Hey guys!! We hit a huge milestone at the Merc, the holes for the windows have been cut!!
We had the best surprise when we found out that these walls weren’t made out of concrete block like we had thought (remember from this video update?) SUCH a great surprise because it would have been $$$ if we had to have a brick mason cut them out.
Its kind of hard to tell just how big they are in pictures, but this one might give you a good idea,
They are 4×6 and perfectly massive!! I thought that they weren’t being cut until the windows had actually arrived (Sept. 15!) so imagine my shock when my cute neighbor sent me some pictures and asked if I knew it was happening. By the time I made it over they were open and light was streaming into the Merc in places that have never had natural light shining.
So while I was a little bummed that I didn’t get pictures of it happening, I’m pretty satisfied with the before and afters.
Normally gaping holes are not that wonderful, but man alive it makes the side of the building look so much less beige wasteland-y. The walls are very thick (yay for insulation!) and the windows will be mounted on the newly framed walls, so there will be a large sill on the outside of the building, perfect for something adorable I’m sure, like plants? Any suggestions?!
They’re boarded up with plywood until our windows get here in a week! EEEEE! Guys, I’ve learned SO MUCH about windows I can’t wait to share it with you!!
I can’t wait until the stucco is repaired and doesn’t have all of the cracks and holes and peely paint!
Thanks for sharing this journey with us, its so fun to have so many people chime in! I think we’re going to figure out a way to put a vent hood in, I’m just not sure what, so if you’ve seen some really industrial creative ones, send ’em on over!!
I love your window holes! The light is amazing and that picture of you and your man gave me butterflies. That’s a keeper!
WOOHOO!!!
(side note: did we skip episode 9?)
An old friend of mine works for a company in Milwaukee called Scathain. You might check them out for some inspiration, or at least some serious eye candy!
https://www.scathain.com
Very cool recommendation. I subscribed to their newsletter in anticipation for some of my own home updates. Thanks!
Troll in Central park and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang basically should be required watching to turn into a grown up. And Kenny Loggins?! He is life.
I am renovating a 1917 home and I am with you on the tons of cabinets idea. That is the way it would have been done and they wouldn’t have had a hood, unless it was a mansion the vent hood would have been apart of the stove oven combo and vented out the back of the appliance somehow. Have you thought about hiding the hood completely underneath the cabinet? Ignore the style of the linked kitchen below (its awesome but I know you are going for something different), but I linked it so as an example of installing a vent to go under the cabinets and completely hiding it. I am sure you will lose a little cabinet space which it sounds like you have a ton elsewhere.
https://www.hommemaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Shot_4_005-copy.jpg
https://www.hommemaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Details_161-copy.jpg
I think this is the vent they used but I am sure you could find something similar…
https://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/70299563/
Anyway, it could be the solution to a hood and the look you are going for! Love what you are doing!
Love you for the Last Unicorn reference. Haha not a widely known movie. So sad. Creepy childhood movies are the best. Secret of Nihm anyone?
as a glaziers wife, daughter, mother, aunt, and sister, windows are near to my heart! Those are going to be absolutely beautiful in your home. Ha ha, great size reference to stick him in the opening, I wouldn’t have guessed they were that large either!
thanks for captioning the video! it’s much appreciated for deaf readers!!
My favorite plant for the dry summer is the portulaca. It’s a succulent vine-y plant that is bursting with little flowers. The big box stores usually sell the multi colored ones, but you can find single colored ones at nurseries now and then. They are really easy to take care of (hello succulents!), and if you want them to be bursting with little crepe paper like flowers, just pick the dead blooms off each day. Otherwise you can leave them and they still have quite a bit of color.
Oh I am so excited! This is such an amazing home. I am so happy for you and your family. Love the updates and really appreciate all your hard work! Keep truckin!