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Originally Posted by coffeebean

I stopped into The Villages office in Lake Sumter Landing about two years ago when I first saw a very dark colored painted home. I looked at the color choices that are allowed by The Villages. I know they are allowed. I just don't understand why anyone would want such a dark colored home in Florida when homes here have been pastel colored for decades.

Thank goodness the Pepto Bismol pink is not allowed here. That was a very popular color in Florida in the 50s. So glad we have moved on from that.

I do not profess to be a designer of any sort. I'm just voicing my opinion of what I find to be an objectionable color for homes here in The Villages. We are in the south where light colors are the dominant color for homes. Now, back up north is a whole other story.

No, it appears you are not a designer of any sort. Seventy years later, the color to which you refer is still very much a popular color, much to your chagrin, I'm sure.

The color you erroneously refer to is probably Mizner pink which is prolific, mostly in Palm Beach County. It is hardly Pepto Bismol pink and in reality, is a soft shrimp-type color. That color is used in excellent taste as indicated by some very classy properties, i.e. The Boca Raton Hotel and Resort, Mar-a- Lago, Mizner Park, and many others including many local residences. The use of that color in southeast Florida is an indication of historic preservation, of which you probably aren't aware.

Today's trend in house colors is towards deeper, more intense colors, and not the boring white and beige colors. Browns, rusts, deeper blues, and greens are popular. So, get used to these types of colors. Like it or not, you will be seeing more of it.