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Pella Lifestyle Series windows for Colorado homes. Wood inside, built for real life.
Pella Lifestyle Series windows pair real wood interiors with an aluminum-clad exterior, then let you tune each room with triple-pane performance packages and blinds or shades tucked between the glass. KV Windows is a veteran-owned Pella Platinum Certified Contractor based in Westminster, and this is how we help Colorado homeowners decide where Lifestyle makes sense and how to configure it room by room.
- Wood interior, clad exterior
- Integrated blinds & shades
- Pella Platinum Certified Contractor
BBB Accredited Business
Manufacturer-backed warranties
Wood inside, clad outside.
Inside, Lifestyle Series windows are wood, so you can paint or stain them to match your trim, doors and floors. Outside, an aluminum-clad exterior with Pella’s EnduraClad finish takes the weather. Pella says the finish resists fading and chalking, which matters under high-altitude Front Range sun.
Pella also lists a few construction details that are worth knowing about a wood window in a dry, high-swing climate: EnduraGuard wood protection applied after the parts are cut and milled but before assembly, three-way corner joints that combine mortise-and-tenon construction with metal fasteners and adhesive, and a jamb-on-sill design that seals the end grain and lifts it off the rough opening to reduce the potential for moisture.
Lifestyle comes in awning, casement, double-hung, picture, bay and bow windows, plus matching patio doors. If you’re still choosing between Pella lines, start with our comparison of Impervia, 250 Series and Lifestyle. This page goes deeper on Lifestyle alone.
Four triple-pane packages, chosen by room.
Lifestyle starts with dual-pane glass and offers four optional triple-pane performance packages. Pella designed them to be picked room by room, so you don’t have to pay for the same package in every opening. Here is how we usually map them in Colorado homes.
Performance
Triple-pane glass for a mix of energy efficiency and sound performance. Pella positions it for rooms you use most, such as kitchens, family rooms and home offices.
Sound Control
Triple-pane glass with mixed glass thicknesses to help disrupt sound waves. Pella recommends it for bedrooms and nurseries. Here, that often means rooms facing I-25, US-36, C-470, E-470, a rail line or a busy arterial.
Energy Efficiency
Triple-pane glass with Pella’s upgraded AdvancedComfort Low-E. A fit for rooms that feel cold in January or bake on summer afternoons, like big west-facing great rooms.
Ultimate Performance
AdvancedComfort Low-E triple-pane glass and mixed glass thicknesses together, Pella’s best combination of energy and sound performance in this line.
Pella publishes energy and sound test data for each package. We’ll pull the ratings for your actual sizes and styles rather than quoting generic numbers.
Window coverings between the glass.
Pella says its integrated blinds and shades are exclusive to the Lifestyle Series. They sit between the panes of glass, so they stay out of reach of dust, pets and little hands.
Cordless by design
Nothing hangs in the room. Pella lists Lifestyle among products recognized as Best for Kids certified (cordless) and with the PFWBS window blind safety seal.
Still serviceable
Pella describes its integrated blinds and shades as accessible if an issue ever comes up, rather than sealed in for good.
A uniform look from the street
Pella says the blinds and shades use a white exterior-facing fabric, so the house looks consistent from outside. That’s helpful in HOA communities with design rules.
Colors for the inside
Integrated Slimshade blinds come in a range of colors, from whites to Mocha and Black, chosen to match your interior.
Details Colorado homeowners ask about.
Beyond glass and blinds, these Lifestyle features come up most often at our estimates.
Glass built for altitude
Pella explains that insulating glass for high-altitude homes is typically vented, or argon-filled to a pressure tailored to the elevation. We confirm the right glass for your address on every order.
Materials & glassScreens you barely see
Pella’s Hidden Screen on Lifestyle double-hung windows appears when the window opens and folds away when it closes. Casements offer the patented Rolscreen retractable screen.
Double-hung windowsEasy cleaning
Pella lists an easy-wash feature on Lifestyle casements that lets you clean the exterior glass from inside, which is handy on second floors.
