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Big Gay Al's Big Gay Pet Sanctuary?

I imagine inside that house there's a creepy collection of dolls that look like Marie Osmond

In the right context -- San Francisco, Woodstock, funky New England college towns, certain Montreal neighborhoods -- this hippie style looks great.

Happy Pride Month!

adorable. But I am a sucker for cutsey shit.

That door is to much for me

there is a book produced by, i think, house beautiful, with all the designers and their colors. my library has it. i fell asleep dreaming in colors...

I like it! (The door) It wouldn't work on my house, but on a Victorian, maybe...

"It's ugly. It looks like a big sign that says "gay", besides."

Gay people suffer enough harrasment and discrimination without being accused of tacky decoration. "We" want nothing to do with this.

Cute, but I prefer to show my dyke-tastic-ness with a little more subtlety (a rainbow flag in the BACK of the house on the porch). Though it could be a great way to give directions -- "yeah, we're down the street a little after you make that left. It's on your right, look for the house with the big gay door. Yes, the door. The big, gay door. Uh huh, yep, that's us."

I'd bet good money clueless straight folk did this to that poor door. The colours are not right for the gay rainbow flag, there is aluminum siding on the house, and just look at that janky bannister.

Judging from the banisters and siding, my guess is this home is in Funkytown, where a door such as this is perfect; Gay, hippie or otherwise.

Twitteringbirdie, you're so right about this being a great directional landmark! (I am often lost w/o them)

I can't say if this place needs a concrete unicorn or a disco ball for a lawn ornament - it's the owners call, or maybe their 10 yr old daughter's! I know my friend's kid would think this is KILLER! And she'd paint the rest of the house pink!

That is just nauseating.

The semiotics of the rainbow door are easy to control.

If you want to say, "Hello, a gay person lives here", then just make sure that the paintwork is absolutely immaculate and professional, so that it's clear that it's a definite socio-political statement.

If you want to say, "Hello, a hippie lives here", then just bodge the job with uneven colour and inaccurate lines, suggesting that it was done with leftover paint by a stoned friend. Oh, and yes, a concrete unicorn in the garden wouldn't hurt.

This really is the only treatment I have seen that disguises one of those ugly *ss builders' grade front doors.

Gay or straight, I think someone found paint samples on sale and said, "what the hell?"

I would hate to live in this house, but I would love to live next to it. Better yet, across from it, so I could see it every day!

Sadly, in my neighborhood this cheerful door wouldn't last too long before it was egged, graffiti'ed, or worse.

I love colors
and rainbows
and doors

oh, my

I love lions
and tigers
and bears

oh, my

emerald city
horse of a different color
yellow brick road

they're hot
the door,
it's not

oh, my

Some of you people sound like you are old and cranky. Come on, this door is *awesome*. I couldn't get away with that (my door doesn't have side windows) but those colors are lovely and rich and fun.

House Beautiful published a small book titled Colors for Your Home, 300 Designer Favorites. I think the online section is a sampling from their book. Not sure about the orange section but there is a great section on whites as well as color fixes, colors for coziness etc. I have the book and have been using it to figure out paint selections on my new (old) house.

url is http://www.amazon.com/House-Beautiful-Colors-Your-Home/dp/1588167399/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1244910908&sr=1-1

This is hilarious...

Obviously the person who lives in this house has a sense of humour. I think it's great. And their black iron porch light is sharp.

This door is so like the Keanu Reeves of painted doors - totally misunderstood.

The effect completely appeals to the po-foke child w/in (no Rainbow Bright or Dr Seuss for us.. we were busy gluing cut grass to rolled-out paper as opposed to coloring in the lines of expensive coloring books).

And yes, I have begun my first official (and accidental) collection. You guessed it.. tiny porcelain unicorns w/gold-tipped horns.

Pollymagoo-

If your monolithic "we" will have nothing to do with that door, can I have it? I LOVE that door so much I wish it were legal to marry it.

It needs a unicorn.

Hey E6,

You may have to ask the homeowner if you marry the door. I hope you have a very happy lifetime together:)

I used to live just up the hill from that house.

I cant get over how rude some people can be. Each their own! And really, enough with the gay bashing comments, how old are you?