Window Styles: An Illustrated Guide
By Christa Terry
Single Hung Window (via)
Double Hung Window (via)
Horizontal Slider Window (via)
Picture/Fixed Frame Window (via)
Arch Window (via)
Casement/Rollout Window (via)
Awning Window (via)
Hopper Window (via)
Garden Window (via)
Bay Window (via)
Bow Window (via)
Skylight (via)
Louvered Window (via)
Cathedral Window (via)
Note: The strips of wood, metal, or vinyl that separate panes of glass (or pretend to) in any style of window are called muntins, for example diamond muntins or colonial muntins.
April 9th, 2010 at 6:42 am
So what is the difference between single hung and double hung?
April 9th, 2010 at 7:01 am
In a single hung window, you can only move the bottom pane up (i.e., it only opens from the bottom because the top pane is fixed), whereas in a double hung window, you can open it from the bottom like a single hung or bring the top pane down. Double hung windows are much more common than single hung these days.
April 10th, 2010 at 2:47 pm
Love the garden window! It really brings the outdoors in!
April 12th, 2010 at 6:53 am
They’re super nice for growing herbs, Pam. Love ’em.
April 20th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
Look into the European oddity that is not yet fashionable in the States, the Tilt-Turn. It is an inward swinging casement and hopper in one.
April 22nd, 2010 at 5:40 am
@Kevin Huh, neat. I wonder how they hold up, though. I feel like casement windows never last as long as double-hungs, but maybe all the casements I’ve seen have just been crap in and of themselves.