Tudor Home Style

  • Tudor Home Style Window Door Overview
  • Tudor Home Style Exterior Window Door Details

Overview

Tudor homes are loosely based on a variety of early English building traditions ranging from simple folk houses to late medieval palaces. Asymmetry is preferred in the Tudor style, allowing standard windows and bay windows to be oriented as desired for optimal views.

  • Based on English folk/late medieval palaces
  • Asymmetrical-style architecture
  • Window frames tend to be dark wood tones
  • Rectangular or diamond-shaped grilles

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Colors & Finishes

Window colors are deep, warm and dark. The window's frame, sash and trim are usually one color - typically a dark brown or a reddish-brown - and the wall material is white or beige stucco. However, the wall material does not need to contrast with the windows themselves and can be of similar color value.
Tudor Home Style Window Color Finishes

Color Combinations

 
Tudor Home Style Color Combinations

Trim

Historically, load-bearing timbers in the Tudor style home also doubled as trim elements for its windows. In what was known as half-timber construction, load-bearing timbers were visible from the street and had infill panels consisting of wattle and daub, bricks or plaster. Single windows or window groups typically fit into the areas between the timbers.

Whether the windows were set between timbers or into a masonry wall, the windows often appeared to have a chunky appearance - a look that can be simulated in today's Tudor style homes by using brick mould exterior trim.

Prairie Home Style Exterior Trim

Hardware

Tudor window hardware is simple and functional. Integral hardware elements include sash lifts and locks. A distressed bronze finish is most authentic for the style.

Hardware for a Tudor style door commonly features a thumb latch, long strap iron hinges and a door knocker. A distressed bronze finish is most popular. Andersen Yuma® hardware is an ideal complement for Tudor style homes. Made of solid, forged brass for a substantial Tudor style look and feel, it features a simple, clean design and is available in a deep, distressed bronze finish that is historically accurate. As an alternative, a distressed nickel finish is also available.
Tudor Home Style Window Door Hardware