Tiling Window Sill...help please! What do I do with window trim?

15 years ago

Because we want to use a high faucet (Moen Brantford), we have an issue with the wood will on our window behind the sink. This comes as no surprise, but we are now down to crunch time and we need to find a solution.

The backsplash is going in as we speak. I would like to tile the sill, but I'm not sure what to do about the trim? Has anyone done this? Can you post a picture please?

We removed the bottom wooden sill, but what should we do about the trim around the window?

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lazydaisynot
15 years ago
My sink and window set-up are very similar to yours, right down to the window moulding abutting the sides of the cabinets. the only difference is that our sill is much deeper. We have a tall faucet as well. If you're thinking that you need to tile the sill because it will get wet, I can tell you that our sill does not get wet. Don't know why, but it just doesn't.

If you want to, you could trim or remove the part of the old sill that sticks out horizontally and use a different piece of painted wood trim applied on its side. By this I mean so its front is flush with the front edge of the moulding on the side of the windows. This is what we did. We have a piece of moulding about 2 inches high and maybe 5/8 inches thick. The side window moulding runs into it. So it's like a frame to the window, but a different profile from the side moulding. It looks like it belongs there. We needed a flat moulding to have room for our faucet.

We tiled up to the bottom of the cabinets, and the tile runs into (and stops at) the moulding on the sides and bottom of the window. It looks nice. Sorry I haven't learned how to post pics.
brianadarnell
Original Author
15 years ago
Lazy, Can you please post a photo? If you sign up for a photobucket account, you can upload your pics and then easily post a link? Pretty please??? :)
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lazydaisynot
15 years ago
OK, I'm trying. Had to use my phone, and the photo quality isn't great. I will link the album when the photos upload-- it's taking a while. Our solution is simple, but it looks fine to me. Please ignore the fact that the whites don't match. We're in the process of repainting, as the oil paint has yellowed. Also ignore thumb tack holes where I attach the Christmas lights each year!

Our horizontal piece at the base of the window was simply finished with a subtle router bit along the bottom edge to echo the cabinet trim, but you could use any moulding if you wanted something fancier.

OK, here ya go.

Here is a link that might be useful: window moulding
brianadarnell
Original Author
15 years ago
Laizy- thank you so much. Those pictures definitely help. I wish my sill was nice and deep like yours!

anyone else have any ideas/suggestions?
mailfox7
15 years ago
We used to have a tiled sill. We replaced it with a quartzite sill. You can see the before and after pictures here. (also an added window sill in the remodel) Hope this is helpful.

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