Painting White Windows Black

After tons of research today i m sharing all my tips for painting vinyl windows black.

Painting white windows black.

Painting windows black will make your windows look fresh and clean for longer and requires hardly any maintenance. They thought i was nuts. It turned out great even almost a decade later. All the windows casings are wrapped in white aluminum.

Within the last 10 years someone replaced all of the windows with really nice tan vinyl windows. Your house is gorgeous. Painting windows black looks good with practically any and all exterior paint colours. I love the look of black windows in new homes.

Black trim works especially well with white or very light walls creating a strong contrast for a modern look. Here s an insider tip too. It looks good with anything. Painting your window trim black may feel a little out of your comfort zone at first but it s an easy way to go bold with a color you might never dare to put on your walls.

Black paint white paint not tinted just from the can a paint brush painter s tape and a strong iced coffee not photographed. The other end of the open space has a large picture window that we are planning on leaving white. I really don t understand why they wouldn t pick white. Since we can t see both styles of windows in the same moment is it wrong to have one white and the other black.

But there are also so many projects on our to do list with our remodel at the 1891avenuescottage that i knew we didn t have the budget for new windows. We have metal storm windows from the 1950s and 8 years ago i had to convince painters to paint them the same dark expresso color as the windows we had just painted. My house is a 1920 bungalow with the original wood sash windows. One of my biggest obstacles in this house has been the window color.

I really would like to have the exterior painted black but the original storm windows were replaced by white aluminum storms. With black windows this is not an issue since it is a drastic contrast. Get the high end modern look of black windows by painting the frames for a fraction of the cost of new windows. White attracts and shows dirt much more than dark colours and the same is true when you paint your windows.

With your other hand paint the grille or frame all the way down to the edge of the putty knife. Barbara thanks for sharing your experience with black paint on exterior windows. Painting windows black is a smart way to hide any nicks and scratches. One reason that we didn t go with white windows is that we were afraid the color difference would be too noticeable between the white of the window and the shade of white that we are painting the house.

Or black but i ve been on a mission to figure out how to paint them. One end has large windows with grid mullions like your photos that we are painting black. Then move the putty knife to the next section and continue painting.