Window frame colour question
We are staggering to the end of a renovation of a classic old Jersey house (outside rendered, although inside we've managed to expose granite walls etc). The two sides and the back, which are mostly modern/extended) are having black (not grey) metal window frames, but the traditional front still has five sash windows (double glazed ones just being put in now) - 3 along the top, 2 on the ground floor with a traditional front door. Think a typical dolls house, only we've moved the front door from the bottom centre to the right. The roof is slate, with dark solar panels. The fascias and guttering are black. We like dark houses, as you can tell, and like a house that will blend into the shrubbery (we're on a hillside) rather than standing out.
Inside, partly for budgetary reasons but partly because we like the raw look, the colours are the local orangey-pink granite, white walls, black accents (door handles, large original range etc) and various random bits of plywood, screed & concrete.
After much discussion we've settled on Farrow & Ball's DownPipe for the exterior colour. It looks like a dark grey but has lots of green and blue in it, depending on the light. https://www.farrow-ball.com/paint-colours/down-pipe. It's going to be hard to put us off that, so working with that, WHAT COLOUR DO WE PAINT THE SASH WINDOWS?!!!
One window company we went to refused to guarantee them if we painted them black/dark because they'd warp quicker in the heat (they'll be west-facing). White is the easy option but I'm worried it'll look too stark. At the moment the new frames are primed grey and that looks quite nice, but I'm worried about it just being another random colour in the palette. And sometimes I think I'd like to go wild with the front door and paint it raspberry pink, or pale ocean blue or something.
Just curious, really, for suggestions. Houzz has been critical to me refining our design thinking over the last few years, but I've never asked a question! Thanks in advance for suggestions.
PS I'm posting a picture of the house, before we got started (we've now lost the porch and have a front door now on the bottom right).
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Comments (13)I'd definitely recommend a pale mint green colour or a similar hue of grey/slate, they look so refreshed and I think with your brickwork they would work beautifully! Especially if you went for the same garage doors also! You have a beautiful space out front so it would really benefit from a refreshing, modern yet still characterful look! We are located in North Lincolnshire also, we'd be happy to offer a free design and quote if you'd like, it's no obligation and there are different payment options if you decide to go ahead which mean you don't have to have the funds to hand. Otherwise please let us know if we can help you in any other way with inspiration or ideas! Definitely looks like a project we will be keen to see unfold! Best of luck, Carlos Williams-Holden...See MoreWindow frame Color Dark vs Med Grey
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Comments (1)I think it may look a little odd. Sorry. A neighbour added an extension recently with different coloured windows and it jars for me....See More- Kate Renouf thanked Jonathan
Kate Renouf
3 years agoJonathan
3 years ago
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3 years ago
Sonia
3 years agoI don’t think dark grey suits the exterior of your house at all. It has a country cottage look which would be so much better in a pastel, including a pale grey. Darkest grey looks great on industrial style buildings, but I’m just not feeling the love for dark grey on your pretty house.
Kate Renouf thanked SoniaKate Renouf
3 years agominnie101
3 years agoI like the idea of a moody colour for a coastal cottage, have seen a few. I’m slightly on the fence with the tile colour but then colour is not my forte! I cropped the paint colour from an exterior btw as it normally reads a couple of shades lighter (for the render, windows are obviously exterior 😂)
Here‘s one of my bad photoshops for you to give you an idea 😊
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Juliet Docherty
3 years agoThe roof looks quite purple, and Downpipe is a bit greenish so that may be something to be aware of. It's a gorgeous house and could carry off so many different looks. The second image below is all Downpipe and does look smart but it's not a look I would choose as I think it could look dated. I actually love the pink and would go for a dirtier salmon colour with windows matched to the slate colour or something like the image below.
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