Should door/window trims match, or not?

bigburb

I'm in the midst of remodeling my home built in 1978. In some places I've added trim around doors, trim around windows, and in other places the original trim is still around the doors. I'm wondering, from a design perspective, how necessary it is for the trim to match? It just doesn't look right to me... but considering there was no trim before that might be why I feel that way. Attached a picture of our dining room.

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rjniles

Replace the trim around the sliding door with the same as that cased doorway. It will look much better and match the houses period.

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bigburb

Actually that's not a sliding door, its a window! A 6x6 slider.

Does it matter too much if the trim in one room doesn't match the trim in another part of the house? For example, in our master bedroom, I added some french doors to a previously open area, but the header was warped. To "cover" that up, I built this (pic attached). Now, obviously this won't match most of the trim in the house, but is that a big deal since its in its own area?

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rjniles

I think it looks better to have all the trim throughout the hose match.

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canadaclub

Personally I think you're fine with different trim in the bedroom since guests will not be entering that space. I agree though...change the trim on the window to match. It kind of looks like an unfinished project.

bigburb

That's what I thought too, but my wife said it looked great, probably because I replaced the window 2 years ago and haven't had any trim up since.

canadaclub

But you know wivesjust give it time

BigJim

It is fine to have different trim on windows and doors. For example, if you had Egyptian keyway trim on your doors or passage you sure wouldn't have it on your windows. Different trim in different areas is fine also as some areas are more formal.

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Jim

gotogregg

Hey BigBurb,
All the trim looks really nice. It really depends on where the different trim is in the house and how noticeable it is. If the doors and windows are consistent with each other in each room I would say its fine. The trim can be different in different rooms, but if it is bothering you and you notice it then the chances are other people will too. -Gregg

bigburb

Yeah, I'm thinking trim should be the same in a room, OK to change throughout the house. I started out with the fluted trim in the formals, and thought it might be too much fluted trim for one room, which is why I went with the other trim on the window. Looking at it now, I don't like it anyways. Maybe I'll try the fluted trim on the window and see how I like it. Another option would be to do the same type of trim I tried in the master.