Some houses look slightly soft-focused, like a photo taken slightly out of frame. The architecture is all there, but nothing quite stands out.
That was the case with this Richmond Hill home. Its pale, sand-coloured brick is bright and warm, but the original white window frames blended right into it. From the street, the arched window in the front gable, the house’s most distinctive feature, was easy to miss.
One Change, Sharper Everywhere
The homeowners chose new DraftLOCK Slim Series windows finished in brown colour on the exterior. The effect is like adjusting a lens’s focus. Every window now stands out clearly against the light brick, and the facade suddenly has depth.
The arched gable window shows it best. Framed in deep brown, its curve looks crisp and intentional, and the windows on either side give the upper floor a clear, balanced symmetry. Below, the new frames pick up the tone of the dark garage doors, so the front of the house reads as one coordinated palette: light brick, dark accents, nothing out of place.
Inside, the frames are white, so the rooms stay bright. A bold exterior choice doesn’t have to change how the house feels inside.
Slim Frames, More Glass
Choosing a dark frame often raises one worry: will it make the windows look heavy? The slim profile of the DraftLOCK Slim Series answers that. Because the frames take up so little of each opening, the dark colour reads as a clean line rather than a heavy border, and more of every window is given over to glass and daylight.
The Entrance, in the Same Key
The new entrance door matches. It’s a 36-inch woodgrain fibreglass door with a classic two-panel design, finished in Commercial Brown inside and out. Full-length sandblasted sidelites on both sides bring soft daylight into the foyer while keeping it private. With black hardware and the same deep brown as the windows, the entry belongs to the same palette.
“We knew the front was where we wanted to start. Now, every time we pull into the driveway, the house just looks finished. The colour was the right call.”
The Front Comes First
This phase covers only the front of the house, and that was the plan. Starting with the elevation everyone sees lets the homeowners set the colour and style once. Then the remaining windows can follow later and simply match it.
Curious what a different frame colour could do for your home? Book a free in-home consultation and see your options against your own brick.