I think you need to decide what style house you want and also how big is your budget . I personally never like that style of window but that is the style of the interior of your home? IMO all the window style on a house should be the same front and back so if it was mine I would do what your neighbors did but you need to decide what you like .

A detailed plan is the most important by far and I don’t think the windows should be driving decisions (even if being done first). Budget is always the biggest factor and what is structurally possible. I think your inspiration pictures indicate you aren’t clear about your direction. Traditional vs more modern will dictate decisions (roof, landscaping, windows, colors, etc ) and will be so much easier to make. I’d be soliciting professional input at this point around feasibility, both visually and financially.

Consider enlarging windows, no matter what look you decide on, as additional light is a bonus in a home and the exterior will also benefit.

You could even add door/small patio off the living room and create a little courtyard. There are many decisions ahead in creating a good plan; good luck.

I'll defer to the designers on that aspect(design), but as far as the window cost, you may not pay more for a different shape as mentioned in your title. Round top window units are very expensive, and the quantity of frames within an opening has a large impact as well. For instance, if you were to do what your neighbor appears to have done and replace the three units in one hole with a single, square picture window, that would likely be less costly that replacing the exact same configuration. The rough opening is already square, so in that case you are simply blowing out the "filler" that creates the round hole.

The MOST expensive thing that you could do would be to alter the shape, but still keep a round window. If you are looking for the style that you want without regard to the cost that may still fit your needs, but if cost is a consideration it certainly won't be the best value.

Keep the arches.

How do you feel about the arched windows from the inside of your home? Are you satisfied with your window treatments and light?

if You can afford it, change them to right angled windows.

Such great advice. Thank you! I am pretty sure my house style is suppose to be Spanish Revival (aka Spanish Eclectic and Spanish Colonial). I love that style and would love to keep it. There are so many variations in my neighborhood. From large arched windows, wood accents and beams, wrought iron decorative accents on the windows, house shutters, etc, but I am not sure about the front window because it's more a half circle than a true arch. Especially when compared to the beautiful true arched windows in Maureen's pictures above.

Most of the other houses in my neigborhood were custom homes built in the late 1980's with the same Spanish Revival style. HOWEVER, instead of keeping some of the basic and classic features of Spanish Revival, the original owners added "modern" style and features as upgrades to their homes. Of course modern back then in 1987 is dated for us. For example, where most of the homes have red terracotta tile roofs, my house has blue and grey ombre colored tiles. My house also has a Curved Four Season Enclosed Sunroom in my family room, that was built in 1987, and it has to go. I live in Arizona and these windows allow cold in during the winters and heat during the summmer. Thankfully, I have a large tree providing shade so that's its bearable until I remodel.

The front arched window faces the west and the room is suppose to be a formal living room. There isn't a lot of light in the morning and afternoon, because there is a tree that provides some shade until the sun is setting. So the window currently has black out curtains which are closed during sunset because it is the hottest part of the day. I feel the same way about the windows from the inside too. I would like grids. In my head I imagine my window lookng like the pictures below, but then I look at my windows and realize that the half circle design is not the same. I'm not confident if these style of windows even really go with Spanish Revival. But I do like the idea of enlarging the window. The other 2 are only garage windows so I will have to keep it to scale and I hope it itsn't too expensive. Hence hiring a professional, right? :-)

So in keeping with the Spanish Revival style, I thought that I should paint the house either a whitish, grayish, tan variation,, or creamy yellow (like I included in the above pictures). I want to keep bronze windows, and thought I should paint the roof tiles to a black or change it to a red terracotta. I was hoping that a metal wrought door and square window grids will be within the Spanish Revival style.

I really like everyone's ideas. Thank you so much! I really love those examples Maureen. I would love my house to look like those pictures. I just have no idea how to get there. It is a great idea to consult with a professional. I think it will prevent me from making some errors which may cost me more at the end. Any advice on how to find someone? I would like to find someone reputable, but I don't know anyone who has remodeled their home. I only know people who have done small individual projects, such as painting their house, replacing windows, and doing landscaping. So again, any advice on finding a professional would be appreciated.

Wow! That is amazing! Now I can visualize it betterl! Thank you so much!! Are you by chance able to create another sketch of the house showing the arched windows with grids? I want to show my husband the difference between window shapes, the arches and the rectangle and squares. But either way, this is cool!

PLEASE keep the arched windows! They ARE NOT too big....they go with the style of the house. It's dramatic. And unique to your house. Don't muddle it up with square boring little windows.

I hope you remove the arched windows. Squaring them off will provide more glass and it will be far easier to hang window treatments. Proportionately the current windows are ‘off’, they are too short compared to the width of the arch. If you wanted to keep a nod to the eighties keep the arched transom over the front door.

I agree with Tara-- keep the arches. Generally not a huge fan of arched windows, but they do fit the style of the home. So unless you're going to eliminate the stucco, trim, roof, etc., I think they fit. If you want to replace them with arched windows with more muntins, etc, that's an option.

I think the modified arch that you are thinking about does not fit at all, and frankly, the neighbor's squared off windows (at least in the picture above) look "not good" to me.

Good luck!

Arched can work if they're done right. while not bronze, I do like this black window, with the grids and this type of arch. I also like the bright white stucco w/dark trim

tried to photoshop it on to yours so you can see.

I would definitely remove those pop-outs that cut the home in half, and that go around the window. keep it all flush like in the pic.

If doing the bronze windows, maybe this color sceme? can't tell if your roof tiles are like mine. (see further down)

another before and after. I like these windows, but they still kept some of the arches.

I have a similar type of home from 1980. I changed my tiles to charcoal, and went w/this color scheme

I didn't have the arched windows (and none are seen from the front anyway, since I have the enclosed courtyard)

I would not do the shutters on your type of home.

here is one w/the bronze windows/doors. stucco is more of a creamy tone, and maybe something like Urbane Bronze (SW)

since you're in AZ, I'd look at pictures of Xeriscape front yards for Mediterranean style homes.

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It has been a looong time, but my windows were finally installed. Construction on removing old 4 season garden windows in the back of the house, will start next month and are being replaced with a 4 panel sliding glass door next month. Then I can paint, figure out my door, and fix my landscaping. I am still trylng to figure out my house paint color scheme and am I leaning towards the color scheme that Beth H. suggested above, but it depends on what i can do with the hideous original blue/gray concrete roof tiles I currently have now. Once I figure that out I can move on to window treatments.

But I LOVE my new arched windows!! i am glad I didn’t square them off. I aiso love the grid pattern. I don’t think I would have liked them without any grids. Thank you for all your help and advice!!

Before:

I need to take pictures in the daytime and post those.

They look lovely! So glad you are happy with them :) . Congrats!

Thank you! Here are daytime pics of the windows. Please disregard the house’s current need of painting. i will be painting the house once construction is completed.

The before of the bay window:

Looks like it came out well.

It looks good. Glad you are happy!