I did a posting a little while back on baseboard trim. I probably should have looked at door frames at that time as well. But I got sidetracked by our walk-in-closet. Can you blame me?

Trim and jamb details aren’t exactly glamourous, but they do make a difference. I’m gravitating towards frameless doors, but I’m discovering that “less is in fact more.” That is, dry-wall reveal details are seriously expensive. Go figure. You’d think that getting rid of material would save you some costs, but nope…the added labour adds up.

I’m still looking into this – so I’m not going to write it off just yet. In the mean time, I’ll share some photos of various options.

Below: Dry-wall reveal care of architect Gregory Phillips

Below: Frameless door trim by Feldman Architects. Bottom photo from Dwell Magazine. I quite like the dark edges in both photos.


Below: Frameless door with dark oak door care of Oomen Architecten

Below: There are lots of other elements in this photo that might catch your eye before the door frame, or lack there-of, but here’s another frameless look.

Below: If we do decide to add a frame around the door, there’s no reason it has to be white. Look how nice it can look with some added dark wood detail. Photo from Design Crisis.