Matching Windows to Stone Homes

Common across the central and western Lakes, this stone reads cool and slightly blue in overcast conditions and warms only marginally in direct sun. Anthracite grey (RAL 7016) is the most reliable match, being cool enough to sit tonally with the stone without disappearing entirely. Jet black (RAL 9005) also works well here, particularly on properties with simple, well-proportioned openings. Warm bronze and brown tones tend to sit less comfortably against this particular stone.

Found more often towards Penrith, Appleby and the Eden Valley, buff sandstone has a warm, golden undertone that pairs naturally with warmer frame colours. RAL 7039 quartz grey, RAL 8017 chocolate brown, and bronze metallic finishes all complement this stone more successfully than a very cool anthracite. Jet black can still work but tends to read as a more deliberate, high-contrast statement against warm stone rather than a tonal blend.

Traditional Lakeland farmhouses are frequently whitewashed or lime-rendered over stone, giving a pale, slightly textured background that suits almost any dark frame colour. This is where the strongest contrast options, jet black and anthracite grey, tend to look their best, since the pale, uniform background lets the frame colour read cleanly without competing texture or colour variation from the stone itself.

Stone colour shifts more than most materials depending on whether it is wet or dry, in shade or direct sun, and even the time of year, as moss and lichen colour can change the overall tone. Always view a sample panel against a dry section of wall in daylight, ideally on more than one day, before finalising your colour.