Grey windows

[Stairsnopears]

AIBU or will grey windows be a passing fad? I used to like them before EVERYONE had them. Now it comes to needing to change my windows I’m not so sure! Yes= I am BU they are lovely. No= I’m Not BU they will be a fad ☹️

I'm not a fan of the grey windows plus smooth white rendering look. It all looks like the kind of CGI image you'd get in a brochure when buying a house off plan.

Yes they are starting to look dated

Will date very quickly now

My parents have them (next street to me same style of house) looks lovely but I prefer mine that are white. All down to personal taste. They don’t look dirty I suppose so less maintenance.

I am reading this with interest as about to do our windows.
Not sure about white though? Especially as front of house is partially rendered (looks better than that sounds!)

YANBU, I think they will look dated in the future. I need to replace my windows soon and have decided to stick to the classic white (I think they will be cheaper than other colours too which is a bonus)!

What about the agate grey look? I'm about to order them....pale sandy coloured bricks...

If you do go for grey then make sure it's the charcoal shade or there's a neighbour in our street who has black frames. They look much smarter than grey which looks faded.
We stuck to white though as I felt grey starts to look old alot quicker

It will date quickly, stick with white

I love them however I think they’ll be like the light oak effect ones that were poplar 10/15 years ago that now look dated. Every fad has its time. I’d go white personally. Can always get a grey door etc

Some local to me look very dated and also quite dark depending what direction your house faces.

I have a neutral grey-brown colour. I chose them because I thought grey-grey will date. My rendering is a soft off-white so the whole affect is less stark than grey windows and white rendering.

Gray will look dated very quickly.

White is timeless.

We have anthracite, they were replacements for brown ones and I couldn't quite bring myself to do brown but the white ones that others have used look a bit stark and tacky.

Will date very quickly like brown did. I saw a cottage with a light greenish they looked nice.

I prefer glass windows.

I think the grey movement will end long before the windows are ready to be replaced, so I'd stick to classic white.

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I am reading this with interest as about to do our windows. Not sure about white though? Especially as front of house is partially rendered (looks better than that sounds!)

What's the era/age of the house? That makes a big difference. if it's an older property (ie houses from 1900-1940 were often partially rendered, ie Edwardian, or 20s/30s houses) then I don't think they suit any other colour than white windows, personally.

It depends. Cheap looking chunky upvc in grey on an older house looks a bit naff and mismatched. Expensive looking slim grey frames on a modern house look very cool imo.

I’ve got grey windows and I like them.
I give not one fuck for people thinking they look dated.

I like a pale greeny grey or beigey stone colour on the right house.

Not a huge fan of anthracite, especially on Edwardian or earlier houses.

Grey reminds me of office blocks and prisons. Sorry.

Depends on the style of your house? I think any colour can potentially look good if the house was designed and built with that colour window. You have to be a lot more careful if you’re not replacing like with like

We have them and I am really pleased with them but I think I’d get white in next house just because I know they will eventually look so dated (yes I know they do already in someone peoples opinion!