We are still undecided whether to choose uPVC windows in anthracite or white. The anthracite windows are made of color-through plastic, not a foil finish. Considering the house style (modern, mono-pitched roof, no eaves), anthracite would fit well.
Unfortunately, anthracite will come with an extra cost, but I will only find out the exact price difference during the final selection process.
Are there any other disadvantages of anthracite-colored windows? Can they fade over time?
Can someone share information about the additional costs?
Who has experience with this?
Unfortunately, anthracite will come with an extra cost, but I will only find out the exact price difference during the final selection process.
Are there any other disadvantages of anthracite-colored windows? Can they fade over time?
Can someone share information about the additional costs?
Who has experience with this?
I would also say that it’s a matter of personal taste. Additionally, it seems to be a trend. Currently, gray/anthracite is very popular. It certainly also depends on the type of house and the overall color of the house.
Personally, I prefer white as it is more timeless and doesn’t feel as overwhelming (especially indoors). It is more neutral and easier to coordinate.
Personally, I prefer white as it is more timeless and doesn’t feel as overwhelming (especially indoors). It is more neutral and easier to coordinate.
Lassemann schrieb:
Besides, it also seems to be a trend.Everything, or at least much of it, follows the taste of the time.
However, there are timeless elements like black window frames. I have to admit that the generation after me (roughly from the 80s) doesn’t really appreciate them, maybe because the 90s were dominated by cheap white plastic stuff?
But it’s making a comeback—you can see it with anthracite colors, after all.
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DerBjoern26 Jun 2015 09:22ypg schrieb:
maybe because the 90s were dominated by cheap white plastic stuff? Many people actually like what you call "cheap white plastic stuff."
DerBjoern schrieb:
Many people really like what you call "cheap white plastic stuff." The majority tends to prefer what they see most often because the eye and brain get used to it and it doesn’t seem strange.
It’s like an ugly piece of furniture: if you grew up with it, you don’t perceive it as ugly (this is also known as operational blindness); if you see something like that for the first time, it feels unfamiliar → wrong → not nice.
Basic psychology.
As for taste: I don’t like certain antiques either, yet they are exclusive, elegant, and valuable, even if I wouldn’t want to have them as a gift.
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DerBjoern26 Jun 2015 11:07ypg schrieb:
The majority of people like what they see most often, The reverse is also true. What most people like is often bought and therefore frequently seen...
But it's good that there are still style icons who stand out from the crowd...
DerBjoern schrieb:
But it’s good that there are still style icons who stand out from the crowd... That’s actually what sometimes makes something "unusual" appealing and turns it into something special