Casement windowsInsert or full-frame
Pella lists several installation options for Lifestyle, including fold-out fin, block frame and clad brickmould trim. That helps us fit brick ranches, stucco and siding alike.
Window replacementSecurity sensors
Pella offers integrated wireless security sensors for Lifestyle products, hidden in the window instead of stuck on the frame.
ENERGY STAR options
Pella says Lifestyle offers options that meet or exceed ENERGY STAR guidelines in all 50 states, and that triple-pane Lifestyle products earned the ENERGY STAR Most Efficient mark in 2023.
Energy-efficient windowsWhere Lifestyle fits, and where it doesn’t.
Lifestyle tends to make the most sense when wood interiors matter to the look of the house, such as craftsman homes, older Denver bungalows and newer homes with stained trim, and when certain rooms have a specific problem to solve, like street noise in a bedroom or a sunny room where you’d rather not hang blinds.
It isn’t automatically the right answer for every opening. If you want slim black fiberglass frames, Impervia may suit you better. For basements, rentals or a tighter budget, the 250 Series vinyl line is often the practical choice. Plenty of homes mix lines, with Lifestyle where you live most and a value line elsewhere, while keeping the exterior color and grilles consistent.
Your Lifestyle windows are covered by Pella’s written limited warranty, published at pella.com/warranty. KV Windows offers the manufacturer’s warranty and will show you the exact coverage for the products you choose.
Price and lead time depend on the sizes, styles, options and glass you choose. We measure on site and put pricing and timing in writing in your free, itemized quote.
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A Pella Platinum crew, room by room.
Lifestyle has more options than most window lines. The value comes from picking the right ones for each room and installing them correctly.
Pella Platinum Certified Contractor
Certified installers who work with Pella products every week.
Room-by-room plan
We match performance packages and blinds to how each room is used, so you aren’t paying for upgrades you don’t need.
Measured on site
Every opening measured in person before anything is ordered.
Veteran-owned accountability
Written scope, clear schedule and a crew based in Westminster.
Manufacturer warranty
Products we install are backed by the manufacturer’s warranty.
11 years, 1,000+ projects
A 4.7-star rating across 115 Google reviews, and a Team Dave Logan member.
From room plan to final walkthrough.
Lifestyle follows the same clear process as every KV project, with extra time spent choosing options room by room.
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In-home consultation
We walk each room with you and note noise, sun, privacy and how you use the space.
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Room-by-room spec
Style, glass package, blinds or shades, screen type and interior finish, chosen per opening.
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Written estimate
A clear scope and price for each window, so you can adjust options before ordering.
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Order & schedule
Lifestyle windows are built to order. We schedule your install once the units are ready.
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Install & walkthrough
Our certified crew installs and seals each window, then we check every one with you.
Pella Lifestyle Series FAQ.
Answers to the questions we hear most from Colorado homeowners and businesses.
What is the difference between Pella Lifestyle Series and other Pella lines?
Lifestyle is Pella’s aluminum-clad wood line: wood inside, clad outside. It is the line with Pella’s integrated between-the-glass blinds and shades and its triple-pane performance packages. Impervia is fiberglass and the 250 Series is vinyl. Our comparison guide covers all three.
Do I need triple-pane glass in every window?
No. Pella designed the performance packages to be chosen room by room. Many homeowners put Sound Control in bedrooms facing a busy road and use standard or Performance glass elsewhere.
Can the between-the-glass blinds be fixed if something goes wrong?
Pella describes its integrated blinds and shades as accessible if issues arise. We’ll explain how service works for the exact product you choose.
Can I paint or stain the wood interior?
Yes. Lifestyle interiors are wood, so they can be painted or stained to match your home. We’ll go over finish options at your estimate.
Is Lifestyle a good choice at Colorado altitude?
Any Pella line needs the right glass for your elevation. Pella explains that high-altitude insulating glass is typically vented or argon-filled to a pressure tailored to the elevation. We specify that on every order.
Thinking about Pella Lifestyle Series?
Get a free in-home estimate from a veteran-owned, Pella Platinum Certified Contractor based in Westminster. Call 720.535.9629 or request your visit online.