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Short Summary
Main recommendation: Make your own custom trim molding (door casings, baseboards, crown, and corner moldings) from 3/4 in (18 mm) lumber using a router, table saw, and miter saw to save money and personalize a room's look. The video walks through profiling, cutting, and installing the pieces in a small bathroom makeover.
Key Points
- Router profiles like a round-over bit on door frames and an S-curve (ogee-style) profile on baseboards create custom detail from plain stock.
- Crown molding is kept simple with only a slight round-over on one edge, echoing the cabinet doors and the room's square theme.
- Wide molding boards are mitered on a miter saw, which he says is easier for these pieces.
- Room walls are often not square; the host found one wall was an inch shorter than its opposite wall, so measure each run individually.
- Installation uses a brad nailer, with as few tacks as possible so the trim can be removed later if needed.
Details Worth Noting
- Concrete instructions:
- Set the table saw blade to a 10° angle and raise it slightly above the board thickness for the door frame profile; hold the board against the fence with a featherboard.
- Ease the edges of the door frame with a round-over bit on a router, then cut notches where needed to fit around the vanity top and door hinges.
- For baseboards, make a near-square board with a narrow taper on the top edge so dust does not collect, then add an S-curve profile on one edge with an ogee-style bit on a router table.
- Use a cove cutting bit for corner moldings where walls meet, using leftover strips from other cuts, then trim the piece so it is even.
- Cut miters on wide boards with a miter saw.
- Tack trim in place with a brad nailer, using as few nails as possible.
- Materials are 3/4 in (18 mm) thick lumber.
- The host's crown molding uses a slight round-over on one edge, not a heavy profile.
- The video is part of a small bathroom makeover series, with a few more projects remaining.
Bottom Line
Custom trim is a practical, budget-friendly way to upgrade a room, but expect to measure and fit each piece individually because real walls are rarely perfectly square.
