A laundry treating appliance comprising: a cabinet defining an interior; a drum located within the interior and defining a treating chamber ; and a door assembly coupled to the cabinet to selectively open and close the treating chamber and at least partially defining the treating chamber when the door assembly is in a closed condition, the door assembly comprising: an intermediate door having front and rear surfaces, defining an opening , and having a plurality of receiving openings forming a first part of a heat stake connection; a user interface mounted to the intermediate door ; a door cover adjacent the front surface of the intermediate door and overlying the user interface ; a rear door adjacent the rear surface of the intermediate door ; a door window mounted to the rear door and overlying the opening ; and a trim element provided about at least a periphery of the intermediate door and having a plurality of posts , the posts configured to be received within the receiving openings and forming a second part of the heat stake connection, the posts and receiving openings collectively forming the heat stake connection to create a plurality of caps to secure the trim element to the intermediate door . a cabinet defining an interior; a drum located within the interior and defining a treating chamber ; and a door assembly coupled to the cabinet to selectively open and close the treating chamber and at least partially defining the treating chamber when the door assembly is in a closed condition, the door assembly comprising: an intermediate door having front and rear surfaces, defining an opening , and having a plurality of receiving openings forming a first part of a heat stake connection; a user interface mounted to the intermediate door ; a door cover adjacent the front surface of the intermediate door and overlying the user interface ; a rear door adjacent the rear surface of the intermediate door ; a door window mounted to the rear door and overlying the opening ; and a trim element provided about at least a periphery of the intermediate door and having a plurality of posts , the posts configured to be received within the receiving openings and forming a second part of the heat stake connection, the posts and receiving openings collectively forming the heat stake connection to create a plurality of caps to secure the trim element to the intermediate door . an intermediate door having front and rear surfaces, defining an opening , and having a plurality of receiving openings forming a first part of a heat stake connection; a user interface mounted to the intermediate door ; a door cover adjacent the front surface of the intermediate door and overlying the user interface ; a rear door adjacent the rear surface of the intermediate door ; a door window mounted to the rear door and overlying the opening ; and a trim element provided about at least a periphery of the intermediate door and having a plurality of posts , the posts configured to be received within the receiving openings and forming a second part of the heat stake connection, the posts and receiving openings collectively forming the heat stake connection to create a plurality of caps to secure the trim element to the intermediate door . <EOS>