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My first thought was, "That's GOTTA be in Vermont."

Only one wall...not even a whole side? Ugh.

Also, it looks like the house has some kind of weird cartoony disease. :P

I'm all for bright colors on the outside of a house. But stick to one color and a neutral trim, please!

I wanna call shenannagins... this looks like good photoshop,
some commentary on the "aliing housing market"

mr. bubble's house?

it would be super cute if that alcove was done up. I'd be considerate enough to make the back of my house that way.. A way to personalize your house without offending the delicate sensibilities of your neighbors

I love this :D Although I would've done the alcove thingy to, or at least made that purple. it sticks out now, in more ways than the obvious :)

This house is real. I saw it on a visit earlier this year to VT and definitely remembered it!

This is one homeowner who doesn't care about resale value...

it's definitely bold and makes a statement, but would i do it to my house? hell to the no.

There's a house even bolder than this in Chesterton.

Reminds me of the scene in Sword and the Store where the two wizards are dueling and Madam Mimm turns the old guy into a dragon: purple with pink spots!

Painting polka dots on the exterior is all fine and good but paint the entire house, clean up the grounds and landscape, for pete's sake.

That's just wrong.

While on the surface it may appear to be a deco choice, sometimes painting houses wild colors is the greatest form of civil disobedience. I remember hearing a story about a guy who painted his house in some offensive pattern after a dispute with his neighbors about where he could park his RV in the off-season (he lost). Searching for that story, I found this:

http://tinyurl.com/427o5v

It'd be interesting to know the stories behind these extreme paint choices. Anyone ever go knock on the door?

are you guys talking about a purple house in mont perlier, vt?? that one's much better/tasteful (?) than the one above!

I love unusual houses and wouldn't mind if my neighbors did a *good* paint job that was unusual. If I ever go ahead and paint my vinyl siding, I'll have to strongly restrain myself not to paint the house a soft rose pink with white trim. What the heck, maybe I'll go ahead and do it. I'd love to do a matching roof when it comes time to replace that, too!

This house is real and it's been this way for years. So no, it's not photoshopped and considering how long it's been this way I doubt it's a comment on the ailing housing market. Also, we have this season in Burlington that we call "Spring," and sadly at that time of year our grass is brown, our plantings haven't come in yet, and we're just barely starting to do yard work after a long hibernation.

Agree, Mr. Bubbles house.

(Of course, I know him.)

I'm reminded of a story a friend told me about a fellow who painted his house with leftover paint (he'd gotten it from work). It was black and orange and called the "halloween house" locally. Problem was, it was anti-graffiti paint, and whenever it was repainted and it rained, the new paint would wash off....