when i go out to pick up lunch from the grocery store, i sometimes pass by this awesome pink and blue house. even the storage shed is painted the same blue with pink trim. it is one of the more interesting houses i've seen. (pardon the google street view pics as i didn't get a chance to photograph this house before the repainting.)
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| tool shed = creativity zone |
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| it's blue and pink AND PURPLE! |
it's not particularly big; it just has lots of character, especially around the holidays when they have the decorations out. the short wrought iron fence around the property is painted purple with pink accents. at first, i imagined a witch (yes, a bonafide witch, like the evil one from the fairy tales) lived there, but decided it was too far-fetched. now i think a family with a quirky sense of humor and a penchant for tchotchkes occupies the house. you know, hippie mother, freelance [insert job here] father, and two kids.
i've never actually seen the residents of this awesome house, but i guess i will never meet them as they are selling it. yes, the gypsy family is moving, probably to portland. and because you can't sell a pink/blue/purple house in this market, they had to paint it. now it's this blah beige color (ok, creamy yellow) with black and white trim. the wrought iron fence is all black.
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| this old house painted beige/yellow |
i scowl at the house when i see it now because they painted over whatever made it cool in the first place. it still looks very nice with (what i can only assume) the sunroom facing the driveway, but i wouldn't think a witch with lots of candy lives there.