We are renovating a kitchen and adjoining spaces and need to select trim for windows, cased openings and doors as well as baseboard. The proposed plan is to include header trim on the 2 windows in the Kitchen and the 2 cased openings to other rooms (Living Room and Dining Room). The header design would use a flat stock for the vertical trim. The 3 doors to garage, laundry and powder room will not include a header - casing trim will have a decorative profile and bead (pics below).

Kitchen Windows and Dining Room Entry - all to include a header

Hallway - Entry to Living Room on left to include Header, all other doors No Header

Trim Style/Width:

1. Should the vertical trim used with the header and non header applications be the same? Does the flat stock in the header "match" the more decorative trim on the non header application? GC said he can not use the horizontal detail in the header design with a vertical trim that has a profile so does that mean casings with headers usually use a flat vertical trim?

2. If different, should the widths at least be the same? Considering either 3 1/2" or 4".

Header Height:

Header/crown on the larger kitchen window will go to the ceiling, 9" total height.

Space above the Dining Room Entry is 14"

Space above Sink Window is 12" - Header can not go to the ceiling due to cabinet crown molding.

3. Should the sink window include a header or just casing? If header, what height?

4. What is appropriate header height for Dining Room entry. I' think it should match the opposite large window at 9" with 5" wall space above?

Baseboard Height:

5. Ceilings are 8". What is the appropriate baseboard height? Baseboard in rest of house is a plain 3 1/4" which we may update at some point. Considering 5" height - flat stock with an additional trim. Is there a rule of thumb for the relationship between the baseboard and door trim? (again considering 3 1/2" or 4")

Trim Style Appropriate:

6. New England Colonial home. I see descriptions such as "farmhouse" or even "craftsman" for this header style. Do these fit my home? Current window/door trim in the rest of the house is a 2 1/2" colonial and a 3 1/4" baseboard but we would like to update that at some point.

Lots of questions - thanks for design feedback

Header Design with Flat Stock Vertical Trim

Casing Design for Non Header Applications with Detailed Trim