ᐅ Anthracite or white plastic windows?

One more question for the group about anthracite:
What is your experience with exterior roller shutters, if you have any?
What color did you choose for them if you decided on anthracite windows?

kandamir schrieb:
One more question for the group about anthracite:
How are your exterior roller shutters looking if you have any?
What color did you choose for them if you decided on anthracite windows?

It doesn’t really matter since when the shutters are closed, you can’t see the window frames anymore.
Ours are light gray, and we also have a nearly black brick cladding, where very dark shutters wouldn’t look very good visually.

Hello,
we also have anthracite-colored window frames on the outside (RAL7016) and white on the inside, with external silver-colored venetian blinds...

nordanney schrieb:
It doesn’t really matter, since with closed roller shutters you can no longer see the frames anyway

I find it odd to have a bright surface visible from outside at night when standing inside. That’s why we chose anthracite, matching the exterior window frame. If you look at it from outside: none of our roller shutters are fully closed in the evening. They are always half or about two-thirds down. It would probably look a bit “mixed” if you combined white roller shutters with window frames of a different color.

This increases the cost by about 50 percent because you should then use aluminum shutters (to prevent warping).

We have it like this in the rental unit and will do the same on the upper floor – gray roller shutters with colored frames. For us, the shutters are either fully closed or fully open, so there’s no question of appearance... At least not from the outside – I haven’t really considered whether it could look odd from the inside.

But that’s probably because we have curtains and don’t have to see the mess.

ypg schrieb:
I find it odd to have a bright surface visible from inside at night when it’s dark outside—so I prefer anthracite, matching the window frame on the exterior.

It can be just as odd the other way around: during the day, you then have a dark frame visible around the glass, especially if the interior walls are light-colored. I think people tend to look outside more during the day anyway, since at night you don’t see much or the roller shutter is usually closed.
Since dark window frames can heat up more in the sun during summer, the frame might potentially warp—at least, that’s a common argument. Whether this is still relevant today or if frame construction has improved, I can’t judge due to lacking experience with dark frames.
I believe color choices are also influenced by trends. Most people follow current fashions, and when those change in a few years, they want everything to look different again.
By the way, my neighbor is currently painting his dark wooden windows white. In the end, it’s just a matter of personal taste. If I were building a new house, I would rather focus on a harmonious overall look.