Colors, Colors, Colors
 

We all must obey the rules on the house colors that are allowed in our neighborhoods. As an observation, has anyone else looked at the house colors in the new Village of Hawkins? While not claiming to be an artist, it looks like the houses in that village have a rainbow of colors. When repainting, I wonder if any color goes will be in effect. :icon_wink:

Some of my friends have said that after viewing the house colors in our neighborhood, they all seem to be muted and bland. I would not say that about the Hawkins house colors. :)

Some examples ->
Homefinder - The Villages(R) Homes and Villas for Sale

Homefinder - The Villages(R) Homes and Villas for Sale

Homefinder - The Villages(R) Homes and Villas for Sale

Homefinder - The Villages(R) Homes and Villas for Sale

Homefinder - The Villages(R) Homes and Villas for Sale

Wow - it's like The Truman Show..

Yikes!

Ugly!

Wow. Those are definitely different than the north homes. A matter of taste, I suppose.

Sign of the times, some of the interiors are a little different also but they are selling like hotcakes. Who would have thought they would be selling 900 sq. ft. patio villas with no garage and no lanai for $180,000.00? Same with new cars, orange, lime green, all colors of the rainbow are popular again as they were pre 1980's not just white, black, silver and gold colors anymore.

All those are CYVs, but the newer style with the garage on the front. Our CYV community was built in 2011 and 2015 we submitted a petition to ARC to be able to change our colors. All the villas were a pale yellow when new. Since the petition was approved, we have 21 choices we can use. About half, maybe 40 have changed colors. It's really just them getting ahead of the game and giving the customers what they want.

My home use to be pale yellow, and in 2019 I had it changed to dark green, big difference. I never like the original color, problem solved. They'll probably be able to repaint in any of the colors in that community, which is great.

I like the different colors. I noticed in the village right after you come over the Chitty Chatty Bridge (Bradford?) almost all the designer homes are gray. Is that because the owners chose the color or because that is what the builders are painting them?

Darn the two old ladies in a golf cart with clipboard are going to be very unhappy less homes to report on.

That blue and baby poop yellow is hideous.

We drove through there, one of the house colors we decided was "blueberry".

Not very attractive, but to each their own.

Color trends.

9 Trending Exterior House Colors for 2021 | Allura USA

Those aren’t bad.

I never have given much thought to what other people chose for the colors of their homes. Most of those new colors aren't what I would choose, but I might quite well enjoy them in my neighborhood on someone else's home.

I remember the first time I saw a Plymouth Prowler telling whomever I was with that "I wouldn't own that, but I think it's really cool that I get to look at it driving down the road."

I think in all of the years I've been walking the earth I have seen one house, back up north in a town I lived in long ago, that I would have been marginally unhappy had my next door neighbor chosen that color. But I probably would have become used to it and if it bothered me it wouldn't have been for long.

In a lot of the neighborhoods between 466A and CR44, The Villages allowed the homeowners to make most of the decisions about what their house was going to look like(more custom builds) and consequently most people picked the more popular(at that time) neutral muted colors like the khaki and sand colors. South of CR44 The Villages didn't allow those choices as much and began mixing up the colors to create I think more visually interesting neighborhoods. I think it has made these neighborhoods much more appealing although I agree with some people posting that some of the colors like the baby blue are kinda iffy.

Our CYVs rejected the petition to change colors from pale yellow. Thankfully, as I would hate to look out our patio door at a dark green wall. Hideous.

There probably wouldn’t be no dark green allow. Most in north are tired of some old color for each house. Quit few are allowing certain colors but nothing like new one down south.

I like them all. They are quite up to date and in beautiful taste. They lend themselves to the small homes and look very cottagy and pretty. In my opinion. The people who do the colors and plan the interiors do an excellent job. We saw the model home of the Seabrook, completely done in Bridgeport at Laurel Valley and we signed to have one built there completely duplicating the finishes of the model. They would not duplicate the exterior because it was in sight of the model.

We have always been pleased with those design choices. It will soon be ten years. Time to perhaps change out the light fixtures and some other things, so no one will think we are OLD people and not in sync with the trends, if they visit.

As someone who has recently started to look into TV, I can say that I like these floor plans, the driveways and the fenced in yards. The exterior colors are quite bright but I've noticed this sort of color scheme in some of the other new communities (like Margaritaville). When we manage to get a block of time to visit TV we'll definitely check these homes out.

Also, noting that while the color schemes are similar to other new communities going up, the fenced backyards that the TV models offer make these models stand out from the others. I really like this design a lot.

When you see which homes don’t sell, color has a lot to do with it too. Especially on the inside. One reason I bought my home in TV because of the suddenly pleasant surprise to have a crocodile green, or palm green living room (original color). Never would I have thought.... There are color blind people, but not that many. As far as young people go, how young? My kindergarten children absolutely preferred the very intense primary colors. Then they get older. Rainbow hair used to be my teen’s favorite, then she got older. So it goes.

Most of us felt changing colors was a great idea, pale yellow gets tiresome quick.

Here was my before photo, this was in 2013 so the yellow faded even more until we repainted the new color in 2019.

