No, it will not be blue

I've been taking a picture here and there, but mostly on M's phone (which is never at home when I think about writing a new post) and so it's been awhile again.

Progress is slow. But, after many, many walks, bike rides and road trips to check out vintage Craftsman homes and what their details were like, we settled on a window trim style:

Sorry for poor photo quality

This window happens to be in our "mud room" just to the left of the garage. But you can kind of see the trim (ignore the black tapey stuff--it has some kind of name, but I couldn't begin to tell you what it is. Some kind of moisture barrier stuff). It's kind of hard to see the sill here, since I'm looking up at the window. But I give HUGE kudos to M, who was beyond diligent in considering all our options before settling on this. We know every Craftsman-style house here in Auburn (there are only a handful) and have taken many, many walks by those to check out their details. We've gone to Sacramento on Sundays with bikes and ridden around to check those out. We've even driven to Pasadena twice (a solid 6 hour drive, no stops) to check out the charming Craftsman neighborhoods there (ok, it also helps that the Rose Bowl Flea Market is in Pasadena. It's a 2-fer!)

All that analyzing, going back, looking, measuring, and finally, we got it right. Of course, we still need siding (Dormer siding is underway this week!) and paint and lots and lots of other things, but if you squint and ignore the blue cast, you can kind of picture what it's going to be like.

I can't wait!