When Ella and first met about this window many months ago, my vision was to have the door panels and the surrounding lights be pressed right up against the glass from the inside. I thought it would create visual depth within the space, as well as giving us an opportunity to secretly create each display and unveil as needed.
We were so excited it was finally the day of installation! I enthusiastically unpacked the supplies from my car and went into Weiskamp to find Ella who had made it there before me. Instead of seeing her happy, smiling face, she glanced up at me and back down to whatever she was doing. I could tell something wasn't quite right, so I jokingly asked "How's it goin'?".
I can't remember exactly how she said it, but in not so many words stated that we may have a problem before we even began. And then Ella side-glanced towards the space with the windows in it. Hmmm...
Not having yet been inside the window that morning, I crawled up the ladder and hoisted myself into the empty space. I was quite surprised and shocked to see the amount of condensation and built-up dampness on and all around the windows. This is something I had not planned for!
Both of us just kinda stood there for a few seconds, a little dumbfounded and a lot deflated by the situation before us. I'm a problem solver, and this problem just needed a solution. No longer would we be able to adhere the paper "light strips" to the glass. No longer would we be able have the door panels next to the glass as the moisture would ruin them for sure. And finally, we wouldn't have the opportunity to work on the reveals in secret as planned.
For a split second, I thought about giving up. IT'S JUST TOO HARD, I thought. And then it came to me. Use the back wall and have the reveals in front of the panels instead of behind them.
Ella agreed to the plan and we busily started to measure and mark-up the wall to start installation. It took a few minutes, but as we got going, our spirits lifted, and, I once again looked at Ella only to see her smile was back.
Good thing I have her to bounce things off of! And if I didn't have that sad face looking at me, I might have given up and went home on a cold January day.
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