bevel

Their beveled corners are polished to a high glossy sheen, which creates slender vertical stripes that contrast sharply with the charcoal shadows from which they emerge.

This flat piece will have beveled edges and it will be secured to the roof ridge board.

Often, the city’s answer is a temporary bevel and shim fix — either grinding down edges on cracked sidewalks or adding a small amount of asphalt to bridge the gaps.

“I wanted to keep the planters very linear, without any beveling on the edges, and that informed my material choice,” she says.

A St. Patrick’s Day decoration hung on the other side of the beveled glass door as I buzzed the receptionist.