Design Tips - Multiple Windows

There are two major ways to make a statement with windows and doors: through special shapes and through multiple window combinations. In fact, the two are often used together. They can add drama to a simple home or room, and high impact for your client's most important rooms, like a feature room or master suite.

Guidelines on Multiple Windows and Doors

All of Marvin's products are made to mix-and-match. The rules are similar to wardrobing: consider size, shape and proportion. Offset simplicity with elegance, both in the combinations of windows and in the context of a room.

1. Position windows and doors on two walls if possible - this brings light, air and depth into a room.
2. Create a visual theme if your client is planning on multiple window and door arrangements. This can be done by reflecting the shape of a large window with a composition of smaller windows. Or by using similar special shape windows in different rooms.
3. Consider the view through multiple windows or doors and window patterns as you look from room to room, especially if your client's home or living area has an open floor plan.
4. Balance specialty windows with simple, clean shapes like casements.
5. In a main space, group windows of similar patterns or a single primary window pattern to create a focal point.
6. Balance a more dramatic composition with a simpler decor. And plan your entire scheme for the scale of your client's house. Also, consider their exterior view.
7. Fewer windows or doors can have a great effect. Play with multiple combinations, taking into consideration your client's view, their light and their decor.

Some favourite combinations:

• Round tops with sliding sash, casemaster, transom or awning windows
• Polygons with awning windows
• Elliptical transoms or radius upper sash on a sliding sash window or French door
• Multiple awning windows stacked vertically or grouped horizontally
• Awning windows with picture windows or casemasters
• Casemasters with a picture, bow or bay for a grand effect
• A bay window with additional units at a variety of angles to create unique patterns of shape and shadow
• French doors with transom windows
• French doors with radius or eyebrow transoms
• Operating French doors with stationary panels

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