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4 Kitchen Window Replacement Solutions for a Brighter View
Families spend a lot of time in the kitchen every week for meal preparation, cleanup and eating, which explains why the kitchen is the most important room in the house for most. Adding or upgrading the windows increases the livability and enjoyment of this all-important room by bringing in more light and opening the view.
Garden Windows
Architects try as much as possible to make sure that there’s a window over the kitchen sink for a number of reasons. The window lets natural daylight illuminate the sink where much of the food preparation takes place. It also expands the line of sight over the sink, which provides visual relief in the kitchen. It also provides a view to the outdoors that serves as an access point to monitor yard or street activity.
If there’s room outdoors to expand above the sink, garden windows many advantages. A garden window pops out from the kitchen wall and its sides and top are made from glass, which provides much more light indoors. These windows often have built-in display shelving for plants. Some companies, like Unique Home Solutions know that garden windows can be install by the window to enhance the lighting by the sink. You want to make sure that your sink area is always well-lit.
Bay Windows
Many kitchens have informal kitchen nooks used for family meals. Bumping out a smaller window and installing a bay window will open the kitchen and eating area. Most homeowners consider bay windows a desirable upgrade, since it increases the natural light on three sides and visually makes the room feel more spacious.
Clerestory Windows
If your upper cabinets hang from the wall instead of the ceiling, there may be room for clerestory windows. This window style has been used for centuries to increase light and ventilation above doors and windows. The windows provide daylight without posing a security concern, since most are fixed.
Glass Doors
Why not swap out a solid door with a French or full-light glass door? Either will allow plenty of light to enter the kitchen area and give you a top to bottom viewing area of the yard. These doors are normally made from tempered glass in thicknesses that withstand heavy impacts. Some styles incorporate internal blinds between the panes that give you immediate privacy and less maintenance.
New windows can bring new life to a dark or small kitchen, whether they extend outward from the wall or bring in overhead sunshine. The options are plentiful for any size kitchen and budget.
