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.

So you can get an idea of what brown w/ dark trim may offer you here are 2 browns that I used yrs. ago and really liked w/ my dark trim. Clearly you can see that I lean towards most anything w/ a green tone. I won't list the names as I just wanted to give you a general idea.: On a dreary day & flash: The next lighter shade on the strip: Brown could work very well w/ the greyer tones that you are trying to work w/. If I might make a few color suggestions to give you some ideas of greyed colors that could be close to some of those Farrow and Ball colors that could look so nice w/ your wood - not sure about the windows: Really Greyed colors BM Imperial Gray #1571 BM Cheyenne Green #1502 or 1512 - can't read my writing SW Svelte Sage SW Softened Green #6177 BM Mesquite #0501 Clearer colors that are similar to some F&B colors: BM Healing Aloe #1562 SW Mountain Air Valspar Field of Pines #5004-4A BM Blue Grass #CC-640 Valspar April Thicket #5003-3C BM Wythe Blue #HC-143 BM Florentine Plaster #520 SW Naturel #2080 Also don't think that using a rich cream/ neutral color is a cop out. Sometimes that is a beautiful way to pull all of the others colors together and have a subtle yet rich palette that flows so well. Remember - if that window can be seen from other rms. the wall colors in those other rms. can raelly help draw the color of the window out and totally unify everything around it. Have you thought about painting the parlor another color instead of Rich Cream? Maybe paint the entry rm. Rich Cream instead. My thought process is that when you would walk into your home you would see the beautiful window w/ no hard visual color pulling away from it and then all of the subtle greyed tones all around. Although I do see your point - Rich Cream would really look lovely w/ that white in that rm. Personally I do not regret for an instant deciding to go neutral in my hallway.

Yes, I have one over my sink. The neighbor's house is very nearby and the previous owners of my house had a fabric valence in the kitchen window that gave some privacy. But there is only one window in the kitchen, so I got a stained glass window to hang there. I got obscured glass and just a little color. Now the neighbors can't see in (but I have never seen their blinds open anyway) and I get all the light I can get. My kitchen remodel this summer added a skylight, but I still like the stained glass over the sink. I may get new pictures of the redone kitchen up in a week or two. Here is a link that might be useful: new

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. :)