DIY: Framing a Closet Door

The owners prior to us decided to build a closet in the room above the garage. They boxed off a corner of the room for the closet space. Unfortunately, they felt since you can't see the inside of the closet, then why completely finish it? I however am a bit of a perfectionist and want the molding around the door and the baseboard installed before I paint.

I looked online for directions on how to frame a door with molding and after reading the description decided I could handle this as a first project. With my supply list in hand I headed to Lowe's to purchase the necessary items including:
1. Miter box and saw
2. Liquid nails
3. Finishing nails
4. Nail setter
5. Molding
6. Caulk

I laid out my supplies, cut my molding using my brand new miter box, glued the trim, nailed it every 12 inches, set the nails, and caulked the edges. It took me one mistake to figure out the angle direction, but all in all it doesn't look half bad for my first attempt. From the project, I learned I am very poor with a hammer being that I smashed not one finger, but two. However using the caulking gun is my new favorite tool.

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