Not sure what you mean by bringing the largest window to the brick. If you mean lowering it and eliminating whatever that white thing is below, I would strongly suggest you do that with ALL the windows.

I often suggest bringing in a professional, but in this case I don't think it's worth the expense. I would put all of whatever your budget is into the actual window installation.

Yes getting ride of that filler thing under the window. That was also a thought I know it needs more symmetry.

Thank you.

The white below the windows might be more of a feature and less of a bug if painted a different color, so if bigger windows will be a problem then you might consider painting them a brown or navy. That said, I think bigger windows are better and removing the white bits in favor of bigger windows is a good idea.

Ranches usually look better without any muntins.

@sigrid thanks I can try painting the one I may keep before replacing. Navy would be pretty.

All the windows to the brick those white things do nothing for the house for sure. and please no grids in the windows and no navy with thta brick Are the windows the only thing you want to change ?

Patricia the windows are something that need to be changed. I was thinking double hung instead of sliders. How do I keep them from looking like big holes without grides?

I don't want to paint the brick. I know I need some greenery, but I've been finding strays that occupy that yard more than I would like.

I do want to add gutters I was thinking black.

I would definitely make the windows bigger if the white areas are easily removed. You hardly hear anyone complain that their windows are too big!

As far as the yard and dogs, we have a similar issue. Our fenced in area is smaller than our property, so we have planted attractive/colorful plants on the other side of the fence where the dogs can't damage them.

Agree with others on making the windows taller as long as it works on the inside of the house as well as the outside. I would not do double hung windows, but may consider casement windows. You want the lines to be vertical rather on a ranch home.

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Casement are pretty no grids? I worry about have big holes. Maybe shutters will help.

No shutters with those windows please, especially the double wide ones on the left. wrong style for your house.

I didn't think so it had shutters at one time but they aren't proportional. So we ripped them off.

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"Yes getting ride of that filler thing under the window."

Get rid of it from all the windows. Use double hund's, 2-wide where necessary. No grids, and no shutters. I also agree completely to not painting the brick................

@Amy, why do you feel grids are needed for your home? When I see a colonial home I expect to see grids. They were necessary at that time because it was so difficult to get a large piece of glass and they used small squares to create the larger window. They are appropriate for the style of the home.

When ranch homes were being built throughout the 50s and 60s the focus was more on organic architecture, simplified lines, larger windows, more natural light, being connected to nature. Neither shutters or grids are needed on your home.

I wish I could figure how to reply to someone.

I don't necessarily think they need them. I honestly don't know. I worry about a kinda of commercial look with no grades and the big windows.

I'm from Louisiana and I'm used to so much style.

Houzz doesn't have a good mechanism for answering an individual. You can use the @ and type someone's name to tag them, but most people who have commented get a notification whenever anyone responds to the same post after they responded, so it isn't all that necessary.

Louisiana does have some spectacular homes with the great columns and high ceilings and ornate architectural detail and I can see where that may have influenced your point of view.

I also have seen that most window companies tend to push grids over no grids, but they also charge more for windows with grids and have a financial interest in selling the more expensive windows.

This article is an architects viewpoint:

https://robbinscontracting.com/grid-vs-no-grid-windows/

I am not a designer, but have been on Houzz for umpteen years, and @Patricia Colwell Consulting is a designer who I truly respect. Her response to your post was no grids.

Ultimately you have to decide what makes you happy. Grids won't destroy the look of your home, but taller vertical lines are generally preferred for ranch homes.