-- why would I work on a mosaic for a house that I'm leaving in 2 years? Mostly what we're thinking about for this house is getting it in good enough shape to sell it.

Yeah. So, change of plans. The mosaic is for Lilac House¹, the house I'm going to build in a couple years. I will re-imagine the project, and place the mosaic either in my kitchen or conservatory. Hmm, the conservatory, I think.

Which makes me wonder -- should I have a conservatory, and where would I place the sunroom on a house that'll be transitioning from Zone 4 to zone 7 or 8 within the lifetime of the house, which I'm hoping is at least 100 yrs. Also, the weather'll be extreme and chaotic. Glass will be an issue; maybe have shutters? Maybe not have a conservatory? I'm very open to opinions.

In the mean time, I will buy heavy totes and store the finished pieces in totes. God, they're gonna weigh a ton. Luke and I are going to go buy some tiles tonight, and I'm going to print out the cat and sketch a pattern over the next week.


1) Lilac House will be a post and beam stackwood house with a sod roof growing lilacs and other flowers and herbs.

Something like this, but with another story on top, and made with stackwood instead of logs.


This is stackwood, also called cordwood masonry construction