Billie's Folly

I'm thrilled to report that my steel windows and doors are installed!  It's taken about 6+ months from start to finish, and we could have used them a month earlier, but I'm not complaining.  Here's the view I think I'll enjoy most from my new home (a corner of the sunroom). Some windows weighed almost 1000 pounds.  They install from the outside, holding with big suctions.  We had a solid week of sunshine for installation--what a mess rain would have created!  My Rocky Mountain hardware color choice matches Euroline's color perfectly.  I'm pleased with the simple levers I chose.   I wanted steel windows and doors for the thin profile.  The strength of the narrow steel replaces the wider wood necessary to hold glass in place--thus more light.  With the heavy frames, the doors and operable windows are smooth and have great weight.    Most of the glass is at the sunroom and master deck above.  This ...

I've managed to spend as much, if not more, time and effort picking out lighting as I did plumbing.  Way too much to choose from!  Unlike the plumbing, I rarely saw the light fixtures in person.  (I'm completely comfortable buying almost everything from visuals online.)  I'm amazed how many fixtures I need--every room has its own pendants or sconces--in addition to recessed lights.  I lost count of the recessed lights at 200.  I brought my vintage rooster chandelier from my old house, but my lighting will all be new--or old, but newly acquired.  First, the new. This is probably my favorite and most contemporary fixture.  I'd seen it years ago in a neighbor's house and hunted it down.  It's by Paul Ferrante and I'll have it custom-sized to fit my space over my stairway.  My favorite company overall for handmade light fixtures is Lantern Masters.  I'm getting my dining chandelier from them, and also these sconces for my powder ro...