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Founder & Finish Carpenter, SuncoastTrim
Drew Lippincott is the founder of SuncoastTrim, a residential finish carpentry company serving Venice, Sarasota County, and Southwest Florida. He works hands-on with homeowners on interior trim, molding, and the finish details that make a room feel complete, and writes these guides to help homeowners make clearer, more confident trim decisions.
38 guides
Sometimes a room has the right sofa, the right wall color, and still feels a little flat. In many Sarasota County homes, the issue is not the décor, it is the
By Drew Lippincott · 10 min read
Beyond Basic Board and Batten: What Makes an Accent Wall Feel Custom Start with the wall itself: a treatment feels custom when the pattern lines up with the
By Drew Lippincott · 12 min read
If your primary suite feels a little unfinished, a trim or moulding feature wall can give it a more custom look without changing the room's footprint. The wall
By Drew Lippincott · 11 min read
An arched opening already has more personality than a square passage, but when the edge is only painted drywall, it can feel like a construction detail that
By Drew Lippincott · 15 min read
Bathroom trim has a tougher job in Florida bathrooms than it does in most other rooms. Steam from showers, condensation on cooler surfaces, sink splashes, damp
By Drew Lippincott · 15 min read
Interior trim is one of the most visible ways to make a Venice or Southwest Florida home feel more finished without reworking the floor plan. The edges of a
By Drew Lippincott · 13 min read
Choosing the best trim materials for Florida homes starts with one question: where will the trim live? A baseboard in a dry, air-conditioned bedroom has a very
By Drew Lippincott · 14 min read
Some doorless openings do their job perfectly well but still look a little unresolved. A plain drywall return between a living room and dining room, or a foyer
By Drew Lippincott · 13 min read
Craftsman trim works best when it feels intentional, not overpowering. Its appeal comes from flat, crisp boards, clean shadow lines, and a sense of structure
By Drew Lippincott · 12 min read
Crown moulding looks best when it is chosen for the ceiling first and the room second. In many Florida homes, bright natural light, pale walls, tall openings
By Drew Lippincott · 14 min read
The most useful dining room trim ideas start with a simple question: what should the room feel like before anyone notices the moulding? Trim can make plain
By Drew Lippincott · 15 min read
Trim is one of the quickest ways to make the first few steps inside a home feel intentional instead of unfinished. It gives the eye edges to follow: a front
By Drew Lippincott · 13 min read
A fireplace wall is one of the easiest places for a Sarasota County living room to look unfinished, even when the rest of the space is well decorated. In open
By Drew Lippincott · 17 min read
A cabinet can be useful, level, and full of storage and still look like it was simply set against the wall. The giveaway is usually at the edges: a shadow gap
By Drew Lippincott · 15 min read
In many builder-grade homes, the rooms are not missing furniture or color as much as they are missing strong edges. Doorways and windows may have very small
By Drew Lippincott · 15 min read
Casing is the trim that surrounds the place where a wall meets a door or window, and it has a bigger visual job than many people realize. Door casing gives the
By Drew Lippincott · 13 min read
Choosing the right baseboard height is less about finding one "correct" number and more about making the bottom of the wall look intentional. A baseboard that
By Drew Lippincott · 14 min read
A baseboard is easy to treat as the last trim detail, but its profile does more visual work than most homeowners expect. The profile is the shape you see on the
By Drew Lippincott · 15 min read
Matching existing trim gets tricky because the eye does not read a board as one simple shape. It notices the top curve, flat faces, little grooves, thickness
By Drew Lippincott · 12 min read
Learn how mixing trim styles can blend modern and traditional trim with the right profiles, scale
By Drew Lippincott · 15 min read
Learn how to plan trim work during remodel projects
By Drew Lippincott · 14 min read
Learn how to prepare for trim installation with steps to clear rooms, protect floors, coordinate trades, manage pets, and avoid delays.
By Drew Lippincott · 14 min read
An open-concept room usually wins on light, movement, and long sightlines, but that same openness can make the space feel a little unfinished. When fewer walls
By Drew Lippincott · 13 min read
Start at the room's edges: flat baseboards and square door or window casing replace curved profile moulding with straight, square-edged lines. A flat baseboard
By Drew Lippincott · 16 min read
Before you pick a bright white, a warm walnut tone, or a soft natural finish, the bigger question is what the trim is made to become. The paint-grade trim vs
By Drew Lippincott · 15 min read
Paint is the finish that makes trim feel complete, but it is not a magic cover-up. On well-prepped trim, paint creates a clean, continuous look across
By Drew Lippincott · 14 min read
The short answer: the best trim material Florida homeowners can choose is not one material for the whole house. It depends on where the trim sits, how much
By Drew Lippincott · 17 min read
Shiplap vs. Tongue-and-Groove: Why the Difference Matters If you're comparing shiplap walls vs tongue and groove walls, the first thing to know is that the
By Drew Lippincott · 11 min read
Look at the bottom of the baseboard: if there is a shadow line, small gap, or slightly wavy edge where the floor meets the wall, that is the spot these trim
By Drew Lippincott · 13 min read
Trim does not have to obey one house-wide rule. It can match the walls, relate to the cabinets, blend into the ceiling, or stand apart as its own accent color
By Drew Lippincott · 14 min read
A staircase can be perfectly functional and still feel a little unfinished. The treads may be in place, the railing may do its job, and the walls may be
By Drew Lippincott · 13 min read
Interior trim is one of the easiest details to overlook until a room feels unfinished. For homeowners comparing interior trim upgrades in Sarasota County, the
By Drew Lippincott · 16 min read
The right choice starts with a simple question: what do you want the room to do differently? Wainscoting is lower-wall paneling that gives a room a more
By Drew Lippincott · 14 min read
Sometimes a room reaches the "done" stage on paper, but your eye still catches something missing. The drywall is up, the flooring is in, and the paint color
By Drew Lippincott · 13 min read
Before you fall in love with a ceiling photo, look at the room's actual height, width, and most visible centerline. If those lines fight the room, the design
By Drew Lippincott · 13 min read
When flooring height, cabinet layout, or drywall opening prep is still unsettled, trim can force the rest of the finish work to work around the wrong line. In a
By Drew Lippincott · 14 min read
Why Trim Rots in Florida Homes, and When to Repair or Replace It On homes in Venice and nearby Southwest Florida communities, exterior trim takes a beating
By Drew Lippincott · 14 min read
A window can have a nice view, fresh paint, and good natural light, yet still feel oddly unfinished if the opening is treated like an afterthought. That is
By Drew Lippincott · 15 min read
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