I highly suggest working with an architect on this decision, even if it’s asking someone to consult on this with you. I’ll be honest that we were racked with indecision about this one. We feared 3×2 (or more) would be too busy in black.
Small windows grid wall modern windows#
image sources: top left | top right | bottom left | bottom leftīut all of these examples are all white and we wanted black for this house, because white house, black windows is a winning combo forever. Also, it’s hard to get a sense of scale here but most of the windows are HUGE so even dividing them into 2×2 would make the individual grids still really, really big.Īnother option that we seriously considered was to have a lot of grids, more like a house built in the early 20th century or like ours, which I LOVE.
It looks good, certainly, but I feared it was still too contemporary and it would be more obvious that it was a new build (not that that’s the worst thing that has happened). image sourceĪs you can see, the fewer the grids the more modern and contemporary it looks. So, in the case below, these are 2×2 windows (on each individual window, there are two on top, and two along the side). The question is how many and how big, what finish and what color? There are options and I’ll walk you through them from least busy to a lot of grids so you can see the difference.įirst, let’s decode the way we talk about grids: when you hear something like 2×2 or 2×3 grids, the first number references the number of window panes horizontally, while the second number is the vertical panes. It’s certainly less busy and doesn’t block any view.īut we wanted the more traditional style of the grids. It can absolutely work but definitely changes the style of the house and makes it more contemporary. Here are a few more traditional style houses with contemporary single windows: image source image source no bay windows). Now, this can look GREAT but it absolutely changes the direction of the house so it’s just a personal preference. I came in and, well, changed it all because I felt this house should be more classic and traditional with grids and architectural detailing that feel right in a classic home (a.k.a. The mountain house, built in the ’60s, for instance, doesn’t have grids, but this one I felt needed it.Īt the beginning of the project before I got involved, the house was going a more contemporary direction in style and the architect chose windows without grids, single lite French doors, mostly single hung or picture windows, with some transoms and she got rid of the bay window. So while I love a single panel, windows with grids were more traditional until the 1950s and this is not a mid-century house. This house was built in the 1980s and then redone by us in 2018 but the style of it is meant to feel more classic and appropriate to the neighborhood which is estate-like with large properties, most over 80 years old. The biggest choice, stylistically, is whether to have divided window panes (called grids) or do have it open and just glass (picture). A small odd vinyl window can ruin a perfectly good room, but a large pretty window that is rightly appointed can literally make a room. And for this house, they couldn’t look cheap.
In fact, I’ll go ahead and say that windows and doors might be two of THE MOST important elements in a house.
When choosing windows, you need to consider the same elements as you would any other design project: the style, finish, function, shape, and composition…it’s a lot and it’s extremely important. So if you know you have a renovation coming up, bookmark/Pin this post immediately (before you forget all about it and find yourself desperately needing it six months from now). But per usual, my learning curve is your gain, and today I’m going to walk you through what I learned from the whole process and what I love about the Portland project windows and french doors. I hadn’t done a window plan before and having my first go at it on a 5,000-square-foot house in another state provided many challenges. We worked with Milgard on the Portland project and I’m happy to say that I LOVE how the replacement windows turned out. But when it turns out beautifully, you are so grateful that you went through the process. Choosing windows for a whole house at the same time is like choosing a wardrobe for an entire decade on a random day in March, except way more stressful because it’s not just for the day, year or decade-it’s FOR THE EVER.
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