Your windows are not just for letting natural light into your home. A custom window design can improve views, boost your home’s curb appeal, and help tie your home’s exterior together – even setting the tone for your home’s design. 

At Overhead Door Company of Lethbridge™ – Windows and Doors, homeowners choose from a selection of custom window designs that include five window types and a wide selection of premium windows, including aluminum clad, PVC windows, and wood exterior custom windows. 

Why Design Matters | Windows that Showcase What’s Inside

Window design plays an important part in your home’s interior and exterior design – whether you’re renovating, redesigning one or more rooms, or you simply want to enhance a central living space for family time or friend get-togethers. 

You can bring the outside in with large windows and frames, capturing your backyard trees or garden that act as the focal point. Or you can make a small space feel expansive with light window frames or press-through windows where you imagine stepping outside for a moment.

Curb Appeal | How Custom Windows Welcome You

Whatever your choice of window style, people walking or driving by may feel compelled to stop and admire your aluminum-clad extruded chamber windows, but can only imagine the wood interiors that you get to see.  

Curb appeal not only draws the eye to the rest of the home, it also entices people to buy your home when it’s for sale. Made-to-order windows help push curb appeal to another level and can sometimes seal the deal on a home sale. 

The Right Window Style | Choosing Size, Shape, and Placement

Imagine a picture window opening up a living room, bringing in the natural light while inviting people to congregate and relax. A quaint kitchen window that acts as a viewing spot while you cook or do the dishes. 

The right choice of window style, size, and placement is key to creating the mood of that room or space; it’s what makes it unique to your home’s overall design. 

Window Styles

There are multiple window styles to choose from. You can have fun choosing from the different types. 

Casement windows: These windows open outward, attached with hinges, creating a unique style that increases air circulation and uses a crank fixture for opening and closing. 

Awning windows: Opening from the bottom, these windows offer ventilation without rain spatter. Awning windows are often installed in bathrooms, kitchens, and basements or alongside custom living room or bedroom windows.  

Slider windows: Windows slide side-to-side, ideal for rooms with low windows, or placed near patios, in basements (egress), living rooms (3 sliders creating panoramic views), and bedrooms. 

Picture windows: Explore different variations and shapes that can transform your living space. 

Fixed-sash windows: Non-operable windows that are often combined with casement or awning windows for maximum light intake and consistent appearance. 

Fresco-pass windows: Connecting indoor and outdoor living spaces, which open 90 degrees. Easy to open and close. 

Whatever style and materials you pick for each room, there are other factors to consider before making your final decision on your windows. 

Details to Consider Before You Buy

While design is important for the aesthetics and feel of your home, there are other elements to consider before you choose your windows and where they’ll go in your home. 

A few things to think about before you buy:

• Privacy: Protect your privacy while bringing in more light. Custom windows can include frosted glass (for full protection), strategic window placement, and window coverings. Consider these options for bedrooms, bathrooms, and side windows.
  
• Frame colour/finish: There are many options to consider for a frame’s colour and finish. It’s always smart to think about your long-term design plans, interior wall colours, and your garage door and exterior house colours.
  
• Energy efficiency: When asking about energy-efficient windows, consider double or triple-pane glass, frame insulation, and weather sealing. 

Find Your Perfect Window Match 

Our custom windows will match your style and long-term design plans – whether you’re replacing old windows or upgrading your home’s look before you sell. We’ll help you find the right fit. 

Contact Overhead Door Company of Lethbridge™ – Windows and Doors today for a quote on your custom window designs.