Muntins or no muntins?
Alicia
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To Muntin, or not to Muntin, that is the question.
Comments (3)Given your stated goal of architectural consistency and the importance of the muntin pattern to the overall look of the house I'd say definitely keep the muntins. You probably won't like the "blank stare" look of undivided windows given a general craftsman theme to the house. In our window shopping it seemed like the jump from Andersen 400 or Integrity to Ultimate was many thousands of dollars, while the SDLs were a matter of hundreds for 30-some windows. (Andersen 400's and Integrity's were about the same price in our shopping, and the Integrity seemed like a much better performing, better built window)...See MorePlease help! Are these well proportioned? Pictures
Comments (7)bmorepanic, I have to apologize!! The bottom sketch is something I hurriedly put up to give a sense of placement for the upper cabinets. The notes and measurements on it are things I've scribbled to myself over a period of time. I should have erased them, they don't mean anything to anyone but me! And the scale of the details isn't exact. I make more detailed drawings for each specific cabinet. Thank you for looking so thoroughly! Right now I'm just trying to figure out what the drawer height should be. Having said that, the width difference you mentioned in #2 bothers me too. I'm not sure what else to do there, since the sink centering under the window, and the DW next to it, are what dictated this row of base cabinets. The cabinet left of the DW just fills the leftover space. I was hoping that in 3-D the width difference wouldn't be as apparent. That whole corner of the room isn't good. I wanted to make the trash pull-out on the right of the sink the same width as the DW, for symmetry. Now you've made me realize that with everything else being symmetrical, the troublesome cabinet stands out even more. Does anyone have any ideas that could improve this problem? I could put the DW on the right of the sink and make the trash pull-out narrower, but then I lose the symmetry, and the DW is uncomfortably wedged into the right corner. I'm stumped. The drawers of the upper cabinets will hold flatware (in one) and probably kitchen towels and dishcloths in the other. sailorman, thanks for your feedback. I'll do a sketch of that. I do think the cabinet will look more grounded with a taller drawer....See MoreNeed replacement muntins
Comments (11)Update: I did finally hear back from Olde Window Restorers, who said they'd cut some custom muntins for me if I shipped them a sample, but it would be a month lead time. And I had communications with Austin Historical, who was looking in the shop for some scraps, but didn't get back to me before Christmas. I also looked on CL and FB but didn't see any close-by options that were large enough to work. So I bought some screen molding, and resigned myself to gluing up something that would work. As I was setting up my table saw, I glanced in my scrap can and mused, "wouldn't it be nice if I had a piece of scrap that would work for this." I looked at a few of the scraps and one was the sliced-off tongue of a piece of hardwood. The lightbulb went off...this was the profile of the outside of the muntin! The real muntin has a bit longer base of the T, but for a dormer window, this will work! It was a great Christmas serendipity! I had to trim down the ends to fit into the muntin slots, but I've got me some solid muntins now. :-)...See MoreCreative ideas to update wood look windows?
Comments (2)I think white trim around these windows is going to look strange. If you want to try it, try it on the smallest window you have and one that isn't in a public area (like a bedroom or bathroom)....See Moremillworkman
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