Where is the home? In the areas the Chip and Joanna live and work, they can go with thermally broken aluminum and be fine. In a dark bronze as well as black, they fit the bill.

You wanting a wood interior?

Windows on Washington Ltd - no, I do not want wood windows. Too expensive and I definitely do not want to paint wood windows either. I'm in Ohio. Not sure what "thermally broken aluminum" windows are? Do you mean find some old aluminum windows and paint them??? We really need thermopane here in Ohio with our cold winters. Are there actually any metal type windows with black on black that you know about???

Kolbe Windows & Doors - thank you SO MUCH for the link. There is actually a dealership here in central Ohio and 3 others in outlying areas too. I'll be going to the showroom tomorrow. Hope they will be my budget. Website doesn't show any kind of pricing - but, at least it looks like this may be an option.

Learn to love something else if you are on a budget. 40K is a low price for that want list.

I used commercial windows for a long time to get black for clients now there are some companies making them but be prepared to pay more

Patricia Colwell, where would I find commercial windows?

Commercial windows are typically aluminum and would not meet state energy code.

+1 to Todd's comments. You are in a climate and region of the country where Aluminum is not an option. I don't know how many windows you have, but nothing about a wood or fiberglass window (black/black) says "inexpensive" unfortunately.

Belenda, did you ever find a reasonably priced black window option?

They would need to be wood with cladded ext. although not a fan of wood windows.

@Belenda Brown what windows did you end up going with? What did you think of the Kolbe Forgent?

Just went through this process.

Fiberglass/composite options in black/black I researched:

Anderson 100 Series

Milgard Ultra

Kolbe Forgent

Marvin Essential

Pella Impervia

Ruled out the last two b/c they don't only allow for between the glass grids.

Jeld-Wen will be an option whenever they release the Auraline.

@93tilinfinity, what did you end up going with? I'm searching for the same.

93tilinfinity, just to clarify...essential and pella only allow between the glass grids, right?

Both of those options allow for GBG.

Yes only GBG with those two (last I checked).

I went with Andersen 100s, with exterior and interior grilles, and they look incredible.

Cheapest option and by a significant margin if you order from HD.

I'd recommend the casements over the SH version.

Could have been my install but the action on the SHs are pretty wonky.

Action on the casements is perfect.

My wife and I are building in Tennessee and went to look at the Pella and Marvin options. We're going with the Marvin. The finish is nicer and we actualy like the grids between the glass for cleaning. Just curious why Anderson gets a bad rap. here in massachusetts they are considered a very good window.