Welcome to Window Wednesdays
by Jason Clement on September 16th, 2009
Photo by Carla Zambelli (Original Image)
As far as days of the week go, Wednesdays have a pretty good rep.
They’ve never been labeled as “manic” in a pop song, and they aren’t the muse of a certain restaurant chain that’s decked with license plates, mounted moose heads, and other pieces of faux flair. Nope, Wednesdays are down to Earth and delightfully neutral, falling strategically between “Oh no!” and “Oh yes!” Something more like, “Oh, sure, why not?” Easy come, easy go – what’s not to love?
Well, starting today, we’re giving you one more reason to look forward to this cozy little place in the middle of the road. Welcome to Window Wednesdays!
As preservationists, we all know that original windows matter. From dramatic Gothic masterpieces to the colorful details of stained glass, these gems are instrumental in telling the special stories of our older and historic homes and buildings. For this reason (and so many more), we’ve launched a Weatherization Guide to show homeowners how they can hang on to their unique windows and still meet their goals for going green and achieving greater energy efficiency. Each Wednesday, we’ll take that a step further and inject a little TLC into the blogosphere by spotlighting a user-submitted photo of an older or historic window for the world to see.
Quick and to the point – just like Wednesdays.
And, well, because “Window Tuesdays” didn’t quite have the same ring to it.
Bookmark our Weatherization Guide as a resource for making your older or historic home more eco-friendly without compromising its character. Want to give your favorite window a moment in the limelight? Grab your digital camera and join our Love Your Historic Windows photo group on Flickr for a chance to be next week’s spotlight.
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September 16th, 2009 at 7:19 pm
I’m an artist and windows are one of my favorite subjects — looking forward to seeing lots of them here!
September 17th, 2009 at 11:38 am
the pictures in your wonderful “love your historic windows” flickr pool is set to full copyright instead of creative commons. Those of us who want to promote your work and show these windows can’t because of this. It would be wonderful if you would add to your instructions to set the ownership as creative commons, it is a valuable resource!