carol-well I CAN get to Canada from here quite easily...but I think it'd be easier travel with a snowmobile and that I do not have. ;) In our last home we had a fireplace in the corner and the TV on the adjacent wall with a sectional very similar to redroze. It did work out well but I think redroze's dimensions and your own being more square would make it all the better. Our 'TV' wall was much longer than the fireplace wall. I know that putting it in the corner does eat up more room and that is one negative but in our case it made the most sense and I really liked it. I felt like you could very comfortably watch the TV and get the warmth from the fireplace ("my" seat was of course the closest one to it). The TV wasn't massive and really didn't 'steal the show'. Unfortunately I do not have a picture of the fireplace and the tv in one frame and we have moved on from there. I like Senai01's window seat pic - that is awesome. Too bad your window is too far removed, that would really work well otherwise.

Thanks for the advice. I am glad to know I'm not crazy for wanting to push ahead with the oak. I think I am going ahead with the wood windows and doors, but trim the windows in white. The doors already have white trim, so they should probably match. I figure if I choose this route, it will match until I can replace all of the trim in a room at once. I don't understand why everyone is so obsessed with putting in white windows and doors. They might be timeless, but they are a huge pain to maintain given all the dirt they'd show. And in a historic home, wood really feels like the best choice. Plus if I hate it, I can always paint my wood windows and doors white.

I would not do vinyl, and I would not do double hung. The first is poor quality that doesn't last. The second is inappropriate to your house, which is very cute! I would replace with aluminum clad wood casement windows with a dark chocolate or black exterior cladding. Have you looked in to fixing your windows? Wood windows last hundreds of years with proper upkeep, IDK about windows manufactured when your house was built, though.

It is sort of unclear to me exactly what kind of window you are considering ...but I do know that the window in the kitchen is the most important one in the house....I wouldn’t want one of those (little square)divided ones for sure...and I would look for an option that does not have a divider right in the middle of the view from the sink...couple of reasons...this is the only window you look out of ... from about 2’ away...often during the day...secondly it will be most obvious when it is dirty or water splattered...so easy access ...for in and out cleaning ...is essential....if necessary even widening the window to allow a solid center glass with two small side sliders...would be preferable...