cordless conservatory blinds - look super clean and modern, come in lovely range of colours, no need for curtains, good for heat retention and you can pull them down from the top or pull them up from the bottom - the choice is yours, we have some in our house and love them

When was your house built? Chartwell Green is a lovely shade. I think because the brick is dark I would choose white windows or a pale taupe/cream. Dark grey windows can, I feel, look really grim with dark or red brick. It only seems to look good with a pale render. I think this picture shows how lovely Chartwell is with white. Another popular shade is Agate grey which is grey with a tiny hint of green, second pic.

A colour that disappears against the brick or a plain window could leave you with a house that looks featureless. For this reason I would avoid a colour that has the same saturation of colour- I worry that a contemporary grey could disappear-and I don’t think white disappears against your brick. You could choose black but since it still recedes you might want to increase how decorative you make the windows with the addition of glazing bars. And I have no problem with UPVC in this setting. Aluminium is a great choice when you want a slim minimalistic choice but a slightly broader frame could be considered a bonus here. For me the only thing to consider with UPVC is window proportions. The most cost effective UPVC only has one casement (one hinged opening bit) and that area has in effect a double frame. So when you look out of a window the opening part of the frame is bigger and the glass is smaller than the non opening pane of glass next to it. And personally I think this looks awful from outside. But with good planning you can make it look uniform from outside.

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