When selecting beautiful, custom windows for your home, style matters! Windows that complement your home’s architectural style will result in a more cohesive look for your exterior and enhance curb appeal, without compromising window functionality and efficiency. When you select high-quality, custom replacement windows, you gain the benefits of energy efficiency and functional design, along with an aesthetic that perfectly suits your home.
This guide to custom windows will help you balance the right materials and colors with the right windows for any architectural style.
Choose Versatile, Durable Materials
It’s no secret that we’re fans of vinyl here at Rolox Home Service! From vinyl siding to vinyl window frames, nothing beats this affordable and durable material for an energy-efficient home. Vinyl also has incredible versatility, with wood-appearance finishes or any color your heart desires. And you won’t need to repaint in years to come, since the color is integrated into the vinyl itself! Especially if you’re planning to sell your home, it’s an investment that will entice potential buyers. Vinyl is affordable, low maintenance, and energy efficient. What’s not to love?
Match Custom Windows to Your Home’s Style
Now that we’ve convinced you it’s vinyl or bust, let’s talk about architecture. The architectural style of your home should influence the custom windows you choose, as the windows can either enhance or detract from the exterior design. Knowing your home style can help you consider the right windows to increase the wow factor:
Contemporary Homes
Contemporary home architecture is very modern and sleek, with clean lines and minimalism. The best windows for a contemporary home are open, with undivided, full panes of glass that allow in ample natural light to make your home shine inside and out.
Best Windows for Contemporary Homes
- Sliding Windows: Sliding windows are popular for their affordability and low-profile design. They are easy to operate, letting in the fresh air without sacrificing a modern, sleek look. Along similar lines, sliding glass doors are an ideal choice for modern homes as opposed to French doors.
- Floor-to-Ceiling Windows: Want a window style that really stands out and lets in as much natural light as possible? Floor-to-ceiling windows bring the outdoors right into your home for an open concept that makes your home feel more spacious and provides a stand-out modern look.
- Casement Windows: With outward-opening sashes, casement windows have a clean, simple design popular for smaller accent windows in kitchens and bathrooms on contemporary homes.
- Picture Windows: These windows are designed to provide as much natural light and views to the outside world as possible. They don’t open, giving a fixed and expansive view in areas where you don’t need operational windows.
Colonial Homes
Colonial-style homes are known for their more formal, classic look. Think symmetry and traditional designs! When choosing custom windows for your colonial home, look for divided panes with even proportions to maintain the regality of your historic exterior.
Best Windows for Colonial Homes:
- Double-Hung Windows: Most of the windows on your colonial home should be double-hung! These versatile windows offer ample functionality with two vertically sliding sashes, and the designs typically have a very symmetrical look with multiple glass panes. Double-hung windows are easy to dress up for an even more custom and classic look with shutters or grilles and muntins.
- Bay Windows: To invite even more light into larger spaces like the living room, bay windows extend outward from the house for added indoor space and a unique yet classic accent to the exterior.
Craftsman Homes
Craftsman homes are known for their natural, handcrafted, cozy appearance. Similar to colonial homes, a more classic design is usually best. But you can get creative to make your craftsman home unique with mixed window styles and decorative glass elements. Typically, a natural wood appearance is better than solid colors for window frames.
Best Windows for Craftsman Homes
- Divided Double-Hung Windows: Double-hung windows are once again the windows of choice thanks to their versatility and functionality, but with an added twist for craftsman homes. Instead of two matching panes, give your double-hung windows a more customized look by having an upper sash with divided panes and a lower sash that’s a clean, solid glass panel—combining the classic and the modern!
- Transom Windows: As an added accent above larger windows that gives a bit more natural light to the home, transom windows add further customization and make the craftsmanship pop!
Custom Finishes and Colors
Choosing the right colors for your home’s style is almost as important as choosing the right window styles! With vinyl custom windows from Rolox Home Service, your home can have any color or finish you can imagine: wood-imitation finishes, black frames, frames that perfectly match your home’s color, or frames that provide unique contrast with complementary colors. The possibilities are endless for a truly custom window design for your home.
Custom Windows for Any Home Style
If you’re ready to enhance your home’s architectural style with custom windows, Rolox Home Service is here to help! Contact us today to learn more about our fully custom windows that perfectly blend function and fashion for an end result you can’t help but love.
