Windows are essential for home interiors. When windows are installed on a drywall, the trim of windows largely determines how the wall and overall interior of that particular place would look. So what’s the right kind of trimming for interior windows? below is the answer
The trim of all the windows inside the house should be flush with the drywall. This create a clean finish on the drywall without any ridges of trim poping out from the wall.
Some other benefits of keeping the window trim flush with drywall
1. Eases interior decor
Curtains are an integral part of interior decor. For best look, the curtain rod must maintain a gap of few inches from the wall which allows easy sliding of curtain from over the window.
If the trim of window is bigger than the gap between curtain rod and wall, the free movement of curtain gets restricted to some extent. To counter it, the curtain rod is required to be installed at a greater distance from the wall which may not look as good as keeping it close with the wall.
Hence, it is better to keep the trim of interior windows flush with drywall.
2. Interior looks spacious
Normally a window with big trim takes up only a small space of the room. But when there are multiple windows in the room and all of them have bigger trims, the amount of space they occupy becomes significant such that the room appears less spacious.
The same room with multiple windows but with trims flush with drywall would appear far more spacious.
3. Better utilization of space
While moving furniture in a room sometimes people prefer to place sofas or study tables close to windows. Now if there is big trim on the window, the placement of furniture would always leave some space between itself and the wall.
This space is not usable. Hence, for better utilization of space while adjusting furniture near the window the trim of the window should be kept flush with drywall.
Should interior window trim be flush with the concrete wall also?
The short answer is YES.
The best part with a concrete wall is that, its finish round window very smooth and regular. Unlike drywall which is attached to wooden frame and is very exposed near window without trims.
Due to finish of concrete wall, the window on a concrete wall looks good even without jamb and casing. But if the inner parts of concrete wall around sides of window are unfinished then jambs should be installed in the window trim. These jambs should be installed flush with the concrete wall as it looks very organized when viewed from the front.
Talking about window on a drywall,to cover both wood and drywall, window trim on drywall requires casing as well.
Should interior window trim have apron?
Avoid aprons on interior windows with length 5ft and above.
Apron basically acts as a continuation of the window casing forming a complete geometrical shape of the window trim.
The reason for not installing apron on long windows is that the big size of window already emphasises on the shape of window. Having an apron at bottom is gonna add more to the big length of the window making it look too narrow.
Interior designers prefer to have an apron over small window and mid size windows.
On a concrete wall if casing is not installed then apron is not required whereas on a drywall window casing is necessary and thus apron can be installed but as stated above it is not always important.
What to match the color of interior window trim with?
The color of window trim in the interior can match with:
- the wall color
- The door trim
- the baseboard color
- the color of carpet or floor
- color of furniture
Among all these options to match window trim choosing a particular thing can become quite difficult. Below are some suggestions as well most commonly done practices by homeowners for matching window trim with other elements.
When there is a baseboard present in the room then first priority should be given to match the color of window with that of baseboard. This provides a well balanced look to the room without having too many colors on the wall.
When the baseboard and window trims are of same color then door trim can be of different color.i.e no need to match door trim and window trim.
However when there is no baseboard in the room, then the color of wall should be given the second priority.To get the best look designers keeps the color of window and door trim same. This color is either monochromatic or complementary to wall color. In short the wall color and window and door trim colors coordinate with each other.
If the wall is white and there are no baseboards then then the color of carpeting or furniture are given priority.
Should interior & exterior window trims be similar?
The answer is NO.
Interior windows are in a totally different environment compared to exterior windows. Depending upon the weather the exterior window trim many need to be kept thicker whereas on the inside window, weather has almost negligible effect rather other aspects like small management have to be taken into consideration which requires trim to be flush with walls with lesser thickness.
Most often the outside windows trim features that the inside windows have. For example, stool, apron etc. Inside window may have both stool/sill and apron while exterior window may lack both of these.
Material wise also both exterior and interior windows don’t need to match. The outside window may be on a wall that have rocks on it as a design feature. On such a wall the trim for window can be made out of rocks. On the inside the materials however are totally different.
