Marble Windows

[Merilyn Mardis]

Myhusband and I just returned from a trip to Italy. We (on a whim) made a stop in Orvieto. We were in the Duomo at Orvieto and were totally awed by the marble "windows" there. Was looking on the internet for any information about these precursors to stained glass. My husband had apprenticed with a stained glass artist "Vytautas Valeska" doing restoration work in the 1960's in churches who had in passing told him about the thin marble panes that were polished and could be found in very very old churches.

I was thrilled because the effect of the light through the marble veining produces aspects that resemble my own artwork!

We live in Northeast Ohio and we are going to of course go see the windows that are at St. Johns Lutheran church not so far away.

Hey all! As you probably know, I have an inability to leave well enough alone. Take my master closet for example. It is a decent size, ample amount of shelving, high ceilings, AND plenty of natural sunlight. Most people would consider this a win in regards to closets. Me? I see potential! Sure it has decent size; but is it being utilized? Yes, it has standard shelving that serves its purpose; but is there a better option in regards to material and layout!? Yes, it has high ceilings, but could that height be better accentuated? Yup! There is definitely room for improvement. I definitely have my work cut out for me, but right now we are going to focus on the latter of the aforementioned list. The natural lighting. Yes, this closet has a large window that allows for plenty of natural light, but it is not much to look at. In my head I have dreams of this window being a focal point, and so I must beautify that window!

In order to tackle this project, I am teaming up with the great folks over at DAP. If you have ever considered upgrading the trim in your builder grade home, then. you are going to want to head to you local Home Depot and stock up on DAP products. They have you covered from drywall repair, to exterior window sealant! Today I will be showing you how you can take a knock down textured window jam, to a high end custom look.

Once everything has been dry fit (checked that it fits before installing) I moved onto the actual installation process. In cases like this where I am working with a somewhat flimsy board I like to secure it with a good construction adhesive. I have recently gotten hooked on DynaGrip by DAP. This stuff is thick and it means business! It is great especially when I am working by myself (which is 95% of the time). This adhesive is so thick that it literally just GRIPS the wall. I can put it up on the wall and can grab my finish nailer and tack in a few nails just to hold it while the adhesive cures. It is awesome. (HIGHLY recommended when installing Faux Shiplap)Once in place, I like to tack it in place with my finish nailer. At this point it should be looking a little something like this.

Ok, so I begin my cutting my window sill board to fit. Once fit I have a few other dimensions to work around. In this case the window itself was a double window and there was a center rail that cut right into the middle of my sill board. So while in place I transferred the dimensions to my board using a pencil. (Pay no attention to the look of absolute filth in the window. That was where the sill was and below is concrete and residue. All is hidden or cleaned up now. ) Many prefer to cut out notches with a jigsaw. I prefer a tablesaw set to the right depth, and use a series of cuts.

Next, I needed to cut this board to fit. As of right now it fit in the width and sat flush against the window. With it sitting against the window I measured to the outer edge of the window and cut my sill to that measurement.

I like to start by tacking a board on the top and bottom of the window. I place them exactly where I plane to put them permanently, this should literally take 2 seconds to put up and take down. This will serve as a a marker for the length and cut of the side casings. As we have discussed earlier, one would naturally think that both of these side pieces would be the same, or at the very least square. Nope. That is what I like to temporarily install my top and bottom pieces first.

As I have said repeatedly, our walls and windows were not installed straight. With that there were quite a few in-discrepancies. That is where DAP Caulk comes to the rescue. Believe me, even the most seasoned worker relies on this stuff. It is a magic eraser for trim work. It can make a huge gap completely invisible. Check out the image below. There we are few fairly noticeable gaps where the trim met the wall. With a quick pass with caulk it was all but disappeared. Once you add paint the gaps are completely unnoticeable. Which is a great segway into our last step. Just add paint!

Marble Drop is a 1997 puzzle game made by Maxis, the same company that later created The Sims.

The game supported Windows 3.1 and 95. Thankfully, the developers did not rely on Win16 support on Windows 95 and instead on the disk we can find both a Win16 and a Win32 version, which requires some fixing to work on modern systems.

Insert the CD (or mount the downloaded image), and browse the files on it. Find a folder called Marble and open it.Inside, you'll see a folder called Win95; copy it to your C drive.Rename the Win95 folder on your C drive to just Marble.

Download this archive, open it, and launch reg1.reg. Confirm everything. These are the registry keys that should be generated by the installer.Now enter the Marble folder on your C drive and copy the other 2 files into it. This launcher fixes the window positioning and redrawing issues.Right click launch.bat and make a shortcut on your desktop.Now go your desktop and find that shortcut, right click it and select properties.Change the iconType C:\Marble\marble.exe and choose the first icon.Press OK and close everything, rename the shortcut to Marble Drop

Occasionally the game may still show display issues when it's launched, but it's very rare. if it happens, just move the window around or restart the game.

If the game is not working, leave a comment below and I'll try to help you or send you a prepatched version.

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