window trim & backsplash conundrum

last month

Need advice on trimming out my windows above my kitchen counter. These are existing windows in an old farmhouse which aren’t 100% level, and one (on far right) is spaced slightly wider than the rest, and one is in the corner. The opposite corner will have an appliance garage, so at least the spacing in the corners is symmetrical. My vibe is minimal, and I don’t have any upper cabinets with the exception of the appliance garage, which is next to a pantry and refrigerator (upper refrigerator to come). The opposite wall is also cabinet-less with the exception of the double oven cabinet. A vent hood will align with the top of the double oven cabinet. I’m wondering if I should use pained flexible wood sheets instead of trim, to create a seamless look from the counter to ceiling? I am not opposed to tile but it would be rather labor intensive given the location of the sconces (to come) and electrical outlets. Other ideas?

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Lyn Nielson
last month
What is a pained flexible wood sheet?

I would trim out the 4 back windows to the ceiling. so you don't have that little strip of sheetrock over the windows.

Any 1 by trim board (you'll be painting, right?) or a sheet of finish grade plywood, but I doubt that is cheaper...

and the corner window even with the top trim of the 4. butt the trims in the corner, so it is all trim.

the spaces between the windows although uneven, can be trimmed to look like they are all milled as one. all the way down to the countertop. Will you add a window sill?

I wouldn't but some people like a sill to set stuff on.

I would mount the sconces ON the wood trim. I don't understand the other corner... trim the last window normal, like a 4" trim
dani_m08
last month
^^^^^I think with all of the outlets+ sconce boxes + small space under the window + etc. that it will be a difficult tile installation.

How long is that wall of windows? Five outlets is a lot - why so many?

What do your sconces look like? How wide are they? How much wider is the one area between the right windows than the two spaces between the other windows.

A continuous material for the wall would be best - wood seems more appropriate for an old farmhouse than running countertop slabs (plus, it would be difficult to fabricate the slabs with so many cut outs needed). Wood will also be less expensive.

butt the trims in the corner, so it is all trim.

Make sure that you tell your trim person to butt the trims in the corner as Lyn has advised. I have a garage door + laundry room door that are close to each other and the carpenter left the smallest space between the garage door trim and the laundry room door trim = the smallest piece of drywall in the corner. Absolutely ridiculously small.
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WestCoast Hopeful
last month
We have three windows together which are all trimmed out together to avoid tiny drywall bits in middle.
Julie S
last month
I agree about trimming them all together as one and fooling the eye as to the small variations. If there is a concern about painted wood trim coming right down to the countertops, perhaps a 2" backsplash strip of stone, or even a skinny line of tile quarter round, tile liner, jolly trim etc could be put where the counter meets the wall for ease of wiping and wet protection, then finish the window trim down to that.