How to Incorporate a Picture Window into Your Home Design
Picture windows are brilliant ways to add beauty and value to your home. They let in large amounts of natural light and can overlook a beautiful garden or a grand vista. Incorporating them into a home can be an excellent aesthetic addition.
Custom Home Designer Tips: Picture Windows
What is a Picture Window?
They are large windows that typically do not have glazing bars (or the slim pieces of timber or steel that divide a window into smaller parts). As fixed-pane windows, they do not open or provide ventilation; instead, they frame a beautiful outside landscape–just like a picture!
Where Are They Used?
Because they display the exterior environment, picture windows are best used in homes with high ceilings. During the day, they can capture the interplay of the sun, sky, and natural environment; at night, they can illustrate the combination of the moon, stars, and tree silhouettes.
Picture windows can be found in living rooms, dining rooms, bedrooms, and even kitchens. Although they maximize the landscapes of the countryside or coastal homes, picture windows can also feature cityscapes. In urban homes, you can often find picture windows in open-plan living spaces; however, the best location for a picture window in any home is the one that provides the most beautiful view.
Designers can also flank smaller windows on the picture window's sides to create a combination. This combination window provides exceptional natural light into the space, and the side windows can provide the airflow that the picture window cannot. A combination window has an infinite variety of designs that could suit your home.
What Are Their Sizes?
Since they typically don't come in standard sizes, they are custom-made. So, they can be constructed in any size. This is where some design comes in and will depend on the style and location of the home. For example, picture windows can be an entire wall (floor to ceiling) or any part of the wall to capture the desired view.
How Energy Efficient Are They?
Although traditional windows are not known to be energy efficient, picture windows present an exception. Fixed and sealed, they provide insulation and weatherproofing. A picture window's energy efficiency also depends on its glazing and the frame's weight. When shopping around, it's best to ask your window professional about all of these factors to ensure you'll save on utility bills down the line.
What Are Their Other Benefits?
Besides providing chic touches, ample natural lighting, and energy efficiency, picture windows can also reduce allergens. This result is mainly due to the fact that they are sealed and can't be opened. Above all, picture windows are a beautiful investment for your home.
Grayson Homes
Are you planning on building a new custom home? Contact Grayson Homes. Our energy-efficient homes incorporate picture windows into our beautiful aesthetic designs. Serving Raleigh and the surrounding areas since 2002, our custom home designers make sure our customers love the way their homes look and feel. Contact us today at 919-578-6222.