Two suggestions: 1. Look at examples of the architectural style that you are building for colors of siding, trim, roofing and how they are used; 2. Get actual samples out on your job site, place them vertically as they will be on your house (there are few, if any, horizontal finishes on a house), and move them from sunlight to shade to view, before deciding. The larger the samples you can get to your site, the better you will be able to see how they look in sun and shade. If it were me, I'd wait until the house was framed and sheathed, in order to also get a sense of magnitude and scale for each of the material and color options. It's worth taking the time to get it right, since once in place the finish materials are likely to be there a long, long time. Good luck on your project.

Marcolo, you mean in the scullery/butler's pantry area? Yes, that's what I was thinking...exactly the same but without the stencil. And I'm still trying to figure out if I need two narrow shades or one large one (which would mean mounting brackets outside). The divider between the two windows is rather wider than ususal for two double hung windows together, but the header and sills run across both. And I LOVE those pulls, particularly D and Y. Great suggetion, thanks!

A couple more pictures that might help if you are still interested: Sort of as someone suggested above, a VERY narrow little plate rack here, a kind of narrow vertical wall shelf unit would be nice, perhaps? [Contemporary Kitchen[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/contemporary-kitchen-ideas-phbr1-bp~t_709~s_2103) by San Francisco General Contractors Mascheroni Construction A soffit or short horizontal open shelf above both might help tie them together as one and still be good if you frame each window separately [Other[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/other-home-design-ideas-phbr1-bp~r_33)

"joeyjoey1 Why would I not buy from the Big Orange? An Andersen Woodwright is an Andersen Woodwright no matter where you buy it." Well, because of all the times that I-as a window specialty service tech-has to go out & fix the issues that HD causes. Like... not including the cost of hardware & screen in the price of the door or window. Of course they're cheaper than us on the initial quote. Then after the cost of the screen & hardware, we're usually within a couple percent, if not sometimes cheaper. not servicing the sale. Let's say you have a window you installed out of square, but are not quite sure. I can come out, diagnose it, and fix the issue within a couple days. At little charge, if any. If HD is your dealer, they have to turn it in to Andersen, then Andersen turns it over to a tech like me. Then I go out, find out the window is out of square several weeks along in the process(we're not going to make it top priority, since you're not our original customer, and will take care of ours first)-and report the problem to Andersen. They turn it back over to you as your problem(which it rightly is). Now you're further along in the process, the issue is not as easy to fix. not going to bat for you if you are shorted product or have damaged product. If you are shorted on an order that came through us, it's suddenly our baby-and we will have a new one ordered within a day, and rushed through all appropriate channels. If you have damaged product, we will often have the right part in stock, or at least a part that will close up the house until we can get the new piece. If you have any service issue at all, we take care of it all in-house. If it's warranty, we have all the right connections to get it addressed quickly. Guess who does HD's service, but usually after the homeowner is already irritated that it's taken so long to have someone sent out-ME. So you'll forgive me if I scoff at your flippant attitude. I have no doubt you would be furious if your issue takes extra time to address, but would have no clue that buying through HD simply magnifies it. Your local dealer may not be the cheapest(but just might be), but you get personal service. "bpchiil Personally would not buy windows from a retailer for one reason. You just created one more party in the transaction of the project. Ideally (IMHO) it is best to have it as such - you....the contractor....and the manufacturer. Why would you want to throw a retailer into the mix?" See above....