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black or white interior windows?!?!

8 years ago
Hi! I am painting my kitchen tomorrow and I’m thinking of EITHER painting the walls a white (which one?) and the windows black (not the trim or sash) OR the walls SW agreeable grey, or BM classic grey and keep the windows white. My kitchen island is a dark walnut/espresso wood and the floors an ebony/jaco bean mix. Will the brown floor and island look good with the black windows and white walls?

Which option would you choose? The outside of my house is painted soft white brick and the windows are black. So I was thinking of mirroring the same inside. White walls, black windows. BTW, We have a lot of windows through the entire house. Thoughts? Thanks!
white walls, black windows interior
light greige wall color, white windows interior

Comments (12)

  • 8 years ago

    Love black windows and trim also, but, not with your island and flooring. Leave them white. I think white walls, might be too much white, and it would feel like you are drowning in a sea of white, and a bit boring to look at too. I dislike greige, a lot, so personally, that color wouldnt be in the mix. I would pick a lighter color green, sage, bluish, or aqua tones for the walls, and give the room some personality. Pretty kitchen.

  • 8 years ago
    last modified: 8 years ago

    great piece on all counts.

    but there is no harm in painting your windows black on the inside.... when/if you dont like them you can paint them again, white. your windows are on the dense side.... there will be a lot of black.

    however, not sure what you plan to paint... you need to do the sash if you do the muntins.

    this photo is sash + muntins



    what i would not do (and what you are not doing) is ordering a houseful of windows in black, unpaintable.

  • 8 years ago
    Great input. I was thinking of just painting the mullions and sash black but I also wondered about the earthy tone browns I’ve got going on. I forgot to mention that the backsplash will be calacatta gold marble which has warm tones to it. The countertop is a calacatta gold quarts also with grey and taupe gold.
  • 8 years ago
    last modified: 8 years ago

    Be sure to continue the black in your decorating elsewhere or it will seem out of place if it's just the windows.

  • 8 years ago

    I personally think white windows suits. It just gives a heavenly look to your kitchen. White or black it all depends on your likes.

  • 8 years ago

    " and the windows black (not the trim or sash)"


    What exactly would you be painting black then?

  • 8 years ago
    I misspoke, I meant I would paint just the mullions and sash. Not the white trim.
  • 8 years ago

    My pop up won't allow me to vote, so here is my two cents. I would not paint the walls a grey color with your cabinets and floors. If I wanted black mullions/sashes, I would go with a black/brown (more black than brown, but not black black). Designs By Gollum is another blogger that tried dark doors. (I see her blog is now closed, oh well.....) . You can always try one window and live with it a week, then decide. If so, then you'll need to spread black accents, like the photo ninigret posted.

  • 8 years ago

    ... or apply black electrical tape on the window and see how you like it.

  • 8 years ago

    White windows. I was going to do black many years ago because it was in my inspiration photo and the contractor said not to (he was an artist, good catch).

  • 4 years ago

    Black windows are limiting. I love the white windows it softens the room.