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Trim Essentials
Like icing on a cake, decorative trim is an easy, often inexpensive, way to add real character to any home
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More than likely, the casework in your home is either stain-grade or paint-grade wood. Stain-grade is more expensive because of the higher quality of woods used, such as cherry and maple. Pine and poplar are examples of paint-grade wood that, just as the name implies, are designed to be primed and painted. Proportion, detailing, and the beauty of the wood elevate this stain-grade window casing above the average.
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