I agree that black windows look best undressesd.
Bronze vs white window frames.
Although they are very durable steel frame windows are very expensive.
Below the white bay window on the second story stands out with black frame windows grounding the first floor.
In fact it is absolutely an essential with some exterior facade colors.
The frames are some sort of composite not vinyl but i m not sure they can be painted.
The longer lasting 2605 rating.
If your home is stone or contemporary or transitional in style bronze frames would be my recommendation.
I made the mistake of picking off white windows called canvas based on the interior trim color we had when we moved in.
The selection of frame colors for single pane aluminum windows will largely be influenced by the type of architecture of the home but i agree that bronze frames receded and focus your attention on what is beyond the window.
Get white for the inside and darker than sandtone for the outside.
White frames would look great with a gray bath definitely not sandtone.
White and tan were the two colors that made sense and could perform.
Bronze is still a popular choice in exterior window color on many custom homes.
I m so glad you agree with jb.
8 year old window with roll form cladding and an aama rating of 2603.
I also have one window in my kitchen and when giving my kitchen a little face lift with new cabinet hardware and painting the walls white i decided to paint the window frame and grills black and i love it.
Dark bronze is nice and would go with a variety of exterior colors.
The downside to the bronze window is that it is only available in aluminum or wood clad window.
It is really important to consider the aama ratings if you are considering dark colored windows such as black dark gray bronze etc.
My himhe is an 1893 queen anne and all my windows are white.
These are at either end of the price spectrum and for the most part eliminate the largest segment of the window industry.
Now i d like to freshen up the trim with simply white but i m worried that the window frames will look dingy in comparison.
Graystone custom builders.
If the black windows you love are steel you need to plan on having a large budget.
Because the dark colors will fade much more quickly and unevenly on windows with a aama 2603 rating vs.
W 2500 series bronze painted clad wood double hung window w natural interior and screen.
The early versions of vinyl windows had to have the color pigments included in the actual pvc that went into the frames since there were no other options to get color into the frame.