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We didn’t stop at design, we also spent quite a bit of time developing a color palette with the boxes of glass samples Megan brought:
As you can see, the bay windows were great for examining lots of textures and colors, and setting samples against.
We also developed color with prismacolor, on photocopies of the design:
Here’s a piece of the window glass we found in the wall, that was left there from when the window was removed. We figured out a way to incorporate these pieces into the design:
We took the samples to the living room and kitchen, taking other colors in the space into account:
After a lot of design decisions: a palette is created! Obviously we probably won’t end up using ALL ~25 of these, but it’s a good place to start:
Precarious:
We’re excited because it’s going to incorporate some really fantastic and unique sculptural elements & colors. Can’t wait!
Megan of McElf Studio, the lovely glass artist we are working with on our stained glass living room window, was in town this weekend with a trunk-full of glass samples and an incredible wealth of knowledge. We spent the last 24 hours in our makeshift studio (aka orange bedroom with dining room table in it), working on the design and selecting a palette of colors. Rob and Megan working on the designs:
Saturday’s efforts brought us to these two:
Checking out the window with sketches pinned up:
By Sunday AM we arrived here:
We’re trying to incorporate Victorian elements found throughout our house to tie it all together…. Bay window detail:
Fireplace detail:
Entry tile detail:
I think it was a successful weekend!
So it was high time to get the giant wall hole closed up. Here’s the window at the beginning of the night… It’s giant:
Here’s the nailing straps, ready to go:
Use lots of caulk:
Lift window into opening, and then shim shim shim:
Screw into place then great-stuff the perimeter:
Good to finally get this guy in place; before & afters are on their way!
And of course a detail shot of the fabled dual flush mechanism itself:
Happy day-after Earth Day!
Templating the toilet! Obviously we have already had the most important parts ready to go for a while now… Water supply and the waste pipe (covered with plastic/ duct tape):
Mark it out
Drill baby drill
Next up, installing the Toto!
The story of our tub filler install, in four photos.
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Don’t worry, the quik-grip isn’t part of the final install… but the water’s flowing! Which means…
we’ve completed our tub/ shower projects! (I even took the sticker off the interior of the tub)
A shower so sweet, we installed two. (Okay yes so that was always in the plan) Here’s the scoop on the second ‘south’ shower… Suspiciously similar to the ‘north’ shower:
Rain type showerhead…
But this one has a Hand sprayer; adjustable up/ down on the shower pipe.
… And the hand shower diverter and thermostatic control.
You may have heard, we’ve moved our shower facilities to the second floor! Here’s some squeaky clean details on our modern spa Victorian shower.
> “Exposed Twin Thermostatic Shower Valve, with a wax thermostatic cartridge to maintain constant temperature and separate water flow control.” What this means: you can turn the water on/ off mid shower and it stays the same temp. Fancy/ sustainable!
> Rain shower head w/ low flow gasket thing
Love! The fixtures are in classic chrome, from Hudson Reed.
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