Coastal Style This New England coastal home by Patrick Ahearn Architect LLC honors architectural history while maximizing water views with these expansive windows made up of many small “lights” (individual window segments). From the outside, the home communicates historically accurate New England coastal architecture.
Santa Barbara Style Influenced by Spanish and Moorish architecture, this popular California style includes lots of arches and curved windows. Turquoise windows — though unconventional — were exactly the right choice for this Santa Barbara-style house by Mark Molthan. Steel frame windows balance out the bright color with their neutral tones and give a slightly contemporary feel to the home.
Tudor Style Architect Jeff Murphy chose casement windows for this home — the historically accurate selection for the Tudor style of architecture, which first enjoyed popularity from 1485 to 1625. “In medieval times,” Murphy explains, “there was no glass in the openings — until later in the period, where glass was placed into the simple square (or often times diagonal) openings.”
Modern Style For a writer’s studio in a modern home, architect John Bertram envisioned a seamless, unobstructed connection between the view and the writing desk, and the goal was to eliminate any evidence of windows at all — including the frames themselves. The window’s unique style allows the homeowners to open the kitchen to the outside bar to create the look of an entirely open kitchen.
Contemporary Style FINNE Architects chose windows and oversized sliding glass doors of black anodized aluminum for this contemporary home. “I like to call the main living space ‘a large front porch,’ because the windows and large sliding glass doors create a feeling of being outdoors,” says Nils Finne. The interior window trim is Douglas fir, which gives warmth to the living space.
Craftsman Style Craftsman bungalow-style homes developed from the British Arts & Crafts movement, featuring double-hung or casement windows like the Andersen Windows A-Series Frenchwood Gliding Patio Doors here. In Craftsman-style homes, the exterior trim traditionally contrasts with the window frame color, and the windows include grille patterns that create vertical proportions.
Farmhouse Style Influenced by Colonial and Victorian architecture, the uniquely American Farmhouse home style looks just right with tall, narrow, double-hung windows, bay windows and window groupings, and 2-over-2 grille patterns. Black exterior window frames add striking contrast for curb appeal… … while white interior window frames visually expand the space by blending into the wall color.
Georgian Style A variation on Colonial architecture, Georgian homes feature tall, double-hung windows, simple window combinations, and multiple divided lights with rectangular grilles. Fun fact: The reason Colonial architecture tends to feature windows with many small “lights” (individual panes) is that the British imposed high import taxes on large pieces of glass sent into the Colonies.
Shingle Style Andersen’s A-Series Transom Windows with Forest Green Exteriors and Specified Equal Light Grille Pattern add color and light to this Shingle-style home — a uniquely American look that traces its beginnings to the late 19th century.Shingle-style interiors borrowed heavily from the Arts & Crafts style, as seen in these windows’ height-to-width proportion of 2-to-1.
Rustic Style In a rustic setting with a fabulous view, the guideline for windows is often, “The bigger, the better.” These custom windows from Marvin take maximum advantage of the view — and echo the look of the surrounding trees with their rustic wood trim.
Transitional Style Perched happily at the intersection of modern and traditional styles, the transitional home often has tall window openings that are best filled with casement windows, like these from Marvin. Low-placed crank handles make it easy to open and close the windows, despite their soaring height. Marvin’s Ultimate Casements have a wash mode that allow homeowners to turn the exterior of the window towards the interior to wash from inside.
A House Designed for Wellness
The House Beautiful Whole Home project challenges the definition of home, taking it from a place to hang your hat to a sanctuary of self-care.
Could a house really help you live longer? That is the idea behind the Whole Home project from House Beautiful, a home in Atlanta built from the ground up and meticulously designed to inspire healthy living, a happy outlook and a respite from the chaos of life today.
With guidance from a dedicated team of professionals – including a builder, architect and multiple designers – this home was built expressly around people’s needs. Physical, mental and social wellbeing take a front seat and are realized in creative ways, from a kitchen engineered to inspire healthy eating and a no-excuses fitness space to a homey living room to inspire more family gatherings and opportunities to take in nature and views from every room.
Though we’d love to spend time in just about any room in this unique home, there are a few spaces that stand out as particularly happiness-inducing.
Light-Filled Living Room
Designed for family gatherings and quiet conversations, this living room is flanked by opportunities to take in the view and connect with nature. The lines between indoor and outdoor are luxuriously blurry thanks to floor-to-ceiling windows and an expansive Marvin Bi-Fold door.
A New Way of Working
Forget a dark basement home office or an impromptu space carved out of a kitchen or dining room. The Whole Home’s office lets light fuel productivity with a unique configuration of Marvin Direct Glaze windows that spans from floor all the way up to the tall, airy ceilings. Though a beautiful summer day might beckon during business hours, we can’t imagine a more beautiful place for the daily grind.
An Indoor/Outdoor Fitness Experience
Sometimes motivation for wellness is all about easy access. This home gym brings ample natural light and bright, energizing colors for an in-home workout that’s anything but boring. With double hung Marvin windows that look more like doors, it would be easy to imagine cycling through the French countryside from the comforts of your own home.
Getting Ready but Staying Relaxed
Getting out of bed in the morning might be a little easier with a relaxing routine to start the day. We can imagine soaking in this tub and taking in the fall foliage through the Marvin Double Hung windows, or perfecting makeup in the extra flattering sunlight in this bedroom space.
For a full tour of this home turned everyday sanctuary, visit HouseBeautiful.com.
