They say that eyes are the windows to the soul.
As an extension, I believe that
windows are the soul's connection to the world. 

photo credit: homedsgn.com

photo credit: homedsgn.com

While plain rectangles in standard sizes
are the most familiar,
windows come in a vast range
of shapes and sizes.

Here are a few that I love
for the ambiance and poetic essence they imbue.

A 269-Sqft House That Looks Like A Living Sculpture, photo credit: fastcodesign.com

A 269-Sqft House That Looks Like A Living Sculpture, photo credit: fastcodesign.com

Finding as I walk down the streets of Portland.

Finding as I walk down the streets of Portland.

Hexagram windows never looked any better, photo credit: teenangster.net

Hexagram windows never looked any better, photo credit: teenangster.net

photo credit: John Cole

photo credit: John Cole


While rectangular, this trio of long, lean windows defines the contemporary living room as well as the view. Repeating the large picture windows would have been an obvious solution, but would have had much less impact than the three thin beauties. The frame breaks at the height of the window sill on the left ties them together through theme with variation.

On a final note:

photo credit: elizabethashleigh.com

photo credit: elizabethashleigh.com

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