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What to do with all your tiny bits of leftover paint…

Jennifer Chait — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:14:52 +0000

Buy a house.
Use leftover bits of paint to paint each shingle, window, and plank of your new home a different color.
Delight in your kooky abode.
End up on Offbeat Homes and other like-minded websites and blogs.

Pretty cool. It reminds me a little of Dick & Jane’s House. Visit Colorful House in Russia to see more images of this nicely panted house.

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What to do with all your tiny bits of leftover paint…

Sweet Little Colorful Home

Jennifer Chait — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:00:51 +0000

I’ve had this bookmarked for ages and ages, but never posted it, because frankly it’s not so offbeat. But man, I can’t keep bookmarks forever. I’ve wrestled with posting it, and due to the fact that I think it’s a head turner, I’m gonna.

How adorable, right? It reminds me of some tiny Berkeley homes I saw on my last visit to the Bay area. I would so paint my house like this.

I found this home randomly at Lloyd’s Blog. His blog will get you all lusty for California and easy going architecture. Right now he’s got this post Two Small Creekside Cabins in California Canyon up that’s very cool. There’s much more to see too. Check it out.

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Sweet Little Colorful Home

White Paint Is Boring

Jennifer Chait — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 22:44:33 +0000

Here are some ideas about how to make your home more offbeat color worthy than with a simple bucket o’ white paint. Or at least how to shock your neighborhood association.

Granted, this below was an advertising campaign. Still, it does sort of make you shudder. It’s not boring though.

Here’s a second “Orange House” and although it’s full of colors that you’d think would be terrible together I’m strangely drawn to it. Maybe it’s how it was shot. I really like the photo composition.

Purple anyone? This is a 19th century home in New Orleans but it actually reminds me of some of the homes you see in Humboldt — the Eureka area. So I like it.

Can’t decide which color is best — polka dots are always a safe bet. Hey! That was so Dr. Seuss. Good for me. Anyhow, this is a pretty cool half and half home. I wonder what the ‘normal’ side thinks. On another note, the blog / website this came from has some of the most charming Bishop’s Castle photography — it’s well worth a good long look. Some of the shots of the countryside are beautiful.

Now, no more white paint. Got it.

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White Paint Is Boring