Window frame colour...
11 years ago
I've bought a beautiful old building that's in need of lots of TLC, but I'm considering what to do with the colour scheme to the front of the house; window frames and door. My husband would love a black door and white window frames. I'm thinking of a nice green and grey door? A green colour...as the house is called Mermaid House ;)
What do you think?
What do you think?
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Comments (3)I like grey frames also,I have a tan bricked house and thought of doing the same thing. I took a photo of my house,and in photo shop,I got my designer to superimpose the cad drawings of the new style windows over my old windows,to give me an idea of what style and colour would work,i am glad I did because the grey looked awful. It's a lot of money to spend so it might be worth looking into this. I'm really not sure that grey windows would work well for you,I hope that other Houzzers will chip in with ideas....See MoreExterior makeover - render and window frame colour advice
Comments (36)That colour was f&b stony ground which is actually red based but I think must have some green in, I thought it would work with the terracotta tiles. Something like the lighter shaded white may also work although colours are normally a couple of shades lighter on the exterior. The previous owners of our house painted it farrows cream, I swear it gets more yellow each day! I don’t know anything about the render tbh but I don’t think it needs any maintenance for 20-30 years hence the initial application cost is dearer. I’ve attached this link as I’ve come across a few similar comments (but as I say I don’t know anything about the render and you’re always going to get negative reviews of things). It might be worth creating a separate post on traditional versus through coloured render if you have any concerns? http://www.ebuild.co.uk/topic/15160-traditional-render-v-k-rend/...See MoreWindow frame colour question
Comments (19)Thanks all for your comments! And sorry Sonia but the island is full of pastel coloured houses, would make me feel a bit nauseous to come home to one every day (assuming we ever go out again). Husband has vetoed anything darker so Downpipe will probably stay, but like the idea of painting the external sashes the same. The more minimal the better, from our POV. In other news our proposed plywood floors are reportedly the first on the island, so we'll be making a statement if nothing else!...See MoreWindow frame colour
Comments (7)Don't know if this will help as it comes down to personal preference. We have replaced our old white windows for pale grey. I felt anthracite would be too dark for the brick colour and thought it would drained the life out of the house. We are very happy with the pale grey, it lifts the look stylishly but is more subtle than bright white. This photo was mid job so two new grey windows with old white one for comparison....See More
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- 11 years agoWindow and door the same or different colours? Windows French grey and the door a darker colour?
The door has stain glass with blue, yellow and green (picture from inside out door)
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i would probably go the same colour but you could leave the door stained. Some pics to give you an idea hopefully. Images from moderncountrystyle, timber windows and better homes and gardens. Some weird changes going on houzz today with uploading stuff!
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- 11 years agoI'm quite liking the French Grey or Lichen from Barrow & Ball.
All the window are wood - I'm in the conservation area so uPVC is out of the question. ;)
I'm quite liking the idea of having the door and window frames the same colour for uniformity... Will definitely take pictures as I go! I need to touch up all the woodwork first as it's been a little neglected over the years.
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Wendy Radford-GabyOriginal Author