Windows

Providing natural light, fresh air, and a code-compliant exit can be the most important aspect of any basement remodel by Roger German

When walls are thick, you need wide extention jambs and a deep stool  by Chris Whalen

A box-bay window brings light into a bath that includes a sliding medicine cabinet and curved mahogany trim by Alan Jencks

A change in a ranch's ridgeline transforms a suburban house without disturbing the neighborhood by Frank Riepe

A Toronto architect updates a traditional cottage for his office and adds a modern three-story home, but you'd never know it from the street by John O'Connor

Opening up two walls created a welcome connection among kitchen, dining room, and garden by Jerri Holan

A cramped ‘60s colonial opens up with French doors, more windows, and wider passageways by Steve Aitken

Five steps, four hours, one window, zero mess by Rick Arnold

Lay out the curved plates with a trammel, then use them as a bending form for laminated trim by Spencer Horn

A modest renovation transforms hodgepodge of revival styles into a coherent shingle-style design by John Ineson, Elizabeth Ineson

Fewer walls, a bigger bathroom and lots of light turn a confining second floor into a spacious master suite by Jon Anderson

In a fog about choosing windows? You have to consider glazing systems, window styles and frame materials by Jefferson Kolle

Letting ceiling joists cantilever beyond the walls makes this challenging roof detail stronger and easier to build by Scott McBride

A full-scale drawing reduces the chance of error by Carl Hagstrom