Thank you so much Co-Co! :) This is a great thread! Especially since we are discussing my two favorite things - homes and birds! Robotropolis - great pic! It did come through! I think my workplace must have blocked them as I see them fine now from home. LOL@your companion. What a cutie! I love the pic of the scooter and the birds. I'm glad to see I'm not the only one posing their birds on things! That scooter would look great in my carport btw. Yes, they are bougainvillea! I love them. They do seem to do well in AZ. THey are not so pretty right now, as they are not in bloom. Ravencajun - yes please please post pics of your house! Also, I had an architect out here yesterday who said it was okay to just to do the one window. I'm having a friend whose a great contractor look at it tomorrow. I am a little worried at how much work it will entail. I'll let you all know tomorrow in case anyone else plans to do something similar.

Oh heck, I was afraid of that :-). They were from a window in a church in Montreal (I've had them 30+ yrs) but had been broken up in sections when I got them. I don't have a digicam, cell phone or anything right now (and I just moved on Friday so everything's upside down anyhow), but I'll see if I can get someone to snap them soon so maybe I can them/it in here. The colors are reds, blues, yellows and others, but they're bright, not the 'tasteful' ones you might see today (don't you hate those flat pebbly things they have now?).

I do not agree they should be 3 separate windows if your mock up is what you want this is going to be more “modern farmhouse “ than what the rest of the house is so I would rethink black windows and I would do board and batten everywhere unless all the windows are being changed and that will open a whole other can of worms .

You can use gray with north light, but it has to have a lavender undertone. You can also use red with north light, but choose one with a raspberry undertone.