My daughter's room is being redone. Pretty much a "farm / barn" style. Lots of earth tones and dark wood - all chosen by my daughter. The window treatment which is the subject of this project is a fancy trim project followed by new window shades and shutters. I also included a top valance to hold the shades, allow display items above the window and to add some more interest to the windows. There are two windows and each received identical treatment.

Window Sill Handle Detail

New bottom window sill pieces were made first. I wanted a "heavy" look and feel so I used 2 x 6 boards. I used some very large screws to firmly attach the sill to the house frame. Very strong, but un-attractive. So ... I counter sunk those and then added wood plugs which were stained and finished to match the rest of the trim.

The shutters. The whole project was begun with the concept of some shutter windows. The shutters coverer the bottom half of the windows. The style of the shutters are kind of a "barn" look. Vertical pine boards which are composed of four panels - two on each side. They are hinged in the middle to open within the constraints of the available space besides the windows. The middle hindges hold the two pieces together which fold like an accordian or "cafe" style window. The shutters have horizontal trim boards on top and bottom, all of which becomes an old barn door looking shutter.