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Tuesday, August 27, 2024

NEW HOUSE TEASER WINDOWS

 If you remember THIS POST last week about our door choices, we didn't realize we had some options for windows.  

The biggest choice was the one that makes the biggest difference in appearance and that's the lites inside.  

The builder uses double paned insulated windows throughout and we are fine with that (better insulated from weather extremes).  But you get a choice of what goes inside those panes.  It's more commonly called 'divided lite'.

These were the choices:



Our previous house in Houston was a craftsman style bungalow and that would have been a no brainer for the prairie style.  But with us wanting to go for a farmhouse vibe, something that looks old but new, we narrowed it down to the 2 over 1 and the 4 over 1.  The 4 over 2 and 4 over 4 both look a little too formal.  The others are a colonial style.  So in the end, we chose 4 over 1, this way we have a little decorative element on top and have a clear view below.

Here's a look at what it will look like on an actual house from the inside.  Pretty cool.


And here it is from the outside (different color of course) but with the barn shutter look like we'll have.


Another feature we opted for were windows that tilt inward for ease of cleaning from inside the house!  We chose white just for ease of color matching and blending with the exterior and interior.

Now there were also a couple of windows a bit different.  The window in front of the kitchen sink, is a large picture window (still double paned) but it does not open.  Our choices for the divided light in that one were limited as you can't have "two over one" when there is no "over one" on the bottom, ha.  In the end, we opted for this look, 4 lite:

It mimics the upper portion of all windows and keeps it cohesive since it's on the front with all the other windows.  We figured no division might look odd since you can see this window from the front of the house when you come in the front door.

On the back side in the dining room, they also do large picture windows but they are just solid pieces of glass (for views) with no division.  We're ok with that (side note, this is the dining room window from our actual plan and exactly the way it will look for us).

We didn't feel the need to add any extra windows in the house, except in one spot...the garage.  In fact, we made a few changes in the garage, so stay tuned for that next in the next installment, 'garage teaser'.



21 comments:

  1. Great taste and great choices. I do like the 'openess' of the bottom part of the windows and the panes on top. ?. what material will your windows be made of?
    One thing that I wish I had above my kitchen sink was a bay window was to have a place for some potted herbs. Right now my window sill is to narrow to set a potted plant on.

    Would be nice if you could use some of the wood from the old house to use as trim on the window framing on the inside of your new house.

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    1. That was what we liked as well, kind of nice up top and simple on the bottom. We could have asked for a bay window but since it's out onto the porch, we asked for it to just be the standard window. We're going to see what we can save from the old house for future use.

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  2. On a lot of windows, the mullions (I think that is the term) are removable, which is a nice feature if you decide you want to look out with uninterruped view someday. If they are not, and the lights are all separate window panes, you may end up with problems in the future. If the lights lose their seal ( happens more frequently than the window makers would have you believe) they will fog up and can be expensive to replace. A light is a single pane of glass.

    Our house has huge windows with no mullions, and it is almost like living outside, you can see out everywhere. At first, I wasn't too keen on it, but after a while, it grows on you, and now, I wouldn't have it any other way. It costs a little more to heat and cool due to the large area of glass, but we feel it is worth it.
    This only works well if you are like us with no neighbors close by. We live in the middle of 4 acres and don't have that problem, same as you will be on the farm. Something to think about, anyway.

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    1. Hey there! I don't think they are removable but since it's double paned glass, they are in between so at least no separate window panes. It's just a piece that is sandwiched in between. We'll ask about that though, thanks for the tip. The dining room windows are the big open glass with no mullions and we think we'll like that look. We might have wished for different later, and we have time before they order the windows, to change our mind, ha. Thanks for this!!

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  3. I do like your choices and especially for the ease of cleaning some of them!
    Next chapter: Going to the Garage!

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    1. Yep, we thought that would be a good feature. It's not all of them but most of them. Garage next week.

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  4. You will love the tilt windows. I don't have them but Mom did and they make such a difference when cleaning. Color me envious!

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    1. That's good to know. We have never had them but looking forward to it.

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  5. Love the windows. Interested to know why you didn't have a window that opened in front of the sink. If the weather is nice particularly in Spring and Fall I like a little breeze coming in when doing the dishes. It's also handy for calling to my partner if he is outside in the yard.

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    1. You know, we hadn't thought about that actually. The floorplan, design came with it like it was, that big giant picture window. It might be that we'd have to reduce the size but we're going to ask about that. Thank you for this!! :-)

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  6. I have the tilt windows and I love them. They make keeping the windows clean so much easier. Great choices.

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    1. Another vote for the tilt in, ha. We're kind of excited about that. Should be nice for doing that. We can imagine the BEST place for them is two story homes but hey, if we can do it from inside, even in a one story, it is fine.

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    2. If you can make a minor change, I'd go for crank-open window(s) over the kitchen sink ... they stay where you want them and you get just the right amount of breeze... just my opinion.

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    1. thank you! We hope we made a good choice on that.

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  8. The windows put in my house in 1902 were just two sheets of glass, top and bottom. I loved the clear view of the outdoors. Of course, it was old, wavy glass. My friend had the tilt windows. She could easily clean them, so it seems like a winner.

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    1. Oh our last house had the wavy kind of old glass. We loved it. They didn't have that option (well, i take that back, I'm sure they did but I'm sure it was out of our budget, ha). Another vote for tilt windows, ha. Yay!

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  9. More beautiful choices for your up-coming beautiful house!

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    1. Thank you! We know we're probably in the boring phase but there will be posts coming with tile and countertops and all that fun stuff too, ha.

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    2. “Nothing happens unless first a dream.”
      ― Carl Sandburg
      Your dream is coming true to life.

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