Painting The Window Trim
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Our house is looking a little bit brighter today. That’s right, we finally finished painting our window trim. HAY!!! Here are our windows after we install the trim then prepped the windows for paint.
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Supplies:
– Paint
– Primer
– Paint Brush
– Foam Roller
The first step to painting the window trim was the primer. We used KILZ Premium and yes that is a 5 gallon bucket (I have other plans for this primer).
First, I took my paintbrush and cut-in around the window and painted over the knots in the wood.
Then I used the foam roller, this is one of my new favorite painting tools because it gives you a very smooth finish. But I will give you tips on how to use a foam roller in the future.
After letting the primer dry for 1 hour, I applied a second coat. Can you see the difference between the one and two coats? Top & left trim pieces have two coats.
Lets take a closer look…
After the primer dried, (I let it sit overnight because I was tired of painting for the day) it was time for paint. I used BEHR Ultra Plus in Ultra Pure White. This is so far my favorite paint I have used to date.
I did the same thing as I did with the primer, cut-in then rolled, waited until dry then added a second coat.
Here is a picture with the difference between the paint and primer, I have cut-in along the window with paint.
Our house has been in a mess for this whole project and I cannot wait to get things back together.
And now our window trim is all painted!!!
Now I just need to touch up the paint around the windows then I can finally check this off our list. Anyone else DIYing their windows?
We are redoing our window trim around our doors and windows. I am so glad you posted this because I am just getting to my first windows where I want to add a sill. I know you didn’t go with a sill but I have been using MDF for my trim up until now but for the sills I want to use wood and was worried about how to get the wood primed and painted an equally nice bright white sheen. I feel a lot better about it after seeing your success and method. Looks great, Thanks for sharing!
Your welcome Ashley! I would love to see your finished trim… I know it will look amazing.