I also have a window like that in our shower - it may, but doesn't normally get wet from the shower. I have put in a thin venetian blind in white (made from plastic) very cheap, under $5. I am in process of making an puffy austrian blind to hang above the window, for a bit of colour I am making it from a shower curtain). It will be there for looks, I may never pull it down. The venetian gives privacy and blocks the light a certain amount.

Our apartment is perfect for my partner and I as we love monochrome, soft colours and grey! The owners before us loved the red and black combo so added a HUGE red glass panel stuck onto the black caesarstone splashback as a feature. They did something similar in the bathroom over marble (gasp!) and in the study they replaced the inbuilt black wooden desk with red wood laminate. As it is super expensive to replace marble and caeserstone it is something we can't do right now and have to live with it. I tend to block it out of my mind... It's horrid.

If the window is in a shower recess you need to take special precautions for waterproofing to protect the timber reveal. If the window is not at risk of water damage then a standard timber reveal and architrave should work. I would suggest an aluminium awning window with a powdercoated finish would be good as it doesn't have a track if it is not in a shower recess. If it is in a shower recess consider a louvred window, without an architrave. When your shower recess has its waterproof membrane applied continue the waterproof membrane over the reveal up to the aluminium frame then tile over. Don't put a timber (or MDF) architrave around a window that is exposed to water as it will just rot out, along with the timber reveal. Best of luck Dr Retro of Dr Retro House Calls

Yes I agree... the awnings are not the immediate thing to look at. I really like that deep bluish slate colour against the brick. Its a really classic house, so keep it classic. I'd replace the security roller blinds with ironwork, or the sort of unobtrusive flyscreen security screens. They detract from it all. I'd find a classier roller door, and repaint all the cream trim a more deep tone, deep blues, greys and greens would look great. You have some lovely features in the garden, don't remove all those standard roses!! but replace the patchy yellow hedges with some classic box or rosemary hedges. stick to the classic plants...jasmine, gardenia, box hedges, camellias, magnolias. a jasmine,clematis or rose trailed over and arch would make a great entrance. paint the front door a nice dark colour to match, or even contrast with bright red. If you do end up replacing the awnings, consider replacing them with a forest green bullnose roof.