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Here's our new color, you see the yellow on the house next door. So far 8 homes chose green, 6 chose gray, 6 chose cream, about 20 chose some shade of brown, from tan to dark brown. The choses for Brown was endless. The dark brown is my least favorite. I wanted a color that was the most different, and green was it, I ended up hating yellow.

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That is noise resistant paint because of proximity to the turnpike

There is a black house in those areas so I guess anything goes.

Love the green! So colorful, not the drab pale colors we usually see here, which to me look "tired". Plus having a CYV it sticks out more and not cookie cutter. Good choice!

I agree with you Gracie girl! Love them all.

I like the updated bolder colors. They are much more pleasing to my eye than the “50 shades of beige” used everywhere else.

We were shocked by colors. I find it cheapens neighborhood. Landscaping will enhance "bland color"you don't need a bold dark color to add interest. Lets see what they think in 2 years when all the fading occurs.

Green home of John W
 

I am surprised to say that I think the color looks great from your pictures. Blends wonderfully with your landscaping. That’s probably the most important aspect, the blending across a neighborhood.

I agree with you Velvet. I want to see some pretty coastal colors inside of the house, too. Blue, yellow, sea green maybe paired with fresh white kitchen cabinets. A more tropical color scheme like palm green and peach might work, too.

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A very prevailing style trend in new homes is the updated arts and crafts with a little more color. I really like the new homes with it. And I like to see the old homes with it updated too. My husband and I both grew up in an Arts and Crafts style house.

updated arts and crafts home exterior - Bing images

I love the coastal blue on your walls and the way you carry the blue throughout your furnishings. Your home is really pretty.

Most of the Villages home colors are very muted. Look at so much of Florida’s Art Deco style and you see rich, bold and vibrant colors. Much of it almost joyous and celebratory. Enjoy!

I love the newer colors! Nothing is more boring that a neighborhood of designer homes in shades of beige. Finally, paint colors that reflect our fun loving, active lifestyles.

See now JohnW, this is where it's all a matter of taste. I would personally never choose to paint my walls such a delicate pastel color, and then pair it with an oriental screen and big bulky cream-colored leather upholstery. To me, it's just a huge clash of drab with a splash of exotic that should be a feature, but is instead nothing more than an aside.

I like color. In fact I love color. Our house is light blue, and our furnishings are mostly dark wood in one room with a big oriental-style rug in shades of burgundies and dark blues, along with a genuine Persian rug in similar colors in front of a cherokee-patterned futon. All darks, blues, reds, bigs, all coordinating but none of it matching.

My bathroom, on the other hand, is day-glow rainbow colors. Turquoise trim, I hand-painted all the picture frames a splotchy mess of purple and the same turquoise, with a bath rug that is, literally, a rainbow, in fuscia, turquoise, sunny yellow, and acid green. My towels all coordinate - hand towels have rainbow motif to match the rug, wash cloths and bath towels are all solids in the same hues plus tangerine orange, and I have them stacked on the shelves so you can see all those colors in the mirror. I even did up the trim around the ceiling lights with the purple/turquoise. And - I found a soap at one of the stores in Sumter Landing square that was all of these colors, on clearance for 50 cents. So I grabbed that and it's also a decorative touch on the sink.

My next project will be to paint the walls in the bathroom a crisp, sharp white to really show off the contrast with the other colors. Right now they - and all the other walls in the house - are a depressing, neutral, dingy looking cream.

Actually beautiful home decor is a lot of things, not the least being keeping up with the current trends and colors within ANY STYLE. Mid Century Modern is the most popular now in many new model homes across the country. Updated Farmhouse is also very popular. I enjoyed seeing that done well on HGTV's popular show; "Fixer Upper". Chic Manhattan apartments are almost always done in clean lines and a very narrow color palate. Home decor done well usually requires being very aware of the color wheel and the use of accent color at least three times. It is my opinion that most people err by having TOO much STUFF. A room can be highly personal yet please the eye of most people if the design rules are followed. Then it becomes more than a room. It becomes a painting, a beautiful thing to behold and all the more so because it is highly personal. Not many can pull that off. A lot of people don't care and a lot of people don't see that their efforts don't work.

But as long as they are happy I guess. I am not critical of others efforts, but I so enjoy others educated victories. It is their home, their castle, their choice. But there is an art to it.

I had to chuckle a bit after reading the “Better Together” article in the VHA Voice magazine included in today’s paper. The VHA states a position that “ If each numbered District made independent decisions around today’s common services and infrastructure, there would probably be visuals differences as you traveled between CDD’s that would dramatically affect the long-term value of properties throughout The Villages”. Does this mean that the VHA is upset that the developer is going with bright and different house colors in the new Villages south of 44? :icon_wink:

Colors and decorating are so subjective. One man’s tasteful is another man’s tacky. I think of pastels, palm tree prints, and flamingos as a Florida cliche, but some can make that look work.

I am partial to earthy jewel tones, dark woods, and stained glass that are hallmarks of the prairie and mission style for which my hometown is known. I’ve incorporated bold accent walls, abstract prints, and art glass into my decor in an eclectic fusion of styles.

Our exterior paint is a “builder beige” sand color, but I freshened the look with a bright red front door.

I’m sure my decorating choices would make some people clutch their pearls, but we like it. To each their own.

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