I agree with millworkman: replace with what is there now, as it looks like a sunroom and those windows suit it. Also ditch the shutters. If you want color use the rust on the door

Thank you both! I wasn’t expecting that. What type of window would you put in the middle/larger gable beside it? We are in the process of renovating the inside. It will be getting a new roof within the next two weeks and new siding will come within the next year or two. When we get to the downstairs and exterior, the main door will move to the center larger gable and it will get a porch across the whole front of house and possibly wrap around. Any advice/suggestions on windows is much appreciated!

Do a y window changes before finishing interior work or you will be redoing inside around windows again. I like the variety of windows. A nice porch on left side would help create welcoming entry. Wrap around porch will cost a fortune and probably not recoverable. Do roof dark color to enable more choices when you redo exterior siding. Think about that now. Brown shingles or orange are the hardest to work with.

Hey Flo! We have a broken pane... so we’ve been rocking plywood like we live in the hood! Lol that is why it needs to be replaced. Main reason for wrap around porch is to get away from sun and our wet basement has not been fun to deal with. We are having French drains and tiling installed soon and redoing the grading as well. Hopefully that helps! Shingles will be a medium gray as house will be white

Current photo of window. Large limb crashed into it! The original plan was to wait until we got to the main floor of the house and then re-do the windows but it needs to be addressed

This particular window is the living room. It being a 100 year old farmhouse I had pictured something along these lines to modernize lower windows but not sure it will work. Lower only for outside example...

I would consider going 5 units as they look a little narrow to me.

Todd - what do you mean by 5 units? I’m in MN as well. Loving this almost fall weather!

Ii meant instead of going with 6 casements in the front, go with 5 instead.

I like your examples. Are you changing out all windows and are you doing grid? Another thing that would look good too would be to do one large picture window in the middle and 2 smaller casement windows on the side. If you’re doing all grid, then they can be single or double hung.

Todd - that’s what I thought. Thanks!

Steward of Design - I would love to do some sort of grid I believe that looks more farmhouse. I feel many people are over the farmhouse look but it’s exactly what this home is so I can’t see it any other way. And it’s who I am... way before it was a cool trend lol Good call with the larger window in the middle and two casements on the side. We will be moving the main door to the middle gable eventually, I have to keep that in mind too. I wonder how silly it will look to just replace the bottom window on the right until we get to the rest of the windows. I’m thinking it won’t look any sillier than it does right now - everything all miss matched. Here is a photo of a home to give better idea of window idea placement.

I like your ideas of replacing the windows with double hung windows, not casements. And with the simplest of grids.

Ptreckel - me too! I recently saw some where there was a single grid line in the middle (so basically the window cut in half) and it was only on the top half that had it. It looked pretty neat and modern

I agree grids would suit your house very nicely. If replacing just the glass piece is costly I’d just replace the whole thing now and just know it’s all a work in progress. Better to have it mix match for awhile then to waste money on something you’re going to replace anyway.

I would definitely NOT do casements on your house. I think they look completely out of place with the style. These you have chosen would look great.....

What brand are those double hungs? We're also in MN and our farmhouse was built in 1890. I've been looking aft Hayfield and Marvin's.