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Pretty!

They look great! Keeping this in mind since we're about to start house hunting...even though I'd love a red house, I'll have to remember that tan and grey has potential to be just as fun!

I'm a resident of Seattle, WA and in the Capitol Hill area near the Public Library of that neighborhood there is a white house with rather bright yellow trim. While I understand the potential of this design idea (I especially like the second picture with the citron/lime trim), the house looks like someone drew a highlighter along its edges - every time I'm in transit to that neighborhood I cringe at the jarring contrast. The reason I like the second example given here is a.) it's not a typical highlighter bright color and b.) it's used in combination with white and taupe, breaking up the highlighted effect.

Adrienne--

These homwowners didn't paint the trim and doorframes - Those are still white.

The "yellow" homeowners painted the storm windows and screen doors - probably because those elements are easily removed. The "green" house painted those elements, plus the window sashes and the front door.

I live in Jakarta, Indonesia. Those colors (white paint and colorful trims) are really common here. Usually the 'default' color is white paint and brown (like wood brown) trim on windows and door. Regarding your questions, I'm quite bored with those colors :D Personally, I want my home to be paint with pastel colors with white trim.

Sorry if my English is not good.

If the grass on these house's were greener and in better shape overall, the homes would look a million times better painted or not! I like the green one the most---esp. the way the door and screen door were both painted the same color. Gives a nice layered look.

Our house is white with a medium gray trim - I'd really love to paint the trim with some eye-popping color, but I can't decide which one.

poptart - with our hot weather this season and low levels of rain, it's just not feasible to keep a green lawn here in Austin.

i like the green one but not the orange one. there is something about the green that makes it recede, which is what window sashes traditionally should do, yet it is still an unexpected shot of color. for some reason i dont like the orange example at all, but i cant put my finger on why- i think its about how wide the band of color is and the color choice seems too prominent.

We have a similar looking house on the New Jersey coast - the previous owners painted it pea green with yellow trim. We can't decide if we should keep it or paint it...

Okay, okay, people. Break it up.

Listen, you would be SHOCKED at the colour combinations on wooden houses in the Maritimes of Canada. I mean, truly shocked. You think these sweet little white houses are unnerving? A happy little zip of chartreuse or yellow?

In Nova Scotia, white houses traditionally have black-painted mullions and frames. Or, cream and dark forest green. Red with white trim. Cobalt blue with white trim. Bright yellow with white. These are traditional.

My ire is raised in other ways. Lately, the back-to-the-land boomers, perhaps reacting to their parents' all-white homes have been using an interesting (!) combination of purple (!) and teal (!). Ow, my eyes! That's a tough one. In Toronto here, around the corner from me, is a lovely old turn of the century Edwardian. Painted lemon yellow with Pepto-Bismol pink trim. And 1980's light fixtures. And fake columns.

So, my dears. Celebrate this mild playful colour and count your blessings!