ᐅ What type of external venetian blinds (also known as louvered shutters) should be used?

Nixwill schrieb:

Could you please tell me the exact anodized aluminum color you used? I really like it (something with EV and/or C-xx, I think).

The color of the external venetian blinds is called "Graualuminium RAL 9007" by Roma. The window sills are the most basic natural anodized standard ones—so inexpensive that they probably didn’t even bother with a color code 😉 At least, I’m not aware of any.

Hangman schrieb:

The shading system color is called "Graualuminium RAL 9007" by Roma. The window sills are the most basic standard natural anodized aluminum ones – they are so cheap that they probably didn’t even bother with a color code 😉 At least, I don’t know of any.

If I had the money, I would choose aluminum-wood windows... but for the window sills, I would always prefer granite (e.g., Steel Grey or Nero Ass.), and for a brick exterior, possibly a bullnosed profile.

I’m planning to go with wood-aluminum windows (which is also why I’m leaning toward deep black, since you often hear about issues with heat and uPVC), which was, for example, more important to me than KNX—again, priorities and budget come into play here 🙂.

Are you referring to the exterior window sill? For the interior, we want to go with something like a busy dark pattern at least, because we expect it will make things like dead flies less visible (which is interesting for a room with high windows and sills—we figured those would be a pain to clean). Exterior sills I still need to think about, I hadn’t really considered that until now… Thanks for the idea.

As for aluminum window sills, that’s no problem—I think if I say aluminum-colored, people will understand me 😉.

tumaa schrieb:

If I had the money, I would have chosen aluminum-wood windows... but for the window sills, I would always prefer granite (e.g., Steel Grey or Nero Ass.), and for a brick facade, possibly a rowlock course.

If wood, I would leave it natural on the inside, which in my opinion creates new requirements. Then the windows also need concealed fittings, flush-mounted frames, etc., and the interior design should reflect that style:

One thing leads to another, and it’s not just a matter of money but also of the time you want to invest. I think it’s great when it turns out as well as in the example above. Replacing window material A with B is, in my view, too simplistic.

We were more pragmatic and wanted a practical house. I find it better to keep the components as unobtrusive as possible. Highlighting something without a clear reason quickly looks forced rather than skillful. At least that’s my — as always subjective — opinion 😎

Hangman schrieb:

We took a more pragmatic approach and wanted a practical house. In my opinion, it’s better to keep the components as unobtrusive as possible. Trying to highlight something without a clear reason can easily look forced rather than well done. At least that’s my — as always subjective — opinion 😎

Wood is not really our thing; personally, there’s way too much wood in your picture (but of course, tastes vary). However, I will consider and reflect on your recommendation. So far, we have just thought that a black window frame would work well with a white wall and also the reveals.

Edit: I meant window sills for the exterior; for the interior, I would use wood with wooden windows 🙂