Bay Windows for Cottages

Some of the prettiest and most comfortable rooms in old cottages have no bay windows, or irregularities of any kind. Although they often add much to the pleasantness and size of a room, and give interest to the design both externally and internally, bay windows require careful treatment in order not to appear as after-thoughts, or to detract from the strength and simple character of a building. There is no doubt that they are comparatively expensive features ; and rather than having insignificant and ill-proportioned windows projecting from all sides as may be seen in some of the newer suburbs it is better to avoid them altogether.