Their efforts at cost-saving have gone beyond the house s construction. To cut down on costly electricity bills, for instance, the couple opted for huge, sliding windows to allow cross ventilation. Each screened opening has done away with wrought-iron grills. And so even the second-floor windows have no grills. A pair of sliding glass panels is made more quaint by faux wooden shutters and rough, concrete ledges.
Intricate details extend to portions of the wooden eaves made from marine plywood.
The couple fashioned a toned-down version of the grills that guard the stairs and several glass doors. Unlike some musicians I know, I seldom work until the wee hours. I try to finish everything within office hours so I can pick up the wife and be home with the family. The sound of laughter from the home s kiddie occupants is music enough to his ears.