New Windows | No Symmetry | Grid Pattern?

2 years ago

Hello - we have a home from 1870. We eventually want to change the siding and perhaps add a porch or something with additional angles, but for now, most of it will stay as-is.

Instead, we want to update the windows and thought some paint and a new door can highlight the porch to bring your focus away from the aluminum trim and 'sloppy' siding. We're afraid of doing anything that calls attention to the windows because of the asymmetry and inconsistency of them.

With that, any ideas or suggestions on what we can do to help dress up the front a little?

Would 4 over 1 or 6 over 1 windows be too modern for the home? Or adding window casing on top of the aluminum wraps to help give more balance with the trim?

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Patricia Colwell Consulting
2 years ago
last modified: 2 years ago
I do not think this house looks like any actual style as far as windows are concerend . Waht house style do you like ? I think the pice over the entry does not suit the house and neither does the front door . Whay are the windows s small on the front of the house . Waht are the rooms behnd those windows ? IMO bigger windows would be my first step in a new look . I do not like grids in windows and for sure not if you want to make the window s less noticeable .IMO think long and hard about the changes you are planning and make sure you do not put the cart in front of the horse . If you love the size of the windows and where they are on the interior I would do no grids . But really at least post pics of homes you like the style of so we have some idea . Post the pics here in comments DO NOT start another post .
Sigrid
2 years ago
I'd go to your town's historical society and see if there are any pictures of how the house originally looked. If they don't have any, look around your neighborhood. I'm sure there are examples out there.
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acm
2 years ago
Another vote for no grids.

Your biggest bang for the buck will be in expanding the landscaping, especially plantings along the front walk. You might also want to transplant one or more of your lovely flowering shrubs away from your windows, maybe toward the road end of the walk, or maybe create a little island in the front yard with ornamental plantings or even a small tree.