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Renovating Design Dilemma Exteriors

Help needed - windows and doors

3 years ago

last modified: 3 years ago

Hi guys,

Im really struggling to see the wood for the trees with our bungalow. We are due to have new doors and windows shortly, and I can’t stop changing my mind about design and colours. I thought I had settled on the below picture (with off white rendering, getting rid of the magnolia) but I’m so nervous to have white windows, but can’t really justify an additional 20 % for coloured frames! I’m so lost with it all 😅 I hate the red brick that we have and the feature it creates around the main door but aside from painting the brick, I’m not sure what else can be done as the cost of re-rendering is too unaffordable for us. Any suggestions/inspiration appreciated 😊🤩😊

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E D
3 years ago
I think the the painted brickwork in the middle photo looks good.

With the existing render painted in (off) white I’m sure white windows will look fine.

The existing ‘yellow‘ like magnolia doesn’t look too bad with the dark grey/ black though.

Have you already decided on the window frame design option?
Alexandra Dunn
Original Author
3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago
Thanks for your advice 👍 This is my latest window frame design option but I’ve changed my mind so many times 🥴 i decided that if I was going to have white window frames, I wanted something more fancy I terms of design (eg the astragal bars) xx
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E D
3 years ago
Hope you don’t mind me saying this but I feel the (new) windows look a little ‘fussy’ and don’t seem to match the style of the doors and vice versa.
Karenza Roy
3 years ago
I agree with E D the middle pic looks really good!!

if your finding it expensive to paint the outside of the house and you really really hate it why don't you buy some paint and give it a go yourself? as you can see in the attached pic the contrast of black door and white house looks good 🤩

I think the new window frame option looks good too 👍🏼 or how about getting frames like the pic attached?? it would be 'less fussy' as E D says
Holland Park House Renovation · More Info
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3 years ago
Consider white door frames to tie the doors in with the windows. That's what I did with my anthracite grey front door. And lose the fussy bars in the windows. They go against the modern style of the doors.
Victoria
3 years ago
A not too dissimilar property modernised
minnie101
3 years ago
I agree with ED, I don’t think the doors match with the windows. I personally wouldn’t also go with two matching doors as it’s not clear which is the front door. Ignore the colours and photoshop skills but I’ve added a more traditional door. The render colour was meant to be a stone colour with a red undertone but was the closest I could get!
Alexandra Dunn
Original Author
3 years ago
Thanks for all your suggestions 🤩 I’ve managed to talk the hubby into grey windows throughout - I wasnt really a fan of the white windows and I was worried about the design. Hopefully our bungalow will look something like the below when we have had everything fitted and repainted:
Alexandra Dunn
Original Author
3 years ago
Karenza Roy
3 years ago
that looks nice. good choice

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