I LOVE everyone's windows and kitchens, and I want to come to Peyton's party also! These double casements were just installed yesterday. We ordered three, but had to settle for two to allow enough space for other things. Those cabinets are going. The only wall with anything above counter will be the fridge wall. My main inspirations were erikanh, jenswrens and these steel windows from Things That Inspire. We didn't come close to any of these, but we like ours anyway. They fit the scale and scope of our house and renovation. boxerpups, great pix as always! I had some of the same ones in my inspiration file. pps7, your elevation looks a little limited in space for a towel rack. The door of the sink cabinet looks like the most likely, unless there is some clever disguise for the wall to the left of the windows. Is that a LS in the right corner? Is there a possibility there? I am planning to put a bar in one of the pullouts near the sink. igloochic, try this -- point your lens at the dark part just above the window, push the shutter half way, then move your camera down to center the window in the lens and take the picture. If that is overexposed, try right on the edge of the window. Also try the same things with flash, if you haven't.

Moisture between the glass would not be caused by poor installation. Rather, it would be caused by a defective manufacturing issue or due to some type of unusual situation where the normal wear was affected. For instance, extreme variations in temperature due to orientation or something going on regarding the interior of your home. I design and specify windows for homes in Florida almost all of them on the water or close by. Sierra Pacific offers a 30 year warranty on its 2605 finish and 20 year warranty on its patented Coreguard wood treatment and I would consider those windows. Andersen performs well too but they reduce their 20 year warranty to 10 years when on the coast. In my 40 year career, I have had great success with Andersen and SP and would run away from Pella if you are looking for an aluminum clad wood window. Just my opinion based on more than a hundred installations.

You've got the timeline correct Mr. Fridge, the company was owned by Serious Materials for a short time before Mr. Begin purchased the assets when Serious was going out of business, and then restored the company name back to it's longstanding name. The Alpen name was founded in 1981 by Robert Clarke, who helped pioneer the use suspended film in commercial window and glass applications, and still consults with Alpen to this day at 80 years young! As the oldest longest standing fabricator of suspended film technology, we are proud of our heritage but have also continued to innovate as evidenced by our commercial growth in ThinTriple and ThinQuad glass manufacturing, which has gained a huge share of our production. Sorry about the "like" on our own post, clearly a mistake. You have an awesome day, hopefully you get some good cheerful sunshine over the weekend! Happy to speak further offline, just email info@thinkalpen.com, many thanks.

You know, you might benefit from cross posting in the building a house and decor forums. Lots of folks there who might be able to give you some great advise.