Billie's Folly

  Finally, the scaffolding is gone, and my glass porch is revealed.  Facing North, it doesn't get too much direct sunlight.  But, it does not have air conditioning (it would have meant adding an additional AC unit just for this room), so the doors may stay open on warm afternoons.  However, it does have heat.  Notice the ridge cresting.  I had to decide on the detail.  It's more than just decorative though, it's meant to keep birds from perching--and leaving a mess. On another note.  After the dry wall cleaned up the skylight over the stairway, I'm having second thoughts about whether to put a lens (opaque plexiglass that let's light in) between the beams and the skylight.  My thinking is that the exposed shaft and skylight creates too contemporary a look for the house style, and I don't want the distraction from my chandelier.  But the peaked design of the skylight itself, and true light coming down, have made me question my choice. ...

The house is sheetrocked!  I just looked it up: All Sheetrock can be called drywall, but all drywall cannot be called Sheetrock.  So, it's like Kleenex.  I don't know what brand they used, but it's almost done.  It took three days to do the living spaces, and will take another for the basement.  Those guys are like a tornado--get out of their way!  It looks so clean and snug.  Now, lots of mudding.     The family room (above) will have beams, the living and dining rooms (below) will have a low-profile coffering.  All with painted tongue and groove between. I've always planned for a lens (white plastic material at the beam level) on the skylight over the stairway--to filter the light and bring the ceiling down.  But most people like seeing the shaft and skylight itself.  It does look dramatic, but I think the look is too contemporary for the house.   The stone work continues on the patio, with the bench (wood storage u...