Improving style with new windows
Hello Houzzers,
We are in the process of finalising window quotes to make our 1960s/70s home more contemporary.
I love ranch houses that you see on here, and how the style can make a quote horizontal house feel contemporary. Obviously we love on an estate in Leicestershire so can only achieve so much with the style!
We are looking to have the windows and door replaced with wood-effect UPVC in French grey, my feeling is long thin panels as in the photos from the brochure, with no interior bars or leadwork.
Here’s a pic of the fairly ugly exterior, we have removed the green bushes from the front of the house so this is currently just brickwork.
My specific questions are
1: do you think this is the right way to go (the shape, the lack of bars etc)?
2: should we replace the bow window downstairs on the right with a flat, more contemporary one or replace it but still in the bow shape keeping the lead above
3: Flush-sash or rebated for a contemporary look? the second pic is rebated (protrudes out) third and fourth are flush.
3: Anything else you think we should do while we’re getting quotes in and builders round?
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3 years agoJen Thomas
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Carolina
3 years agoI've tried to make it a more unified looking house and added some other things... Didn't do a very neat job, sorry, but I hope it gives you an idea. Maybe it's too dark with the dark cladding? I like it, but it's not everyone's cup of tea.
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3 years agolast modified: 3 years agoSomething like this?
Tell me if you want me to change things, and I'll see what I can do :-)Jen Thomas
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3 years agoJen Thomas
3 years agoI thought you might enjoy the pictures I had back from the window people. This was after we had cleared the front and as you can see we haven’t removed all of the greenery, just the shaggier bits.
The chap did say he was embarrassed that he couldn’t add render or topiary like Carolina can!
These are the two colours although one looks suspiciously green, it shouldn’t be!
Carolina
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3 years agoSo many possibilities. What did I forget? This first one is to show your mother how it would look without the bars. I prefer the 'prison' version :-)
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3 years agoJen Thomas
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3 years agoThe window people have just given us some more pics of the different window options, in an effort to love away from the prison look- and we are now confused! Which of these windows do you like? (Ignore the render and doors)
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2 years agoHeyyyyy so, I’m not sure whether anyone will see this but just wanted to say thanks for all your thoughts and advice. I ordered the windows in Feb and they’ve been done today- thought I’d share the results!
I went for anthracite flush casement with a Georgian bar- absolutely love them!
We also redid the tarmac drive and added in a planted bit at the front with olive, lavender, bay and box, painted the slate grey render white, painted the UPVC door with Frenchic paint in Cool Beans, new lantern etc.
Interested to hear any other suggestions if people have them.
I think it’s made a real difference to the style of the house, and we did a lot of it ourselves reasonably easily.
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