Even in ever-gray and gloomy Seattle, the 24-by-10-foot front window lets in enough light that the couple rarely needs to turn on any lamps inside the house.  Photo 5 of 8 in These 8 Unusual Windows Will Take You by Surprise from Brand-New Secondhand

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At their own home just 15 minutes outside of downtown Seattle, the designers behind the architecture firm Lead Pencil Studio created a home with sustainably oriented and salvaged materials and an industrial air. The duo of round porthole windows on the second floor provide personality and reference the nearby Boeing airplane factory, complementing the home's steel cladding.

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