Whoooooo?

I had a really amazing experience yesterday - check out this baby Eurasian Eagle Owl!!

Look at those huge eyes!!

His LEGS were FURRY

An adult - he was massive!

Exterior Trim and Roof Colors

With the decision of window layout behind me, my focus now turns to exterior trim color, and it's partner, roof color.

Here are the exterior trim colors offered by Marvin windows - and I think they are extensive -- AND, they do custom colors.  I don't know how spendy those are though...

I think I have my roof colors narrowed down to the red that Jay used on his Gifford:



I'm also contemplating a steel roof that is clad in copper.  I'm still researching that - and I really need to make researching a priority this week - but the idea is that steel clad in copper is less expensive and more durable than straight copper.  And it would still patina naturally. 


Add in that David wants to do stained glass porch lights in copper fixtures, and ... mmmm quite the draw.

I found this chart of the colors that copper turns over time as it patinas:

I'm totally in love with all of those... but, man, what color do I do the window trim, then?  Maybe just the same as the house color?

The bluish/purple roof on this Gifford is very pretty with the water as a back drop, but I worry that blue would wear on me over time.  I think I'd get tired of it - and on windows -- !  It would be too much for me. 

So... my plan is to look into the cost of copper clad standing seam steel roofing material.

Window Design and...

You may have noticed that I haven't been posting very often lately.  I've felt sort of ... immobilized.  Lots of things are happening but they aren't 100% cemented, and so I'm reluctant to write about them.  If you've been reading me for a while (as in, back to My 1929 Tudor) you know that I don't like to post about a project or an idea before it's completed.  It's sort of personal motivation rule...

But, to every rule there are exceptions...so here is the first of my two announcements... although, lol now the windows seem anti-climactic - I'm not sure I should categorize them as an "announcement" -- but whatever... here we go.

Many of you helped me with my window design dilemma - thank you for your time and thoughts!  Pending final word on house stability, my plan is to do 3 long windows on the bathroom side (so the bath window will also be long) and two long and short on the kitchen side - the kitchen window will remain as originally designed.  And then on the outside of the house, below the kitchen window, I'll do some type of art piece to trick the eye into thinking that window is as long as the others.

Here's a crude depiction using scissors and Scotch tape... 

(This is the bathroom side.)

I'm fairly certain that I am going to order my windows from Marvin, which is what the plans call for, and is also where Jay got his windows for his Gifford.

The side windows will be casement - they will hinge on one side and crank out, and they will be 3 over 1 (panes/grille.)  The loft window and the "picture window" will be awning windows that hinge at the top.  The picture window will be 5 over 1 as shown.  The loft window will be stained glass.

So what's next there?  Exterior window trim color.  Which ties to roof color... which... well, that's another post.  But I need to decide pretty darn soon because I feel like it's time to order windows.  And I know it's time to get the window frame to David for his stained glass work.

Because exterior window trim color and the roof are tied together (in my little mind) I'll lay those out in a separate post.