Ohiojay, The GH is 9x14. The "plans" were cobbled together in my head from input from a bunch of pix of GHs that I've seen AND developed to fit the look of the house. We live on a small lot (50x150) with a 1920's house (orginally a hip roof cottage) that has been slowly upgraded with addition and small deck. Most of which has been kept to the small cottage\house look. (V Rustic wood siding, simple crown molding on the exterior windows, etc) Both my wife and I never even considered an aluminum kit - can't see how it would fit the look of the house. In addition the site was not the best choice possible vis a vis sun exposure, though the only reasonable site to put it at all. We wanted a tall knee wall...actually almost a half wall- both for the look and the reality that a tool shed on its south side reduced the sun below "table level" during the worst of the winter sun angle. We never planned to plant in the ground, but start annuals and hold orchids over the winter on tables and hung from the rafters so the tall half wal fit the bill I'm not about to recommend my approach, ie. wood over aluminum - (pesonally I just don't like the aluminum GH look) Nor do I suggest "making it up as you go without plans". It's just evolved this way. At some point soon, once I make myslef sit down at the computer with the progress photos I've taken, I'll get some out so you can see what we have so far. Last weekend we laid the used brick floor. Now it's time to paint, get the electical details installed, order twin wall and metal trim and close it up. As its going it will take until the first frost to accomlish it. Its a part of a larger "back yard" plan and I have to keep the bigger project moving along as well.

Thank you again for your advice on colors. I love the combination of colors you have chosen. But I feel that again, I have not been very clear. The "landing" I am referring to is on the 1st floor. Unfortunately, in that dark niche outside the two bedrooms, I cannot hang anything because a thermostat was placed on that wall, and the A/C man just confirmed that it cannot be moved without a lot of work and expense. That is very unfortunate!! There is a "landing" on the 2nd floor too, along with a long hallway that connects bedroom to bathroom and study. In my opinion, the color of the stairwell will have to also be the color of the walls on this 2nd floor hall. Walls of study are BM 1077; walls of bathroom are SW Krypton; walls of bedroom are BM 1075. Please let me know if the colors you are showing are BM 1077 and SW Dover White. Those are colors I would like to stick with in my color scheme in general. I just believe I need to go lighter than BM 1077 on the walls of this hallway and on the 1st floor landing.

Personally, I’d stick with matte on the ceiling because ceilings tend to have more irregularities and the matte will hide them. A shinier finish will show all the irregularities.

In regards to the Rubio, we also used that on our hardwood maple floors (2600 sq ft) in 2015. I did not have any issues with it smell wise, or any after effects. However, it does NOT protect the wood enough and the cleaning & maintenance is just not worth it. Doing further research, I also found that Rubio actually contains "isocyanates", but at a level that does not have to be disclosed. Point being, so much of the "low VOCs", etc., is more marketing hype than about purity. Some of the WORST products for our health are in the cleaning aisle at the grocery store or the cosmetics aisle. But they are not as heavily regulated as the coatings industry. OR worse yet, regulated under the FDA, so they're allowed to keep their ingredients "secret". Example - if I go into someone's home that uses the plug in air fresheners - within minutes, I can barely breathe. I don't think you need to worry about any of Benjamin Moore's higher end products, as they have been lowering the total VOC's as much as possible for some time now. As far as a floor finish, we plan to redo our floors with Centurion - Clear Polyurethane Floor Coating 2400 Series – Centurion Wood Coatings