Edwardian windows - which colour to paint?

[Edward Ian]

Ok, so another post about my house, which was built in around 1900.
Luckily, I have most of the original sash windows, though most of them are painted shut.
That isn't really an issue for me as it's a large semi, and don't really have a stale air issue.
But the windows will need painting in the next year or two (I only moved here in Dec 2021), so it's a good opportunity to get the windows renovated, opened, draught proofed and painted.
Question is, which colour? I like the green that Little Green (my favourite paint, though they are expensive) do, but should it be the whole case, and the sashes?
Mayne Felton can advise

 

[88v8]

Our previous house had some sashes and I painted them cream/green as you see. These were in the process of repaint.
However, that was in a less formal setting than yours appears to be.

Perhaps dark red/cream? Or brown and cream would have been very popular once...
One thing I would say... your windows that face south, unless you are fortunate enough to have good shade trees protecting the house, do not use dark colours, otherwise the sun will soon destroy the paint. On south facing, I would stick to creams or even whites although I have no love of the ubiquity of white.

Paintwise, I used to use oil - Sikkens AZ gloss - but outdoors nowadays I am using Bedec MSP waterbase which so far seems to have good durability.

Ivor

 

[wobs]

Paintwise, I used to use oil - Sikkens AZ gloss - but outdoors nowadays I am using Bedec MSP waterbase which so far seems to have good durability.

Ivor

Have you had a paint match done by Bedec? And if so who did you sen dthe sample to, as Bedec don't deal direct with customers?

 

[Cubist]

Such decisions I always defer to the First Lady..... but then I have no choice, either way.

 

[Feltwell]

I did a bit about painting at the end of this thread:-

https://www.periodproperty.co.uk/forum/threads/sash-windows-repair-dont-replace.16963/page-2

Colour really is personal choice, but I would say that any type of bright white looks wrong, pure brilliant white being a modern invention. Personally, I like 2 tones externally for sashes, looks more "period" than 1 colour - I think green and cream or dark red and cream look good. We went for green as Mrs F was concerned that red wouldn't look right with the house being red brick. Being a sensible man, I bow to her superior taste in all colour related matters

 

[Feltwell]

Such decisions I always defer to the First Lady..... but then I have no choice, either way.

We posted that at exactly the same time! We know our place

 

[Cubist]

Yeah... and inevitably its the doghouse. Arf, arf.

Oops, she just came in

 

[88v8]

Have you had a paint match done by Bedec? And if so who did you sen dthe sample to, as Bedec don't deal direct with customers?

No, I've only use their standard colours. We now live in a black & white, so colour has become rather irrelevant, at least externally. I've used their Antique white, and their Barn Black.

We have a proper decorators' merchants a few miles away and I dare say they could colour a Bedec white base if needs be.

Ivor