To cry over PVC window

[Dongdingdong]

I’ve just had to replace a very old aluminium window in my bathroom, as it was in poor condition and the double glazing was completely shot. I’d wanted to replace it with a new aluminium window but when we were given quotes, the aluminium was almost double the cost of the PVC (about £1K more expensive!)

DH refused to spend that much extra on a window and so we decided to go for the PVC option. It has just been installed last week and admittedly they’ve done a very good, neat job. However, I can’t get past the fact that it’s horrible PVC.

The house is a Victorian terrace with wooden windows at the front and aluminium (plus the new PVC window) at the back.

AIBU for crying about the new window, feeling we’ve made a terrible mistake and wishing we’d gone for aluminium as it’s a better and more historic material than plastic?

Thanks Fairisle. So annoyed with myself for going ahead with the PVC in the first place!

Echoing PP, would a gorgeous blind help distract in the short term? One of my larger (front!) windows isn't quite what I envisaged. I mimicked what it was replacing (the original design) and new neighbours on either side have replaced theirs with a different design so mine looks like the odd one out! It bugs me every time but I've just decided to live with it. I might move at some point and in the meantime it keeps my house warm and looks good from inside

I wanted to avoid a blind if possible as we have frosted windows anyway, so it just seems like unnecessary clutter. Just so annoyed with myself for wasting all that money!