Windows and blinds
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Top and bottom shutters
Copper piping has been used for curtain rails
Roman blinds
Cupboards built around the window,
Window balconies
A roller Lind gives privacy in a kitchen
A high slot window goes the whole width.
Bi fold Shutters that fold right back
To me, a window seat only works if it’s a deep one, like this one, with a thick fitted cushion, so you can sit sideways and see into the garden or into the room. The seat itself gives storage opportunity
Interior glazed partitions
Steel framed Crittall windows
Steel for slim framed Crittall windows Aluminium for chunky solidity in sliding doors, as in this pic
A window instead of a solid wall dividing lounge and hall
High slot window
A floor to ceiling window with a desk up against it
Windows following the shape of the pitched roof
Blinds in a voile material can stop above a radiator so you never pull the curtains - they are just for window dressing. Voile blinds let in quite a lot of light but give you privacy - like net or lace curtains.
Juliet balcony is not a balcony, as such, just french windows floor to ceiling and a railing.
Windows upstairs replaced with french windows and a railing, forming a Juliette balcony. The balcony looks down on an internal courtyard bringing light to the middle of the house.
A pair of old windows, sandblasted, powder coated and fitted with mirror glass.
A window seat makes most sense when designed for sitting sideways so you can get comfy with a cushion and see the view. Storage built in underneath.
Low set windows In a bedroom allows you to see out from the bed, if you have a nice view and don’t have a privacy problem. For safety, in this bedroom, only one window opens.
Building a protruding window gives space for a deep sill inside, which, if set at a useful height, can be used for sitting. The other large window is floor to ceiling
Lower a window to get a larger opening
Floor to ceiling window
The windows are composite - aluminium on the outside and softwood on the inside The floor is large porcelain tiles
An internal window can steal light from the adjacent room. Here a gloomy hall gets light from the living room. A lonG narrow hallway benefits from a row of same size pictures Use a mirror to reflect light, provide a nice reflected view, and make a space appear bigger. Try a mirror opposite another mirror.
Glass blocks allow light but maintain privacy
Voiles with Roman blinds
The window film company
An internal window of glass locks. Light passes through but each room maintains privacy
A bold block colour draws attention eg to a bay window
This window incorporates a window seat with storage under and cupboards built all the way around the window. It works because the window is in an alcove or a narrow end of the room.
Curtains should touch the floor and should be two and a half times width of window
Floor to ceiling non opening window
The triangular window high on the wall beneath the sloping roof
A large non opening window going almost to the floor
A slot window like this would be good in the kitchen
Using half shutters
Consider curves as they soften a room
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