Stained Glass

Today, we went down to the Marvin window dealership and picked up the window to be mounted over the south door of the sunroom. We took this over to the art glass shop where they will fabricate the stained glass. T and Gerald (stain glass) spent an hour going over the potential coloration options. We don't have to decide immediately on the specific glass to be used. There is a lot of work that can be done before they are ready to mount the glass. We brought home several samples of glass for her to consider.

T and Gerald Looking at Glass Samples

Strategizing with Gerald

Lots of choices

The basic design is the same as was proposed to us back in early September. We have opted to go with an overall rectangular shaped window with the Gothic arch embedded in it. This significantly reduced the cost of the Marvin window into which the stained glass will be mounted, behind the double insulated glass panes.

Four-petal medallion in the main stairway window

Sketch of new sunroom stained glass

The challenge for T is to select the colors that will coordinate (not necessarily match) those of the window in our main stairway. You will not be able to simultaneously observe the existing stairway stained glass and the new sunroom glass, but she wants them to coordinate.

Main Stairway Stained Glass Window

Gerald asked how much time he has to make the window. I told him I would guess a couple of months. I hope I am not overly optimistic! He indicated that would be more than enough time. We left the Marvin window in their care, put down a deposit on the new stained glass creation and headed to the store. Gerald asked for me to confirm the window orientation. Once we got home, I called "Salesman" Mike and confirmed the rough opening dimensions are 32-1/4"W and 34"T. I sent Gerald (via Kim) an email with that confirmation.