Transom Window Above Bedroom Door

So transoms windows over a door can be an easy way to bring natural light from a hallway or a bedroom into the bathroom.

Transom window above bedroom door.

Operable transoms have sashes that can be opened or closed to help regulate the temperature in a room when the door is closed. Historically operable transom windows above doors played a role in the heating and cooling in a home. The shape can be either rectangular of a semi circle arch or occasionally a square. If privacy is a concern we offer many customized glass designs that obscure the view.

An open transom window in the winter helped heat from the central fireplace reach bedrooms at night. But let s get back to transom windows. Typically non operating and used to add style and increase natural light transoms span the width of the opening they top and can be placed above single or double doors and sidelites. I have also seen particularly in european architecture other shapes such as a camel shape and others.

Transom windows also called transom lights sit above an entry patio or interior door or other windows. Transom window over a door in a bedroom doors to from bedrooms to bathrooms hallways closets and retreats are good candidates for transom windows.