Door casing style help - Page 2 - DIY Chatroom

jackie treehorn · 10-16-2009, 12:38 PM

I did some more test runs:
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The wife likes this one best, looks the least "busy", I kind of agree
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Here's one I found online, looks a bit art deco style though
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and here's the base for upstairs, debating on using a plinth block or not

I think the one problem we're running into is the upstairs isn't really a hallway, more like a place for doors, thats why we kind of like the simple casing for upstairs since there is seven doors all within a few feet of each other, I'm gonna try a run to a specialty trim place i know of and see if I can't throw another style to decide on into the mix.

12penny · 10-16-2009, 12:47 PM

jackie...if I had to pick it would be #1. What style house do you have?

jackie treehorn · 10-16-2009, 10:47 PM

That's a good question, I would think it's more of a contemporary craftsman style. It's on a flag lot but here's a pic from long ago:

I think the whole casing thing is my style is more contemporary and modern, but knowing that we won't be in this house forever I don't want to make anything too modern, but again the upstairs is just a cluster of doors so anything overly big may be a drawback as well:

And lastly everything screams builder grade, so I want to make it a bit nicer than builder grade but not over the top fancy either. I'm sure most people would've either left it alone or painted it