I have no grids now and we are getting ready to install new windows and we are just doing grids on top I think its too busy to do them on top and bottom. I have been driving around and looking at homes and without grids it looks to plain to me. All the high end homes always have grids. I live in Florida and all the beautiful homes on the water have the grids and it looks beautiful. I say do grids but only on top.

Most homeowners in our area are still choosing grids. Some HOA's have requirements on this issue, so please check with your HOA if you live in one. You'll probably like doublehung windows - windows that both the top and bottom can slide, so you can choose your air flow across the house. Some windows look better with windows that slide side to side. A good window contractor will go through your house with you, inside and out, and show you what each style will look like in your space, with and without grids. Good luck!

Have you considered grids like these below? There are less dividers so the windows are a little less busy. My neighbor has something similar and they look really nice. I think no grids would have an odd look on your beautiful home.

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I have seen this it does look nice especially for those windows because they are small. We have really big windows so our windows wont be busy.

I agree with greenliving -- I feel like a gridless window on the front looks plain, like something is missing. Grids add character and value IMO, even if they are a "simple" grid on top. I do agree that small squares on top and bottom can look too busy.

My friend has grids on the outside and she hates that she can see the back of them from the inside. I told her they no longer make them like that. they make the ones for the outside and they also make it for the inside so you dont see the back of them from the inside anymore. She said she would have loved that and that is why she never recommends them to anyone. So anyone that doesn't know that is probably against the grids like she was. Just an fyi.

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