Need help picking out windows
I want to either do dk bronze or white window replacements. I am wondering if dk bronze would be worth the investment since it increases the price significantly.
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houssaon
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help! need to pick window color fast (eagle windows/hardie sidng)
Comments (9)Before the GardenWeb gets around to pulling my plug I thought I would point out that one of the greatest, if not the only, benefit of using an Eagle Window is the fact that they will put a different color sash in their aluminum clad window frames as I referenced in my earlier post that was thought to be rude. A black sash can sometimes be an excellent choice in a gray or off-white frame because it gives the windows a more dramatic, deeper, and larger appearance. It was commonly used in older houses and has worked well for me in several historic restorations. But without seeing the rest of the trim colors and materials and the general setting of the house, it would be inappropriate to recommend anything that specific. Making the entire window sash and frame black can be too strong IMHO since subtlety is an important issue in any huse although it can work when the windows are inset in brick openings with no trim. Whatever is decided it should be accurately drawn to scale in color or mocked up. Making the windows all white seems a waste of a design opportunity unless the style of the house demands it (Georgian, etc). But if you like the Craftsman Style you really shouldn't be thinking about white windows or even clapboard siding for that matter. Pick a theme and try to reinforce it with the appropriate materials. There is a reason the Craftsman houses used shingles and earth colors; it was part of a cultural movement protesting the industrial revolution, not just a fashion or a "style". mdev, you apparently thought I was speaking to you about your window color comments but you should not have. I try to only speak to the OP in a thread and often don't read the other posts very thoroughly since I'm working in my office and often don't even see a recent post because it can take me an hour or two to post if a client calls or if I go to lunch. I can't do this full time. If I had something to say to you, I would normally have used your name. Others appear to have understood that and I only just figured out what you had assumed. I believe that responding to other posters comments rarely helps the OP and it often hijacks the thread which is truly a rude thing to do. The original post should always take precedence or AH would just become another chat room like the garden and kitchen forums. People come to BAH for real answers. The late Ben Thompson often told us to never design in a vacuum. It actually took me some time to understand what he meant: never focus on one design element to the exclusion of the others. The first thing you consider when selecting anything is how it will reinforce the central idea or design motif (called a "parti" in design school and you had to have one you could defend or your presentation was over). Only then should you consider the other aspects of the design. (You can learn a bit of this from the "What Not To Wear" TV show.) Focusing on the big ideas first instead of your old favorite ideas actually makes designing easier as well as more powerful. Toward the end things just seem to fall into place. The choice of a window color should fit into the larger "parti" and if you haven't defined that yet or can't describe it to others you can't move forward and get effective help from others. In other words, your're stuck. Know that feeling? It took me 4 years as an engineering and art student in college, 3 1/2 years in graduate school (interrupted by the war) and 10 years in an office to figure how a design process worked. I offer it to you in a 10 minute tutorial for free. Whether you understand it or not, you can't say I didn't try. The photo below is of a Cambridge, MA house restoration finished last year. On a lark I applied to do a another Cambridge house advertised on Craigslist with just my resume and this photo and beat out 250 other architectural proposals from all over New England. What many years of experience teaches you is proportion and balance. I don't know how to teach that in 10 minutes but learning to design a Palladian window would an excellent place to start....See MoreNEED HELP with picking out furniture
Comments (9)Start with drapes to warm the space. When hung properly, there won't be room for bookcases. In fact, most Houzzers would advise you to limit the amount of photos to just a few. I like them with "foot" backs so they can sit on table tops. Group them in threes, one large behind two smaller ones; no more than one such grouping per table top. The rest can hang in hallways and bedrooms, or go in albums. As for things hung on the walls, they should center at 5' above the floor. If above furniture, then just 5" above. I think your kitchen table and chairs are fine. Is that a sample valance over the slider?...See MoreNEED HELP picking out furniture
Comments (2)I don’t think any of them would do anything for your room. I would suggest you use the two pieces of art by the table together on one wall. They’re a bit small on their own IMO. Some drapes would look good there, but otherwise I think it looks fine as it is....See MoreNeed help picking out traditional window grids.
Comments (11)You should absolutely do the first option (4 lite in both the door and gable window). The front door is the most important statement piece on the exterior of your house, and while it the difference between a 4-lite and 9-lite doesn't seem huge on paper, in person the 4-lite will be draw praise from everyone that walks through it. It's a striking and interesting look that also coordinates with the other windows on the house, not because the lite sizes are similar, but because colonial (or equally divided lites)....See More
Joanne Sobaski
2 months ago
PROBeth H. :
2 months agolast modified: 2 months agoI'd get the stone cleaned (and the ivy removed) and go w/the bronze. the darker windows w/a darker trim color would look beautiful. switch out the porch posts w/stained cedar. spray the down spout.
this color post (or you could paint yours the same as the darker trim. see colors below)
Liz Nagel
2 months agoThank you everyone! It needs to be power washed. It has pink undertones mixed with cream and grey. The house was overgrown with vines when i bought it. All of them are dead, just have to pull them off.
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Beth H. :
2 months agolast modified: 2 months agocute house. it has a lot of potential.
these are all colors that would work w/the stone. se how nice the dark door and wood posts look?
also put in the windows. right side is dark, left are a lighter bronze.
bronze windows w/a darker bronze trim. (shown here w/yellow based stone, but yours aren't this color? )
diff companies have varying bronze colors. Which window company are you looking at? have you compared prices w/others? (one of these below is Lowes)
lighter grieges w/pink undertones
if you decide to go w/white, these are all whites w/pink undertones to match the stone.
Up to you, but the bronze windows and dark fascia trim, wood posts, new door and obviously landscaping, will take this house from a 2 to a 10! 
Lori Angell
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PRORL Relocation LLC
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RedRyder
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PROGray Space Interior Design
2 months agoLiz Nagel
2 months agoThe guy doing my windows uses Silverline windows and he has had the best quote by far, so i am trying to stick within that collection. Here are the options for grilles and colors.
Thank you so much for all the advice!
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Beth H. :
2 months agolast modified: 2 months agothe bronze or the silver one next to it looks nice.
does he have any physical samples for you to view? I'd take them outside and see how they look w/your stone and your roof.
honestly though, you can't go wrong w/the bronze.
Are those the original windows in the home? if yes, you can stick to those muntin sizes if you like, or go w/something the diamond bevel, or the upper sash only
Liz Nagel
2 months agoI will ask, thats a good idea. Yes, they are the original windows. To answer your question about the stone, have you run across Tennessee pink marble/limestone? That is the type of stone on the exterior. Someone did a terrible patching job though. Hopefully you can see the colors in this.
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RL Relocation LLC
2 months agoI dont think you need grills. wouldn't that also helps save a few dollars? If you do grills I like the top half 3x1
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