My wife thinks this house is extremely "tacky" (Page 2): I've know people who would mix all their leftover paint together and use the resulting color. I guess it depends what you are...

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

rusty nails wrote:

I guess the painter ran out of the blue trim and used what he could find,,, ;)

I've know people who would mix all their leftover paint together and use the resulting color. I guess it depends what you are painting.

Bob Yankle Loc: Burlington, NC

cmc65 wrote:

They are called "Painted Ladys" Victorians liked their color, some can be up to ten different colors applied to different features of the house.

Thanks for the information cmc65. A "Painted Lady" it is then.

bigtex2000 Loc: Arlington, TX

I have seen several painted in a similar fashion in some of the small towns that still have these wonderful old Victorian homes. According to all of the pictures I have seen from that era, it was a black and white world. I guess they wanted to all some color to their life!!!

Bob Yankle Loc: Burlington, NC

Treepusher wrote:

Eye of the beholder, lol. Not quite to my taste, but their house, their paint, and it's still a free country.

Thanks for the comment Randy. And if someone REALLY doesn't like it, they're free not to take its picture, right? Hey, it all works out.

Bob Yankle Loc: Burlington, NC

jwt wrote:

This one looks like some trim painter was having a bad day; having said that I love the photo! :-D :thumbup:

Thanks Jim. I had to come up for air and try a color photo for a change. When I saw the various colors on this house, I thought this might be a perfect opportunity.

Bob Yankle Loc: Burlington, NC

Fergus wrote:

The home that I was referring to is not too far from me. We're still in ice and snow around here but if I can get a snapshot of the home from my car I'll try to do that and post it.

Thanks Fergus. I think that's a great idea. Come to find out, this is called a "Painted Lady".

Bob Yankle Loc: Burlington, NC

rusty nails wrote:

I guess the painter ran out of the blue trim and used what he could find,,, ;)

Thanks for the comment rusty nails, although I believe it was more likely his intent to use purple from the git-go.

Andrea.Jarrell Loc: Mount Airy, NC

Bob Yankle wrote:

The city where I love is a study in opposites - li... (show quote)

I grew up in a Victorian Era home outside Denver, CO. We painted the trim on it varying shades of blue from light to dark. We did not use any purple though.

Bob Yankle Loc: Burlington, NC

phlash46 wrote:

Doesn't look bad to me...

I thought so too, phlash, but when I showed it to my wife who'd been brought up in the back country of the Carolinas, she reacted quite differently. Vive la difference.

brucew29 Loc: Cincinnati, Ohio

Wow! The design and color looks a lot like a house about a half mile from me... it is right across the street from a well designed and landscape mini park which is about an acre. The next time I go there I'll snap a photo of it... good capture Bob...

Bob Yankle wrote:

The city where I love is a study in opposites - li... (show quote)

Bob Yankle Loc: Burlington, NC

bigtex2000 wrote:

I have seen several painted in a similar fashion in some of the small towns that still have these wonderful old Victorian homes. According to all of the pictures I have seen from that era, it was a black and white world. I guess they wanted to all some color to their life!!!

Thanks for your comment bigtex. I think you make a valid point.

Bob Yankle Loc: Burlington, NC

Andrea.Jarrell wrote:

I grew up in a Victorian Era home outside Denver, CO. We painted the trim on it varying shades of blue from light to dark. We did not use any purple though.

Thanks for your comment Andrea. The color scheme you described sounds like it would more to my wife's liking.

Bob Yankle Loc: Burlington, NC

brucew29 wrote:

Wow! The design and color looks a lot like a house about a half mile from me... it is right across the street from a well designed and landscape mini park which is about an acre. The next time I go there I'll snap a photo of it... good capture Bob...

Thanks bruce, I'd love to see that photo added to this thread. By the way, can you use Topaz Glow to be a glow on this house, then post the result? I'm curious ......

melismus Loc: Chesapeake Bay Country

But it is not blue-- more like aquamarine. If it were blue the purple would clash horribly with it.

Bob Yankle wrote:

Funny, Jerry, that was pretty much Lynne's conclusion as well. She said "It wouldn't be so bad if they'd picked only one of those trim colors, like only the blue."

brucew29 Loc: Cincinnati, Ohio

Bob Yankle wrote:

Thanks bruce, I'd love to see that photo added to this thread. By the way, can you use Topaz Glow to be a glow on this house, then post the result? I'm curious ......

Here is one rendition... Slider controls were used to modify presets but I forgot to save the settings... :(
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Topaz Glow Brilliant Fibers ll and Photofiltre Software Program Processings

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