but it needs to receive them cleanly.

Baseboards & casings

An outer molding can deepen existing casing, provided the added layer has space to finish.

Baseboards & casings

Understand the horizontal ledge and the trim beneath it before adjusting a window surround.

Baseboards & casings

Four-sided casing gives a window a continuous border, but the bottom edge still needs attention.

Baseboards & casings

Use a full-size end sketch to balance the ledge, casing, apron, and nearby furnishings.

Baseboards & casings

A narrow side of a doorway needs a deliberate exception, not a squeezed strip of decoration.

Baseboards & casings

Closet openings often work best when their trim supports the room rather than becoming another focal point.

Baseboards & casings

Treat the opening between rooms as a complete passage, including its depth and both faces.

Baseboards & casings

A visible stopping point should look complete from the side as well as from the room.