POTD: Patchwork Siding 4 Comments / By lgb / March 29, 2026 Patchwork Siding Virginia City, Montana 2026
Carolyn A Fifer March 29, 2026 at 11:09 am Well, that’s one way of doing it . A little variety can’t hurt. One of the Master Gardener instructors always told us “MAH ” Materials at Hand. That’s what the patchwork siding looks like. Reply
lgb March 30, 2026 at 10:54 am In buildings I think vernacular architecture is determined to a large degree by MAH. In this case it’s certainly a prime example of upcycling–the pieces of siding are all from various cans of something or the other I believe. Reply
lgb March 31, 2026 at 5:06 pm Well, beauty is in the eye of the beholder I guess. Not necessarily saying I like it but it does have a certain steampunk aesthetic to i. Reply
Well, that’s one way of doing it . A little variety can’t hurt.
One of the Master Gardener instructors always told us “MAH ” Materials at Hand. That’s what the patchwork siding looks like.
In buildings I think vernacular architecture is determined to a large degree by MAH. In this case it’s certainly a prime example of upcycling–the pieces of siding are all from various cans of something or the other I believe.
Ugly but functional.
Well, beauty is in the eye of the beholder I guess. Not necessarily saying I like it but it does have a certain steampunk aesthetic to i.