During the colder months, many people long for summer’s warmth and bright colors. Winter is bland, chilly, and for some, depressing. While you may not be able to control the seasons or even move somewhere where it’s warm all year long, you can make a few small changes to your home to capture the feeling of summer. One of those changes is to put in Simonton Windows. Their garden windows are a great way of capturing the feeling of summer all year long. Here are a few ways these windows can transform your home and keep a touch of summer with you regardless of the season.
A Great Garden Window Brings in Tons of Natural Light
Garden windows, unlike other windows, aren’t flush with the exterior of your home. Instead, they protrude outward. This does two things. First, it gives you additional space inside your home because the window ledge sticks out more. Second, instead of one window, you actually get four—the main window, the slanted top section, and the two side windows. One way to think of a garden window is that it’s essentially a box of mostly glass that’s attached to the exterior of your home.
This type of window allows a vast amount of natural light into your home. It will significantly brighten up a space. It can also make you feel closer to nature. You have a much better view than you would with a flat, standard window. Even when you look out and see snow, it still feels like you’re able to enjoy the outdoors more than you usually would with a regular window.
Of course, you need to keep the window clean to get light into your home. There are a few different window cleaning techniques you can use. While you can buy sprays to clean your windows, you can also use a DIY window cleaner. One very easy-to-make cleaner simply involves dish soap and white vinegar. Just mix a fourth of a cup vinegar, half a teaspoon of any liquid dish soap, and two cups of water together in a spray bottle. That’s all you need to get your windows sparkly clean. If you don’t have white vinegar, you can also use lemon juice.
Use a Garden Window to Make a Small Herb Garden
Typically, gardening is something you do in the spring and summer. However, with a kitchen garden window, you can grow a little herb garden any time of the year. The extra space this type of bay window gives you provides room for your pots of herbs. The sunlight that comes streaming in provides all of the light they will need. Simonton Windows are energy efficient and designed to minimize heat loss. This means your home and your herbs will be comfortable regardless of how cold it is outside.
Your window herb garden will truly bring nature indoors. You’ll have bright green herbs growing all year long. Even better, you can pinch off a bit of basil or cilantro any time you need and drop it straight into the dishes you’re preparing. Nothing adds a little zing to your meal like fresh herbs that you’ve grown yourself.
In addition to herbs, you can grow many other plants in your garden window. These plants help to clean the air around you and even help improve your mood. Many of them also don’t require a lot of maintenance. Just keep them watered, and they will thrive.
Air Out Your Home
While you may not want to open the windows when temperatures are in the single digits, a garden window does provide a good amount of ventilation. That’s because many of these windows have side panels that open to help circulate air. This is great if your home feels a little stuffy or if you’ve had a cooking incident that has resulted in smoke or a bad smell in the kitchen. Just open the side windows and let the fresh air flow right in.
Keep Your Home Warmer
As mentioned earlier, Simonton windows are very energy efficient. They keep the warm air in during the cold months and the cool air in during the summer. If your home feels chilly and drafty in the winter, you’re going to lose those summer vibes you love. Doing a kitchen remodel that includes replacing your windows with these efficient garden windows is an excellent way of staying warm. This also means that your HVAC system won’t have to work quite as hard or as often to keep the house comfortable. You’ll notice your energy bills decrease once you have these new windows installed.
Is Installing a Garden Window Difficult or Expensive?
Putting in a garden window may seem like a fairly major project, but it’s not as difficult as it may seem. Of course, most homeowners will want to have a professional do the work. However, it doesn’t take that long to install a window, nor is it that expensive. This is one home improvement project that can be done relatively quickly but will have a major impact on your home.
Simonton windows are available in many standard sizes, plus the company will manufacture a custom window to your exact measurements. This means you can put a garden window in anywhere, even if the current window is extra-large, very small, or oddly shaped. You can also customize the look of your window by selecting the interior and exterior colors, the hardware, and more.
If you’re ready to install a Simonton garden window in your kitchen or in any other room in your home, D&D Glass Works can help. We are a premier Simonton dealer with years of installation experience. Whether you need one window or several, we can help. Once your windows are installed, we will be here for repairs, replacements, or any other maintenance you may need.
Contact us today to learn more about window options and discuss how we can help you.