oh thank you so much for the compliments!! so so kind. Yes, it is an old house 1890's, but has had a lot done to it over the years. A family who owned it through the 1980's put a big box flat roof addition on the back and didn't use any flashing. By the time we did our renovation, the main beam under the kitchen was rotting, we had termites, moldy insulation, warped floorboards, buckling walls, etc etc... an absolute nightmare that all came down.

We are in the Historic District in our little town so they require all wood true divided light windows so we went with Marvin on the door and the window. For the doors, I wanted tall and narrow like you would see in an old house. My contractors thought I was crazy saying we had to skooch sideways to get through the doors... this is not the case and I am very happy with the old fashioned look (at least that it what I was going for). The pair of doors are 5' wide by 8' tall, whereas a more typical pair of patio doors would be 6' wide by 7' tall. I think it makes a difference.

The half wall has a structural column hidden within. I have really liked how this wall hides all of the toys from view when I am in the kitchen!

Thank you again for your very kind words and best of luck with your renovation.

Thank you so much. I saw similar windows (probably the same) in a magazine spread, but never checked the resources before I tossed. I was so happy to see yours.

Our house is 1889 and also has an 80's flat-roof family room addition stuck on the back. I guess there was no other way to save the integrity of the windows on the 2nd floor above it. Luckily it was well done, (no leaks) but it is just plain ugly and doesn't go with the rest of the house. Can't wait to say 'bye' to it.

Thanks for the info--I won't let the builder talk our out of the narrow doors, being armed with the photos of your lovely home.