Take the 2-minute tour ×  I helped a friend put up a chair rail
in his house yesterday. It turned out great, except that neither
of us knew what to do about where it met the window. Since the
window didn't have trim around the outside, the chair rail kind
of dead ends without any end piece.  Here's a photo:  alt text
Any suggestions on how to finish this? I know it would typically
be cut at a 45° bevel, but since it's hollow behind the rail, it
wouldn't look right unless it was caulked or spackled.
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down vote accepted  You could do this as an outside corner, with
just a little piece of rail.  I did this with some baseboard
right beside a closet (that I didn't want to put trim around),
and it turned out well. (Taking this picture also reminds me, I
never did quite finish cleaning this all up).  baseboard outside
corner  The hardest part of doing this is cutting the edge piece
so you get a perfect corner.    1. Cut the piece (usually
there's a scar