STUNNING Transformation
The role of good design in this stunning transformation
This stunning farmhouse is located in the sought-after Fenland market town of March in Cambridgeshire. It has been transformed thanks to the installation of new windows and doors throughout the property. But the benefits of the products installed extend far beyond the purely aesthetic, providing high levels of energy efficiency and clever solutions to manage heat within the home.
Sheerline’s sleek aluminium profile was selected because it is in keeping with the style of the local area. It offers a traditional look, but with the thoroughly modern benefits that aluminium is starting to be recognised for. This includes thermal efficiency, super slim sightlines, and exceptional security built-in as standard.
The installer selected to work on this project was the family-run company Choice Windows of Stamford, Lincolnshire. The team at Choice Windows believe in personalised customer service, offering a consultation-style approach. This ensures homeowners receive the right products for their needs, within their budget, and with their aesthetic goals in mind.
As part of their service, Choice Windows use an app that enables them to superimpose the windows and doors on the house when they take a picture, enabling homeowners to visualise what the property will actually look like. This is an especially useful feature when considering changing the colour or style of the window frames.
For this particular project, the homeowners opted for three of Sheerline’s Prestige Bi-folding doors, each featuring three panes of glass. These bi- folds have been designed to offer perfectly balance aesthetics, which is reflected in the position of the bi-folds to the ground floor and then directly above as part of the second-floor balcony.
In addition to Sheerline’s bi-folds, the homeowners chose a custom-made gable end window, which adds the ‘wow’ factor to the property while also creating a stunning feature.
The homeowners opted for an increasingly popular colour combination of Agate Grey (RAL 7038) on the outside and Pure White (RAL 9010) on the inside.
One of the key considerations in this project was the fact that the property is south-facing. The homeowners had previously had issues with the curtains and furniture being bleached by the abundance of sunlight that floods the home. While natural light in the property is undoubtedly welcome, it needed to be managed.
Choice Windows made two recommendations to enable the homeowners to design a home that would be functional without compromising on style. The first was to install solar control glass, and the second was to include integrated blinds, which would give the homeowners the option to control the amount of natural light in the home.
Sheerline’s proprietary Thermlock® technology is in- built into the entire product range, enabling homes to stay cooler during summer and warmer during winter. It features a multi-chambered thermal design far superior to traditional polyamide systems and was recently recognised when Garnalex received a King’s Award for Innovation 2025 for its Sheerline system.
The result of this project is a stunning farmhouse transformation with the ‘wow’ factor. The home is flooded with natural light, but unlike in the past, this can now be managed, preventing too much heat and glare. Sheerline’s products add an architecturally refined quality that’s in keeping with the style of the local area, offering a stylish yet practical solution.
To find out more about the Sheerline range, contact us on: 01332 978 000 or email info@sheerline.com.
