Painting a window sash is not as simple as you think. There are rules for color placement on a window.
New windows are designed differently making it difficult if not impossible to achieve the result you expect. See how to recognize the difference and learn how to make it work.
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Removing Aluminum Siding from Craftsman
Removing aluminum siding from this 1903 building made this a Craftsman home once again. This house was pretty lucky to be bought by owners that understood their home's full potential. Covered up under aluminum siding for many years, wood cedar shingles were anxiously waiting to bask in the sun again. Brick covered up under black [...]
Deserted Buildings – Romantic Yet Sad
Deserted buildings are grave markers reminding us of their past life. Deserted buildings always have some mystery to them. Detroit has some beautiful buildings that are now in ruin. As grave markers, these wonderful old buildings hang on to show us their age old beauty, as they slowly erode to their death. As empty as [...]
The New York Public Library–The End of a Landmark
In 1963, the 1910 Pennsylvania Station, an architectural landmark designed by McKim, Mead & White, was demolished. The New York Times called it: “a monumental act of vandalism against one of the largest and finest landmarks of its age of Roman elegance.” The loss of Penn Station eventually led to the formation of a Landmarks [...]
Victorian Circular Porch Restored
This Victorian circular porch was restored to the original design to reduce maintenance. This house has a circular wrap-around porch on the right corner of the house. How can a rectangular porch roof cover and protect a circular porch and balustrade below from the elements? It can't! Unfortunately an earlier homeowner replaced the porch roof [...]