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Comments (7)thank you Susie and Technicolor. I will try the landscape folks too. here is a picture of the other side of the windows which will become a door. The space is only about 9 ft wide and has another pair of windows on the opposite side of the room, entry door to house is on the end facing you, the entry to the garage door is behind the camera and to the right. .. This is a breezeway that links the garage with the house. It is very useful for shedding snowy boots and coats before coming into the house, we got to try it out when we moved most of the furniture in during a late January snow squall. . I am not sure I will get French doors out of this, Spouse seems to be leaning to just a normal exterior type door. French doors may not be the best choice for the extended cold and snow of the northern Michigan winters. Something insulated and well sealed would be more practical, though I agree the appearance is lacking compared to the appeal of French doors. I want it to open out and toward the house side to eliminate any possible interference between the top of the door and the garage roof. Maybe that wouldn't happen anyways, but it looks like it could be a problem from the inside....See Morenext project...update fireplace
Comments (43)Too late. I found the black bricks set vertically very distracting. I liked the looks of the bottom from the mantel on down. I would have painted the above portion same as the wall color and left the rest. But I don't think gray for the walls works with the fireplace so it was probably best to wipe all the color out of the bricks. Hopefully you are happy with your results....See More2020 life updates thread + a new project I'll need GW help with.
Comments (33)maire_cate yes it's pretty flat. Everywhere in FL is pretty flat :) It is a major change from our mountain in PA but hopefully should be nice. Some of the acreage is on wetlands so we're trying to figure out what that means in terms of developing and clearing trees to the lake. Hopefully it will be doable (our offer is contingent on the feasibility survey and builder approval). MtnRdRedux, If you move to Winter Park, we'd be neighbors :) I would love to bring all my Amish builders down but alas I don't think that will work as they may not want to travel quite so far, LOL. We're going to do a typical Mediterranean style Florida house I think. Open floor plan, travertine floors, lots of sliding glass doors. We spend 99% of our time here outside so we want to make a really nice outdoor area....See MoreUpdate on my front door project, and project creep assistance request
Comments (13)Take it from one who knows, never EVER knock on glass. That's what I did and still have the scars on my right arm and a 2" scar on my wrist which required stitches. :) I wouldn't ring a bell & even though they're pretty, it'd scare me to death if someone rang it. I'm with Annie, function (and safety) first. We're in the boonies too, along with two big dogs who bark, but there are times they're sleeping in the LR, with me in the back of the house and none of us hears if someone pull up. It's the doorbell which alerts us. Do what some other people do, put the doorbell buzzer button down a couple of feet from where it normally would be. It's not as noticeable that way, but will be found by the person looking for a doorbell....See MoreILoveRed
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