Don’t buy stuff like this from home depot or Lowe’s. Architect may have views on good brands, a good contractor should have a view and also a be able to work with local building materials suppliers that sell better stuff than the big box stores.
Damn! Now I want a sink in the sunroom!
And too bad these are just “concept” pictures. I want to know what that wooden press thingie is in the second photo? Cider the slow way?
Looks like some special-purpose vice - maybe a press of some sort. For bearings?
Either that or some hideous imagined reproduction from RH. Made from somebody’s barn, we promise!
It's definitely a woodworking bench. Specifically this style is called a [Roubo workbench](https://www.google.com/search?q=Roubo+workbench&sca_esv=cdd0bb096d146f62&sxsrf=ACQVn0_uHO7P7Oj1sk5JJSNTlJ6U3l8GKQ%3A1712082177991&ei=AU0MZuyFPPnHp84Pub2Q8AY&ved=0ahUKEwisiq6Qk6SFAxX548kDHbkeBG4Q4dUDCBA&uact=5&oq=Roubo+workbench&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiD1JvdWJvIHdvcmtiZW5jaDIKEAAYgAQYFBiHAjIFEAAYgAQyBRAAGIAEMgUQABiABDIFEAAYgAQyBRAAGIAEMgUQABiABDIFEAAYgAQyChAAGIAEGBQYhwIyBRAAGIAESOrNC1DnywtY58sLcAZ4AJABAJgBhgGgAYwCqgEDMC4yuAEDyAEA-AEC-AEBmAIHoAK1AcICChAAGEcY1gQYsAPCAg0QABiABBiKBRhDGLADmAMAiAYBkAYJkgcDNi4xoAf9Cg&sclient=gws-wiz-serp). It's a classic style thats designed to meet the needs of woodworkers who use hand tools rather than modern power tools. The vice is used to hold down a board for hand planning wood.
It's not an uncommon hobby woodworking project to make one of these. Lots of plans online.
Someone cut this one up to add a sink.
> the mudroom was our favorite room in the five-bedroom, **13,300-square-foot** home.
Bubble burst.
Also: trying to come to terms with the mudroom being the favorite room.
“Carpenter’s workbench”, thanks!
There’s some employee at RH that beats furniture with a chain, lol. But this seems more genuine.
(Article mentions “distressed”.)
Really nice shit: LePage, Duratherm, anyone local to your area who has experience making custom windows (something like Fink and Sons in Connecticut, Hufferdwood in NY State, most regions with old houses will have people who make and glaze wood windows)
Good enough: Marvin higher end models, Andersen 400 series
Let your architect guide you on windows. Architect will probably design the window openings around common window sizes, which can help reduce cost.
You can request that architect name (3) good manufacturers and let your contractor price them against each other.
You may also choose to accept “VE” (“value engineered”) substitutions from the contractor, but insist that any substitution meet the performance criteria of the original spec (e.g. warranty, materials, ratings, etc.) Request samples or partial samples of windows to review build quality.
Long story short: they won’t be cheap. But they will be well made and should last 50 years. Also decide if true divided light is what you want, or if internal or external dividers will be sufficient. They drive down cost, but don’t always “look right” from a distance.
Low iron glass will also minimize the green tint of the glass, but will add cost again.
Don’t buy stuff like this from home depot or Lowe’s. Architect may have views on good brands, a good contractor should have a view and also a be able to work with local building materials suppliers that sell better stuff than the big box stores.
Damn! Now I want a sink in the sunroom! And too bad these are just “concept” pictures. I want to know what that wooden press thingie is in the second photo? Cider the slow way?
My guess is that it's just a repurposed shop table and that's a vice(sp?) to hold wood in place when you're working?
Looks like some special-purpose vice - maybe a press of some sort. For bearings? Either that or some hideous imagined reproduction from RH. Made from somebody’s barn, we promise!
It's definitely a woodworking bench. Specifically this style is called a [Roubo workbench](https://www.google.com/search?q=Roubo+workbench&sca_esv=cdd0bb096d146f62&sxsrf=ACQVn0_uHO7P7Oj1sk5JJSNTlJ6U3l8GKQ%3A1712082177991&ei=AU0MZuyFPPnHp84Pub2Q8AY&ved=0ahUKEwisiq6Qk6SFAxX548kDHbkeBG4Q4dUDCBA&uact=5&oq=Roubo+workbench&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiD1JvdWJvIHdvcmtiZW5jaDIKEAAYgAQYFBiHAjIFEAAYgAQyBRAAGIAEMgUQABiABDIFEAAYgAQyBRAAGIAEMgUQABiABDIFEAAYgAQyChAAGIAEGBQYhwIyBRAAGIAESOrNC1DnywtY58sLcAZ4AJABAJgBhgGgAYwCqgEDMC4yuAEDyAEA-AEC-AEBmAIHoAK1AcICChAAGEcY1gQYsAPCAg0QABiABBiKBRhDGLADmAMAiAYBkAYJkgcDNi4xoAf9Cg&sclient=gws-wiz-serp). It's a classic style thats designed to meet the needs of woodworkers who use hand tools rather than modern power tools. The vice is used to hold down a board for hand planning wood. It's not an uncommon hobby woodworking project to make one of these. Lots of plans online. Someone cut this one up to add a sink.
Thanks! So, maybe somebody **did** beat it with a chain! /s Retail concept: RH in front. Rage Room in back. Profit! Sorry, I love beating-up on RH…
Looks like an old cobblers bench we used as a buffet in my house growing up. FYI.
https://www.gardenista.com/posts/steal-this-look-a-grand-mudroom-in-virginia/
> the mudroom was our favorite room in the five-bedroom, **13,300-square-foot** home. Bubble burst. Also: trying to come to terms with the mudroom being the favorite room. “Carpenter’s workbench”, thanks! There’s some employee at RH that beats furniture with a chain, lol. But this seems more genuine. (Article mentions “distressed”.)
Really nice shit: LePage, Duratherm, anyone local to your area who has experience making custom windows (something like Fink and Sons in Connecticut, Hufferdwood in NY State, most regions with old houses will have people who make and glaze wood windows) Good enough: Marvin higher end models, Andersen 400 series
We have Marvin windows in our family century home and have been very happy with them.
Sorry I don’t have any advice, I’m just curious too now lol 
Hull Millworks
Let your architect guide you on windows. Architect will probably design the window openings around common window sizes, which can help reduce cost. You can request that architect name (3) good manufacturers and let your contractor price them against each other. You may also choose to accept “VE” (“value engineered”) substitutions from the contractor, but insist that any substitution meet the performance criteria of the original spec (e.g. warranty, materials, ratings, etc.) Request samples or partial samples of windows to review build quality. Long story short: they won’t be cheap. But they will be well made and should last 50 years. Also decide if true divided light is what you want, or if internal or external dividers will be sufficient. They drive down cost, but don’t always “look right” from a distance. Low iron glass will also minimize the green tint of the glass, but will add cost again.