Optics question: matching window color to roof tiles

We almost had to use plastic windows, but we found a special coating called "Spectral." I think it feels quite good, and the matte surface also looks nice; in addition, a few beautiful colors are possible. Originally, we also wanted wooden windows or another material, but now we are quite satisfied with this. At my first house, I had wooden windows and used them for many years without problems. However, I also had roof overhangs there. Without those, I would indeed take a closer look at the material choice again, especially because of wood. We are currently visiting BY and have seen some nice houses along the way. I think your two house extensions are quite good and also suitable for highlighting them colorwise or with different materials (e.g., wood) from the rest. For example, you could keep these two areas dark in color (I like burgundy or dark gray) and the rest of the house lighter (maybe mixed with some beige instead of a harsh white). The window color I find almost irrelevant as long as it isn’t black. Depending on how much you want to get involved yourself, my solution would probably be that I wouldn’t plaster these two nice extensions at all, thereby saving money, and then clad them myself with wood (natural or gray). The advantage here would be that this would happen at a low height, so you could easily do it yourself, even gradually depending on time/mood and imagination. I think this also reduces the perceived height of a house, and the contrast makes the extensions look chic. There are all kinds of playthings up to colored weather protection films (I think by Fa. Dörken) for open wooden facades, where the color is visible through the gaps. Another advantage of a wooden facade, at least in this or ground floor area, is that you can easily install lighting elements or hide wiring afterward without much effort. But these are just personal ideas according to my taste; there are also thousands of other ideas. In that case, I would consider the window color to be rather secondary, and I would decide the brick color more in view of the chosen cladding. If you prefer it simple and modern, have a look at architect Thomas Fabrinsky; there are all kinds of color and material ideas there.

: I don't mean to be offensive, but do you run a funeral home or do you need a high-security bunker? So, I find it hard to describe your house as 'friendly' and 'inviting'.

I'll put it this way. The OP is working in the field of brainstorming, and anyone who already speaks in a downright condescending manner in this area rather limits the necessary free thinking and scares people and their thoughts. Exactly for this reason and also because of such statements, today's residential areas look the way they do; congratulations! They are rough ideas that may also be exaggerated once and are allowed to be, that’s how decision-making works quite well. For the people who know what taste is, namely exclusively their own, such a phase of idea development is of course not necessary.

Sorry for the inconvenience , by the way, I also know a nice undertaker and you are welcome to visit me at my house sometime. Show some pictures of your own house so that behind your words one can see what the real taste is. If I find it nice, I will tell you, you can count on that; besides, I am always happy to learn more. 1. Please show pictures of your own house to inspire us with your taste 2. Please give concrete suggestions to the OP, that’s what he asked for; just complaining is hardly constructive. We are waiting.

My house will hardly please you - certainly too colorful. This is our entrance area - an older photo - meanwhile the pots are blooming. The shadow on the left in the picture is from the also yellow garage.

These were just examples of how a wooden facade can be designed. Auraki11 himself, if I have seen correctly, has a lighter, also gray, but not such a dark wooden facade, which absolutely has nothing to do with the shown examples in darker tones. I was very surprised recently how an almost black wooden house blends better into the environment than all the other houses in light colors. I found that amazingly beautiful! We are also more colorful, but for brainstorming what is possible—colors that simply have not yet been considered in the process—I find his ideas very valuable. My neighbors in the new development area are currently repainting all their houses after just over 20 years. And after the very nice and somewhat bold tones that were mainly used during construction, such as light green, gray-blue, apricot, light blue, which matched the house type, now everyone is painting in white or light gray. Just to make the house appear more modern. I find it unfortunate because the houses themselves are not more modern, but simply because it no longer fits the style. I think one has to be open and look at as much as possible.

@Arauki11: I don't want to be offensive, but do you run a funeral home or do you need a high-security bunker? Because I find it hard to describe your house as 'friendly' and 'inviting.'

Your comment probably refers to picture 2 in post #37 - however, that does not show his house (which you can, however, look at several times here on the previous pages).