door and window help for our 1930's house!
Hello, I wonder if anyone can offer any advice! I'm struggling to chose a colour for our door and windows that compliment our brickwork and style of house.
We can only afford to replace our front door and the accompanying small side windows at the moment. Would it look strange to have these and the frame a pale grey/agate grey or sage, and then eventually replace all the other windows to the same colour or keep them white?
Thank you!
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Sonia
last yearLovely house. Originally 1930s houses would have had white window frames and a coloured door or black window frames if they were Crittel style. I think agate grey or sage looks wonderful with a cottage-style home, but I’m not so sure they would suit your home. Below are a couple of traditionally styled 1930s houses. I found these from a google search so that might be worth doing too? I’ve also included a green overload house!
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last yearI think just choose your favourite colour whether it’s subtle or bold and you can’t go wrong. I’ve got a bright blue door (Cooks Blue) but I fancy pink or yellow next time! If the windows are going to be white or a subtle shade I think bold would be good but if that’s not your thing then go subtle. Here’s some ideas
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