When planning your home, the right windows placed strategically throughout a room can create a real statement about the design of the home. Homeowners don’t have to settle for the same standard windows you can pick up at any big box store. Custom window solutions with Panda Windows & Doors give you creative license to dream up new views and let in a flood of natural light.
What should you consider when designing your large custom windows?
Here are seven of our favorite styles and placements to get you thinking about improving the look and feel of your home.
1. Diagonal
If you have a room with walls that aren’t at a standard 90-degree angle, you can still capitalize on a beautiful picture window. Draw attention to the architectural detail of a wall that breaks the mold and follows the slope of your roof, accenting it with a diagonal window.
You get maximum natural lighting and don’t have to leave a small sliver of wall space at the top of your window. Diagonal windows are a statement piece for a room where you want to feel like you and your guests are right in your outdoor living space, giving you room to admire the view.
2. Above or Near the Door
Instead of having a sliding glass door to speak for itself, you can enhance it with another window positioned above or around the door. This expands the visibility that you already get with the glass sliding door and lets in a flood of natural light. These nearby windows can help frame a beautiful view while giving the impression of having an entire wall made of glass.
3. Multi-Story Glass Wall
Maybe you have extremely high ceilings or a room that spans multiple floors. Don’t limit yourself to windows that only reach the standard height of a room. Instead, you can install a double row of windows that span the first and second floors of your home. Especially if you have a spectacular view, you won’t want to miss out on even a fraction of the gorgeous outdoor area.
4. Fitted to the Shape of Your House
Much like the diagonal window seen earlier, you can also get large custom windows fitted to the unique shape of your home. For example, this window matches the angle of the roof and gives the impression that the windows were original to the home, no matter the age of the property.
If an upscale, custom look is what you want, then get your windows fitted to a unique architectural feature.
It isn’t just walls that can help you shape a custom window though. Any architectural detail could be highlighted by a window. Just think about the possibilities of curved windows in archways to align with the smallest details of the home, as an example.
5. Corner Breakfast or Reading Nook
When do you want the most natural light and an immersive experience in your outdoor view? For many people, morning time is quiet and reflective – and feeling like you’re connected with nature can be a great way to start the day. You can install a set of corner windows in a breakfast nook so that it feels like you are part of the vista while you sip your morning coffee.
A related idea would be to use corner window placements in an area where you intend to do a lot of reading. Reading transports you to other worlds, and the views through crystal-clear windows only make it more likely you will slip away from space and time.
6. Modern Grid
Maybe you want your windows to contribute to the modern feel of your spaces. Custom windows can play a huge role in décor and can make your home feel sleek and modern. While the glass will always let in the sunshine outside, the grid of these modern windows feels more contemporary than a simple picture window might feel.
This is also a great way to create a glass wall that separates one part of the home from another. For example, you might use modern grid windows as a structure to separate a home office from the surrounding rooms.
7. Sunrooms and Skylights
One must-haves for many homeowners planning their dream home is a sunroom or enclosed porch living space. It offers the best of both worlds: a spectacular outdoor view complete with lots of sunshine while being just as comfortable as any other room of your home. Custom windows that line these rooms can give you access to nature at all times.
If you don’t have a room in your home dedicated to the warm sunshine on your skin, then you may want to manufacture some more light creatively. Adding skylights to a room that is confined on all sides by adjoining rooms can give you that peek of the outdoors that you have been missing out on. Maximize the view with these aesthetic options to let in more light.
Design Your Dream Custom Windows with Panda
With over 30 years of experience designing and engineering beautiful, functional systems that perform as well as they look, Panda Windows & Doors would love to help you enhance the windows and doors of your property.
You and your home deserve better than standard, cookie-cutter options. Instead, make a statement with large, beautiful custom windows that are unique to your home. We love blending our creativity and engineering expertise to make your visions a reality, and we can ship custom windows in just 8-12 weeks. Have a project in mind? Contact us to learn more about our services!
