I’ve been moving some things about in the house including removing three stained glass windows, in frames, that were hanging in the enclosed front porch for years.
Two are going into the living room, where there are, conveniently two windows. And the third will go into one of the two windows in the dining room.
One window faces out the side and directly at my neighbour’s house. The cafe style sheers are rarely opened as a result. The only view consists of mostly his rooftop and chimney, plus sky. It will get direct morning light, till about 11 am.
The other window faces out the front of the house, same curtains, the view however is the large trees across the street, the top stories of the three story multi unit, old Victorian building, across the street. However this window gets direct sunlight until almost sunset on any sunny day. (I suspect the window would truly shine in this location!)
( Before you suggest I prop it in one, then the other window, for a couple of days and try it out, that is somewhat impractical. The SG window itself is heavy and in a large frame. The window it’s going into is an old victorian weighted window with a antiqish clunky latch, smack in the middle top of the lower pane. So it’s just not really doable, I’m afraid. )
I’ve been thinking about it for two days and am still undecided. It’s a fair bit of work to wire them up, and would require minor window frame repairs should I change my mind. Not a huge deal, but kind of a pain.
Do you depend on the window with the all-day sunshine to give you a little warmth in the winter? Or do you depend on it for light in the winter? Do you ever use that window to see who just pulled in the driveway, or to see if your ride is here yet? Is it a pretty stained glass scene or design that you will enjoy looking at? Will you mind not being able to see outside?
I love stained glass, but I love the warmth I get in my sunny window in January and February, too.
I don’t really depend on it for warmth or light so much. Although such things are definite issues for me being seasonally affected. Winter hits me hard and I lean toward hibernation.
But the house gets lots of light, (when it’s NOT grey and overcast as often occurs over winter, of course!), the enclosed porch enjoys quite a passive solar gain on sunny days though even in the coldest snowiest conditions. And I’ve learned to keep lots of indoor lights on when it’s overcast.
It’s not a window I look out of to see much, the drive is on the other side actually. Plus, the stained glass window will not fully fill the large window pane I hang in in front of. There will be 6" or so on each side to see out of quite easily.
(I am rarely so undecided, to be honest. I am finding it very confusing, I confess!)
I don’t think I could deal with the lack of symmetry, so either I’d look for a fourth stain glass window for the other dining room window, or hold onto the third stained glass in order to use it to replace either living room window should one break in the future.