Slateberry, from your pics, I'd say the two side windows and the area around the pause marks is original--the colors look right, and it is a pain to change out old glass with stained--I've done that on my main parlor window--as high up as that looks, it would be even tougher--so I bet it's original. As to the balcony, do the prints show spindles, or are they just calling the knee-wall a railing? Worthy, the big draw in old homes for most buyers IS the original details--they are unmatchable today without huge cost--and add significantly to resale value if they are still there for the next owners. Don't care about stuff like that, then why are you in such a house? Newer is usually cheaper to keep up; don't care if you risk losing prospective buyers by altering your house's original details--then go ahead and kiss your dollars goodbye. As to style--old houses tend to be well-built and appeal because of their design--and that is something which anyone can appreciate--don't you have an idea when something appeals to you or when it doesn't? If you change exterior features a house just won't 'look' right, and the parts which don't fit will become obvious as you look hard at a place. Most old house buyers have a basic idea of what fits or appeals to them, and want houses which preserve as much of that charm as possible. I had a vague idea of the different styles, but I educated myself during my years in my house--you just need to look at a few plan books to get an idea; the one thing I KNEW when house hunting was this: I grew up in a 50's ranch, and would never buy such a house for myself--I had to have two stories, and something with some character inside, not just boxes with basic trim as I'd grown up in.

Lovely designs and colorways! Thank you. I'm sure you've researched this to the nth degree, and my A&C knowledge is more cursory. And I hate to be the one who wants to order off-menu. Actually I am always willing to listen to other opinions. On this thread, I had five posted for DH's study and someone suggested using the teal in the center portions, so I pulled the thread and did the two more with the teal, F and G. That said, is there a reason for the placement of the clear glass portion? Or is it really creamy and lower-contrast against the other colors? It will be clear, but not flat glass. It will most likely be a heavily textured glass. See the red arrows I added in your example. Additionally, while it appears that the background is a white glass, I believe it's a clear glass with a white sheet behind it. However I don't want such an open look, so at least I'd use the textured glass or at least a wavy glass. I know you'll have whatever's outside potentially adding color there so the difference won't be as stark. But my gut reaction was that there's usually more or less of the lightest shade against the deeper tones. Examples below. That is a beautiful example. Thank you. Given how they'll be placed, I also wonder if there's an opportunity to have the outer windows mirror each other and the center one be unique. If you look at the triple window starting each grouping, you'll see that the center window is different than the two end windows. Not as stark as your example, but they are not the same. :)

For DH's office I decided on this one. C actually got 2 more votes but I wanted to play up the red a bit more. Here is the glass we pulled out for this one today. The center that is white in the drawing will be heavily seeded clear glass. From left to right: The orange will be the border. The teal blue is the ribbon. The bright green in his hand is the green circles. Below that is the tan/yellow that is the darker background. Next to that is the lighter background. And to the fair right is the reds for the red area. The dark green isn't shown in this photo but is the same green as in the bedroom glass photo. For the master bedroom, we're still finalizing as we don't have the main background color. I chose 4 which was the one that got the most votes too. The main green background is the color that we're waiting on samples but here's the colors chosen so far. From left to right: The rose color, then the yellow accent color. The glass guy is holding the leaf color. Below that is the blue for the horizontal bands. Next to that is the light green for the border and the stem of the vase and next to that is the lighter background color. And like with any glass, the colors look different depending on the light.

And rearrangement never ends! I have been digging things into the ground for the winter and thinking that's not really where I want it. I guess I'll be busy rearranging next season again! I really like Stained Glass. I've been struggling with a very small Cathedral Windows so I can't comment on it. Saw Etched Glass in a nursery this year and picked it up. But since my garden is full, I decided to put it back. Sometimes what I find with newer hosta (that not many people have) is that they may not grow well, or they may not look good all season etc. So I try to refrain from buying new until others have it and can tell me more about it. Anyways, it slows down the amount of new hostas I get to have---which is actually a good thing for me---until I find more hosta real estate!