[airstreamingypsy]

Just when I think there isn't a complaint that hasn't been made.......

[PurePeach]

Originally Posted by banjobob

Give these “new” decorator colors 10-15 years and see if they are still the”in” thing of maybe house painting could be an upcoming business in the south 44 areas.

Just wait and see how much they fade in 10-15 years!

[Judy Vons]

[QUOTE=Chase219;2069426]Why can people in the Villages Mind Their Own Business, Never Seen Such Bull **** In All My Life .Go Back To Where You Came From.[/QUOTE

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[MidWestIA]

I would want to have different looks & colors as long as they don't go to far - no polka dots or stripes. You sound like you want bland everything really? go to North Dallas.

Dallas housing editions have cloned houses and their hoas get on your case if you do something to not look like a clone. I wondered if anybody tried to get in the wrong house when they came home after drinking



LOL go ahead pick mine out of the group

[mlmarr]

Originally Posted by coffeebean

I've noticed some homes have been painted very dark colors and they really stick out like sore thumbs in a community of light colored homes. The reason I am finally posting about it is today I saw a home that most certainly looks to be painted black. Are these dark colors really approved by The Villages? They look so out of place, not only in The Villages, but in Florida.

I would guess not Vilages approved .. need the answer take a photo and take it to the housing approval department.. Good Luck

[Carla B]

Originally Posted by MidWestIA

I would want to have different looks & colors as long as they don't go to far - no polka dots or stripes. You sound like you want bland everything really? go to North Dallas.

Dallas housing editions have cloned houses and their hoas get on your case if you do something to not look like a clone. I wondered if anybody tried to get in the wrong house when they came home after drinking

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LOL go ahead pick mine out of the group

That is conformity to the point of inducing depression.

[fdpaq0580]

Originally Posted by coffeebean

I've noticed some homes have been painted very dark colors and they really stick out like sore thumbs in a community of light colored homes.

"Sore thumbs"?? I prefer to think of a red rose in a field of yellow ones. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, after all.😀

[Spalumbos62]

Originally Posted by airstreamingypsy

Just when I think there isn't a complaint that hasn't been made.......

I know, if you don't like it, turn your head. Dark colors are very nice and have many nice accent colors to go along. They can be just beautiful...like an old victorian. But I certainly can not fathom a person being that insulted by a house color to take it to any commity or board meeting, or have any complaint at all. (I am not talking the person that might paint for instance a hot pink,etc just to get a rise...that's not the jest of this post)
A common color , in other areas, is a very dark warm blue, white shutters,yellow door...its quite attractive.....would that offend anyone?
Maybe if more people opened some paint pamphlets for ideas prior to choosing, our neighborhoods would look much nicer.

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by mlmarr

I would guess not Vilages approved .. need the answer take a photo and take it to the housing approval department.. Good Luck

And you would be wrong. They are NEW homes painted by the Developer...

[LianneMigiano]

Originally Posted by BlueStarAirlines

Just off the top of my head, the darker colors retain heat which will increase cooling costs

The darker colors, while welcome by many such as myself, will probably fade much faster in the sun too!

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by Bjeanj

It’s all about two things:
1) deed restrictions for that area.
2) if against restrictions, has anyone reported it

If it’s not in your neighborhood, you don’t really have any business reporting it, IMO.

Apparently, a lot of people slept through their physics class in high school. Light colors reflect HEAT. Dark colors absorb HEAT. On a hot summer day in Florida walk outside with a black tee-shirt on. Then try a white one. You will notice the extra heat in the black shirt. For some unknown reason (?), black has been popular fashion color for the last 15 years or so.
.......On a house, a dark or black house and roof especially would help heat the house in the winter. And a lighter color roof or house would be best in the summer to help cool the house. Since science has yet to invent paint or surfaces that change color, people have to choose a color and live with it. Also, trees planted on the southwest help cool a house and if the trees were deciduous, then the leaves would drop and let in the winter sun. That would be ideal. Why anyone in Florida would want a dark roof (and I see many) is something that I can't understand. I imagine it is bringing northern values of fashion down south with them. Most old-time Floridians drive white cars and wear white hats. I also imagine that the reason that many people have border-to-border grass around their house - they did it that way up north and old habits die slowly. It would look nicer to have accents around the yard of white chip stones and help with both heat and less grass to cut.

[Rodneysblue]

So what.

[Babubhat]

Conformity is why I came here.

[Bonanza]

Originally Posted by BlueStarAirlines

Just off the top of my head, the darker colors retain heat which will increase cooling costs.

All State Insurance

That's why there is insulation in the walls. Adequate insulation solves that problem.
I doubt that you will notice much difference if any, no matter what color your house is painted.

[Bonanza]

Originally Posted by LianneMigiano

The darker colors, while welcome by many such as myself, will probably fade much faster in the sun too!

The color will fade evenly so who cares?
You will never notice the difference!