When they re-start Twin Peaks, that tacky, hippy, sleezy psychiatrist who kept Laura Palmer's tapes in a coconut will have moved to Seattle, and he will be practicing out of the Queen Anne house in that picture.
I call bullshit on that photo da mare sent in - he color-saturated the fuck out of it. Without Instagram his garage is pasty green, his house is pale drab why-bother yellow. Greenwood average.
I wish we could Instagram the mayor himself to be a bit brighter.
My favorite house paint scheme: dark olive green with black trim and a lacquered chinese red front door. Be still my beating heart!
My Aunt's house used to be white with black and red trimming and I thought it looked really nice but she didn't like it I guess and went for brown with brown and now it kinda looks like well you know. But she likes it and that's worth something.
If Americans had as much design sense as the average Swede/Dane (their bright colors seem to work...even in a suburban setting) than I would say go for it. Unfortunately, we are doomed to an unlivable environment if the colors are let loose here. It's all about hitting beautiful design without trying to stand out - not a strong skill in this country.
I've always promised myself that, if I ever own a home, it will have a red front door.
@15,
As I have relatives living in Denmark, I feel qualified to say that most Danish residences are fugly and bland. My mother's cousin, who was an advertising executive, lived in an apartment building that would make the Soviets blush.
Color only makes sense in places with lots of sunshine...otherwise it looks drab and muddy, and really, kind of sickening.
That's why the Nordic colors (as in IKEA) are beige, brown with a bit of deep red thrown or dark blue thrown in. Those colors look good in cloudy weather. The kind we have here. Right now. Most of the time.
I could speculate since both cities are at the same latitude that St. John's may have more of its clear days in winter, when days are only 8 hours long, than Seattle where truly clear days happen mostly July through September when the day can be nearly 18 hours long.
I liked how when we passed by the bright, BRIGHT yellow house a block away from where I live, a cab driver once said 'a very desperate man lives there".
Who remembers the "Wonder Bread" house in the north end? I believe it was somewhere near North City, my mom drove us past it every so often back in the late '50s. Looked like an early Damian Hirst.
And damn, @2 is right.
I wish we could Instagram the mayor himself to be a bit brighter.
My favorite house paint scheme: dark olive green with black trim and a lacquered chinese red front door. Be still my beating heart!
I can see that Jeff would like to fuck who that chick is with. I also find Mike McGinn very attractive.
But we could use some more vibrant color around here.
I've always promised myself that, if I ever own a home, it will have a red front door.
@15,
As I have relatives living in Denmark, I feel qualified to say that most Danish residences are fugly and bland. My mother's cousin, who was an advertising executive, lived in an apartment building that would make the Soviets blush.
I tried to add purple trim to our backyard shed, and my spousal critter made me paint over it. Sad times.
Color only makes sense in places with lots of sunshine...otherwise it looks drab and muddy, and really, kind of sickening.
That's why the Nordic colors (as in IKEA) are beige, brown with a bit of deep red thrown or dark blue thrown in. Those colors look good in cloudy weather. The kind we have here. Right now. Most of the time.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kwl/7701369…
(And @23, it's less sunny there than in Seattle.)
Newfoundland avg sunny days: 269
Seattle: 152
So, nope.
http://www.currentresults.com/Weather/Ca…
http://www.bestplaces.net/climate/city/w…
Average total hours with sunshine each year:
Seattle: 2170
St. John's: 1512
So, perhaps.
I notice you opted not to include the whole line of data which says 2170 hours..but only 58 days!!
While St. Johns has 1512 hours but five times a many clear days at 270.
http://www.currentresults.com/Weather/Ca…
I could speculate since both cities are at the same latitude that St. John's may have more of its clear days in winter, when days are only 8 hours long, than Seattle where truly clear days happen mostly July through September when the day can be nearly 18 hours long.
Oh hey, you know her too? What a coincidence.
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