Question: I just had replacement windows installed in my living room. Instead of having standard window trim installed, I plan to make casing trim myself. Is this going to be difficult to fit well?

If you’ve got door or window trim to install at your place, and have some basic woodworking skills, let me show you a better way to go about the job than just buying standard, high-price paint-grade ...

Poorly installed or damaged trim cheapens an entire space, says Anna Moore of Platinum Remodeling & Handyman Services in Minneapolis. Whether upgrading the trim enriches a home varies by the project.

Editor’s note: Welcome to the 85th installment of Brownstone Boys Reno, a reader renovation diary about renovating a brownstone in Bed Stuy. See the first one here. They also blog at ...