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Treatments for Problem Windows

These ten solutions will help you deal with impossible openings

by Deb Barrett

Designer and window expert Deb Barrett takes five window design dilemmas -- a bank of windows, windows that are too small, patio doors, arched windows, and bays and bows -- and sketches out two options for each to enhance them visually as well as provide privacy, UV protection, and energy efficiency.

Treatments for Problem Windows
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From Inspired House14 , pp. 46-51 January 1, 2006
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Architecture and Design | Windows | Doors | Exterior Doors | Fixed Windows
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