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 ...

Dear James: I want to jazz up my dining room windows with decorative casing trim while I am having replacement windows installed. How can I do this trim project myself? -- Debra H.

Dear Char: New window and door trim can make a tremendous improvement in the overall appearance of any room. There are many new styles and profiles of trim stock available, so you should have no ...