>Does the black window cause design challenges on the inside of your house?

A lot of times ppl order black windows that only black on outside.

Are you going to love the black windows with white pseudo farmhouse look in ten years when that trend has passed? Because make no mistake, it is trendy and in 10 years there will be a different trend.

"I plan on painting the prick white to give it the farmhouse look."

Can I get a clarification on that??

If you are going to have black windows, do plan to have window treatments with white linings or white interior shutters or blinds to give the house some depth. Otherwise the windows can end up looking like big black holes most of the time. Notice that most of the houses with black windows either have this, or they are very carefully photographed with the inside lights on or on a really bright day when the glass reflects the sky.

You can do the black windows inside if you want to continue the exterior theme inside to contrast against a lot of white, but they may limit the look as tastes change in the future. There are other exterior looks and colors that can work with a black window on the exterior, but a black interior window makes a really strong design statement that will have to be considered with each redecorating.

Mark, What is it that you don't understand. She wants to paint the prick white. Clear as day.

Seriously, I get it that the poster likes the farmhouse look. Under the right circumstances it's appropriate. If you are building in an existing neighborhood and are the only retro farmhouse, it will be jarring to the senses. My niece lives in just that kind of neighborhood. The houses are on 10 acres or more and most are traditional colonials or some variation. Suddenly, you round the corner and there is a huge "modern farmhouse" in bright white with black windows. It's a nice house and very expensive. It jumps out like a sore thumb. It just doesn't fit in the local environment. I would counsel you to look at the surrounding area for compatibility. Otherwise, in 10 years you will have a literal white elephant.

You are building...order white brick.

Here's an alternative to trendy and expensive black windows:

We put in black casements and a large slider. We like the look with our modernish house. The interiors are pine that we will have to finish. In hindsight I would have ordered something prefinished for interior. Marvin has started offering their Integrity line with other interior colors.

Thanks for the great comments. Gives me a lot to think about. I am worried about this being trendy and this is going to be a house we stay in for a long time. As far as our house standing out in the subdivision it is large 15 to 50 acre tracks so it is pretty much like we are on our own. I will look in to white brick or maybe stucco if it is easier than painting the brick. Thanks for all the suggestions.

I had black windows in my little cottage type house and I loved them. My interior walls (very small) were painted a dark teal. Everything worked well together.

I hope this is a computer generated image. There should be a permanent ladder, railings and grab bars for the repairman.

As for the design, it looks like a siding salesman persuaded the owner to cover up all the 1850's Greek Revival detailing with no-maintenance siding. And there you have it .... the New Modern American Farmhouse.

I had no idea black windows are trendy at the moment. I am doing all Aluminum. Color choices are limited to bronzed anodized that looks black or natural aluminum. I was going with bronze. Should I reconsider?

what about something like marvin integrity ultrex black outside, white inside?

The only aluminum glazing I have found that was limited to a bronze anodized finish were intended for commercial use. That would only make sense if the glass areas were too large for residential windows.

Marvin Integrity fiberglass windows are made in all fiberglass or fiberglass clad wood (all-ultrex or wood-ultrex). The only similarity between these window models is they slide up and down.

Wood-Ultrex windows have wood interiors in bare pine that can be stained or factory finished with black or white paint or a clear coating. The wood-ultrex window has applied mullions with spacer bars as well as between-the-glass mullions.

All-Ultrex has a bronze, ebony or stone white interior finish. Both windows only have 6 exterior colors. The all ultrex only has between-the-glass mullions.

Western windows has other custom colors and white that isn't anodized. I thought anodized would be a better choice.

Thank you Res 3d. Great Information. IMHO I think they used B&B with black window to address 3D flatness look. [last picture]

Could you also share use case for Black sashes on inside. When would you use them? I think they could limit the interior design choices.