Yawnings 2.12.2008 | 1 Comment(s)

This morning on my drive to work through beautiful southwest city I noticed something troubling. The homes in my corner of the city are littered with metal awnings of all colors, shapes and styles.

The awnings that hang off the post-war homes around Sublette and Macklind don't bother me so much, but when attached to the "gingerbread" homes in the area the awnings become trocious. Most of the awnings make no attempt to respect the architecture of the homes they adorn; they are simply bolted to the building and left to hang. Arched doorways and windows, beautifully detailed in stone, have been cut in half by white (or rusting), slated metal. There are a sprinkling of fabric awnings, usually black or green in color, but they really aren't much better.

If I'm ever lucky enough to live in one of south city's most charming homes, the first thing I'd do is remove any and all awnings from the facade of my house.

Let the sun shine in, set your architecture free.

By  marty/bridget, at 1:44 AM

we have roll-up metal awnings, but only on the back of the house. they were on the house when we bought it. they are great when it is raining and i can keep the windows open without rain coming in. in the winter we roll them up to let the sunshine in. but i wouldn't want them in the front...bad curb appeal!