Using white exterior windows on a modern/transitional elevation?
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Comments (66)Thanks ckinkopf for your ideas and thoughts. Glad you think it will look okay when we are all done. I think you are the first poster to mention we should have done darker windows, although I have thought that. Ignoring the windows for now is likely what we will do as I am out of ideas for repeating the white. Most of our windows are fiberglass which can certainly be painted. The basement windows and two others on the house are vinyl which I would be more reluctant to paint. The vinyl windows were bought 5 years ago and won't last as long as the fiberglass, so maybe in 10-15 years if they need replacing, we will swap them out for fiberglass and then paint them all a grey to match the window trim. At that point we would need to repaint the siding anyway so we would need scaffolding. Yikes, I hope we finish this reno by the time we need to repaint it all!!!...See MoreWhite or Black Windows for Modern Farmhouse Style
Comments (39)@BT Great question and not to hijack this thread but since you asked: The hip roof has long span trusses and girders. My entire design was a slight overkill since we are also in a siesmic region. I wanted vast open span living and garage spaces with no posts or visible supports. Even though I subsequently enlisted a top local engineering company for their final design and stamp, I upgraded foundation and roofing members. The same design went into our 55' long and deep garages, creating a sense of open and free space. The foundation was another piece of engineering where I chose a post and pier foundation in the 5' high crawl space, and boy is it solid; it contributes to an extremely solid floor, on slab like foundation feel in the entire home....See MoreThoughts on contemporary exterior elevations? Windows in closet?
Comments (22)I believe the vanity is 72" but I will have to double check. We were thinking it would be big enough since we have seen a lot of double sink vanities at 60". They'll fit ... but they'll eat up your storage space, and each sink will be crammed against the wall. It's not a matter of possible; rather, it's a matter of comfortable. Builders put in a lot of things that don't make sense. I really do think modern bathrooms have become rather ridiculous in their excess. We definitely want a pocket door in the laundry. Still deciding on if we should also do one from bathroom to closet. Architect said we will be ok with venting laundry to outside. I don't know if I'd do a bathroom-to-closet door or not. I'd definitely make the opening door-sized so that IF you (or a future owner) ever do want a door, it'd be easy to add one in. Architect said we will be ok with venting laundry to outside. Sure, it's possible ... but it'll be difficult to clean the dryer vent. When things are difficult to clean, they tend to be ignored, and then you have a fire hazard. Or, you get what happened to us last year: a chipmunk climbed into the dryer vent and had babies ... and none of them could get back out ... oh, the smell of dead rodent. Thank goodness our dryer is on an exterior wall, and it was a matter of pulling out /replacing an 18" bit of dryer vent -- and easy DIY. If we'd had an interior set-up, we'd have had to put up with the smell while we waited for someone to come remove the vent from inside the walls /replace it. I think for our needs we will stay with the toilet closet. I like the privacy it gives while allowing the SO to still use the the other parts of the bathroom. I know it's a popular choice, but do consider that you get a number of negatives as a trade-off for 5-10 minutes of privacy each day. If you are going that direction, I suggest you make it a true half-bath with more space and a sink -- not just a toilet in a small closet....See MoreModern blue hue (not garish) for front door with white exterior?
Comments (41)@Design Interior South, yes, that is why I was pricing redwood at the lumber yard yesterday! :) And we went with "Cool Blue" paint on the front doors. IMO, they look like a tribute to LEGO! I'm giggling and cringing at the same time, ha. Also having the painters repaint the trim in white this morning. These doors are placeholders until we get our modern style wood door with window....See MoreRelated Professionals
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