We did the same on the front of the header to mimic
the Craftsman style molding we have around our windows.
Not exact matches
We used 1x6s for the base
moldings and the
craftsman style headers we built above all the doors and windows are constructed from 1x4s.
Here's the (rough) photo I pasted together in Photoshop to show what a couple of angled columns and some
craftsman -
style molding might * sort of * look like:
Our house is a new, northwest
craftsman style, so while it does have a bit of personality, it is still simple with mostly straight flat
moldings and only our dining room and powder room have crown
molding.