English cottage with custom Smarts bifolds, solid bottom sections and mullioned tops for a French café aesthetic, and a roof lantern flooding the kitchen-diner with daylight all year round.
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⤢ The design has something of old France about it: Gîtanes, full bodied wine and joie de vivre.
There’s no denying it, this cottage was a beautiful starting point, so adding to it in a way that delivered an architectural justice was a tall order. The home has a lovely story; this house is so loved the owners bought it twice! Originally their family home they sold it on as they outgrew it and moved to a different area. They missed the place and when it was eventually old on many years later by the new owners, they bought it back and let the property out. Once the children had left home and semi-retirement beckoned they moved back in and decided on a re-vamp.
Being lovers of the South of France, the owners didn’t want just any set of doors. Having seen a picture of a beautiful French courtyard cafe, they wanted something to evoke the same feeling.
Approaching Joe at Windows Etc with a picture from a magazine, they asked if the bifolds could be customised by adding a solid bottom section and a mullioned top section to create the same feel.
Joe was delighted to take it on since Windows Etc is not about ‘off the peg’ solutions but rather about tailoring a look to bring about the lifestyle home owners want.
Now, the doors peel back and reveal a courtyard garden with olives, a lemon tree and verbenas aplenty. The aperture invites you into a kitchen diner which is in turn lit by a roof lantern allowing daylight to spill in all year round.
"We are so pleased with our replacement french doors. This is now the fourth time we have used Windows Etc and as ever are really pleased with the result. Thanks to everyone who helped us get exactly what we wanted but a special thanks go to Luke and Jack for their no fuss no mess installation."
"The customer service from Windows Etc has been absolutely outstanding, from the sales team, to admin, to the installation team. They walked us through everything and guided us to the right bifold doors for us, without trying to sell us the most expensive. The price was very good and the doors themselves are great, very smooth to open and look amazing."
"We came back to Windows Etc after moving earlier this year to a new property. We needed new doors both front and back and some glazing replaced in existing doors. Yet again an outstanding team who go above and beyond and the result is stunning."
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