The MidCentury Modern Transom Window

Now that the main windows are in, we are on to the transom windows.

The transom windows present a particular challenge: we could not find any reclaimed windows online in all ofour  early searches that we could for into our design. Purchasing custom made windows that would meet our MidCentury design specs was way too cost prohibitive.  So, we designed windows that we would construct ourselves.  

Starting with creating a rough opening:

Here is the final product:  first of the completed windows:

And the rest:

And here are some additiona shots of the  prep work for the custom windows:

The glass we ordered custom from a small window manufacturer.

Each transom window involved creting an interior frame, then caulking well, inserting the glass, then creating the exterior frame.