White or Anthracite Bifold doors?
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5 years ago
Currently renovating a 1970s house and are removing old fashioned sliding doors and bay window to make way for bifold doors on the extension (extension is also being extended slightly).Our dilemma is whether to go for white aluminium or anthracite grey. Dilemma is this: anthracite grey is modern and I think looks good, but is it going to really date within a couple of years and will it look okay with white windows on rest of the house? White, well it would match the rest of the house but am concerned that it will look too ‘plastic’ and may look already dated (trying to move away from all the white plastic look of the 1980/90s). Would be really interested in others thoughts. Thank you.
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Sam
5 years agoI can sympathise completely with you. We are currently having our anthracite grey bifolds fitted and have white windows. There is a spray paint you could use to paint your windows anthracite grey.
Tbh, I think white windows would still look decent with grey bifolds.. eclectic!
Here’s some photos I found:
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