Windows, help!

[bluebeach]

I’m annoying myself with not being able to make this decision.
Would you choose…
A. More attractive in my opinion from the exterior (would be timber effect). Double glazed only (can’t triple glaze with this style). About 1k more expensive than B.
Or…
B. Less appealing from outside but better view looking out. Will be triple glazed so warmer. 1k cheaper than B

I'd also put a style in to reflect the 1930s age of the house. Have any properties in the street retained their original?

Often it was horizontal glazing bars and top lights.

Windows are the eyes of a house. The wrong ones really jar, this might be why you are struggling so much? Neither option is right?

I would chose A, looks more in keeping with 1930’s build, an extra £1000 is nothing for a long term purchase.

A is more attractive but you have made the house look very stark and unappealing which in real life it won’t be.

By the time you’ve put in plants, perhaps hanging baskets, bushes, painted the doors, added curtains no one will notice the windows. I would definitely go for the warmer, quieter, cheaper option.

C or D over B without question.

A or B would be quite a hard choice, B being more sensible but looking awful.

C or D over A is a no brainer.

I do really agree with you, 1930s houses are lovely. The door I like (in A) is a 1930s style …and it was choosing this door that then made me think that the big window style didn’t suit and that smaller multiple panes would fit better. I’ve tried to find out what the original 1930s windows would have looked like and think probably like this black and white pic. The modern equivalent being these black windows…which I actually love but can in no way afford.

I don’t want the house to look like it’s trying to be something it’s not. It’s fairly rural and not in a council estate, just a row of ex local authority houses that I think were originally built for farm workers.

So I think the most 1930s achievable style would be this. Which Is E

Oh, definitely E!

I have a 1930s house with original windows and they are the same style as E (only with leaded lights... which is why they are still original and I haven't replaced them)

Definitely E. My house is late 20s and had the original (rotting 🥶) windows. When I replaced them I kept to the same design which is basically E.

You could easily make this look more cottage-y. Add a hanging basket each side of the door and troughs under the windows. Or a wisteria (i do love them)

E is definitely the best, and in keeping with the age of the house - but can you still triple glaze?

Yes I think these can be triple glazed! Ooo this is very exciting. I’ve marked this style up on the windows in masking tape and it feels ok looking out too. It’s not the completely unobscured window that my partner would prefer but I def think there is something in going with the integrity of the 1930s original style. Thank you!

I think all the houses in my road have windows like that - small windows all along the top with bigger panes underneath.

Great choice (E was my favourite)