If the gas fireplace has a glass front, the "direct vent" will be double-walled for intake and exhaust and is known as a type B vent. This is what is shown in the simulated chimney photo (the cladding can be brick, stone or stucco) and it is essentially what you already have except the vent extends far above the enclosure for reasons best known to the builder/designer. This is a gas vent, not a chimney and must meet the requirements of the fuel-gas code instead of the requirements for a factory-built chimney in the building code. The wood-burning stove will have a factory-built chimney that must meet the requirements of the building code and the manufacturer's installation instructions. Decorative shrouds installed at the termination of a factory-built chimney must be listed and labeled for use with the specific factory-built chimney system. There are companies that make properly listed shrouds and chimney pots (see link). Here is a link that might be useful: copper chimney pots

Well, actually I wasn't really hurt, just tired of seeing it! LOL I thought that maybe some parents just thought it would be a bad idea, even though it's worked for us. I also meant to say that nobody replied, but was thinking something else and said read. I figured someone had to have read it by now. Just had my brain somewhere else! :-) ~Leslie~

Looking out my kitchen window is a stucco house similar to yours. If you were looking for the trim to be darker than the body then consider something opposite of what you currently have. The body of the home in the color of your trim and the trim in the body? Does that make sense? The house I am speaking of that I can see out my window has a bone color on the body and a darker tan on the trim. The trim color could be almost like Lindy's 15:43 house above,with a lighter body. ....OR I can crawl back under my rock :)

Congratulations on your sweet beautiful Emmett mom and dad! I too love the name. Funny how they want to stay inside where it's warm and safe for longer. :?( ) What time was he actually born? I see this 16 hours later. :-). My advice rest while you can. :-)