[Lovey2]

Uh-oh! My understanding was that almost anything you wanted to do outside (driveways, painting, installed flag poles and the like) had to be approved. While this may annoy some people, I was happy with this for aesthetic reasons. I have lived in SWFL for 23 years and where I came from some of the homes were painted most garishly even tho we had other property restrictions in place. One guy painted his house bright orange, simply BECAUSE the city asked him to remove a small boat he had trailered next to his home on the grass. Again, one of the reasons we moved there..the restrictions. I hope we don't get to that here. I like the nice soothing look of the neighborhoods...paint whatever you'd like inside so only you can enjoy it, and leave the outside colors be.

[senior citizen]

Originally Posted by Denise Frayne

Uh-oh! My understanding was that almost anything you wanted to do outside (driveways, painting, installed flag poles and the like) had to be approved. While this may annoy some people, I was happy with this for aesthetic reasons. I have lived in SWFL for 23 years and where I came from some of the homes were painted most garishly even tho we had other property restrictions in place. One guy painted his house bright orange, simply BECAUSE the city asked him to remove a small boat he had trailered next to his home on the grass. Again, one of the reasons we moved there..the restrictions. I hope we don't get to that here. I like the nice soothing look of the neighborhoods...paint whatever you'd like inside so only you can enjoy it, and leave the outside colors be.

Zoning is indeed good. It keeps everything looking neat........
I agree........save the loud colors for indoors.......if that is their preference.

I still can't believe it, but when we were first married in 1965 and shortly thereafter bought our first house......we painted one wall in the living room ORANGE. What were we thinking? Now, everything is neutral.

We've owned five different homes in our 48 years of marriage and that was the only orange wall. Orange must have been the in color as we also bought an orange "shag" carpeting when we moved to Vermont. Horrors.
That was the end of the orange era..........after that we had brown carpeting, silver snow (pale grey) carpeting, oatmeal berber and "sand" color carpeting, etc.........

Restrictions and zoning are good. There, I said it again.
We have a great neighbor across the road from us.
However, he put his "above ground pool" on the side of his house up close to his garage doors.........no privacy fence. Anything goes up here.

But, shouldn't complain........he had to look at my husband's big boat in our driveway for many many years........

If you drive into the rural parts of Vermont.........it really gets "busy" with old trucks, cars, ATV's, etc. parked every which way, wherever they land, on the properties.........and a few pink flamingos, believe it or not.
Again, lack of zoning. Everyone is free to do as they please.

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by mulligan

Why don't people just read and abide by the deed restrictions they agreed to at closing??

Repainting homes in another color isn't in the deed restrictions or restricted in any way, Mulligan. I HATE to think what will happen when folks are needing to repaint and allowed to choose. Most people have good taste, but not all.

There is lilkewise nothing restricted about driveway colors.

[Happinow]

Originally Posted by Lpierleo

Happinow, I can understand them possibly changing the color of their front door, but certainly not the garage door(s)! I would be concerned as well. I thought those types of changes had to be approved by ARC, but according to other posters it sounds like that is not the case. I would give them a call just to ensure there is nothing that can be done. Good Luck and Best wishes.

I did call community standards and they said there are no restrictions on larger homes....only villas. They also said they are working on coming up with color restrictions based on some of the awful colors they have seen, so I expect they will be implementing some sort of color codes soon.

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by Happinow

I did call community standards and they said there are no restrictions on larger homes....only villas. They also said they are working on coming up with color restrictions based on some of the awful colors they have seen, so I expect they will be implementing some sort of color codes soon.

I hope so. But those already painted will probably stand.

[Lovey2]

well...like I said before...uh-oh! We were very happy with the restrictions in Cape Coral, and YES, would even call code enforcement when we had an infraction on our street. No, I don't wanna look at your boat, unless it's out in the canal..no, I don't want your big lettered work truck in the driveway, I'm not living in a industrial park, and no, I don't think you should have cars, trucks, trailers, old hot tubs, etc. between the houses, and mow your lawn regularly, please. So...I was happy to learn there were restrictions here, although I very much wanted a gazebo out back. I KNOW mine would be tasteful (to me) but did I want to look at a (maybe) purple one....no. So I go with the restrictions, and hope everyone else does too. Now I learn there aren't enough of them...UH-OH!

[oldyeller]

I don't see this working we live in a CYV and our neighbors had to get all their colors approved. I also know of a woman who wanted to paint the front door blue and they said no. The people with the red door probably followed the "its better to beg forgiveness rather than ask for permission philosophy". Just saying!

[perrjojo]

Originally Posted by Phanatic Luvr

I don't know if you are correct in stating "changing the paint color must be approved". My husband has painted the exterior of a few homes in TV's and questioned this prior to painting and the answer was it didn't have to be approved. I also remember reading something, not all that long ago in the Daily Sun, about they were trying to made it that you needed approval prior to painting the outside of a home.

It seems that I am partially correct. We live in a CYV and colors must be approved. That doesn't seem to be the case for homes.

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by Denise Frayne

well...like I said before...uh-oh! We were very happy with the restrictions in Cape Coral, and YES, would even call code enforcement when we had an infraction on our street. No, I don't wanna look at your boat, unless it's out in the canal..no, I don't want your big lettered work truck in the driveway, I'm not living in a industrial park, and no, I don't think you should have cars, trucks, trailers, old hot tubs, etc. between the houses, and mow your lawn regularly, please. So...I was happy to learn there were restrictions here, although I very much wanted a gazebo out back. I KNOW mine would be tasteful (to me) but did I want to look at a (maybe) purple one....no. So I go with the restrictions, and hope everyone else does too. Now I learn there aren't enough of them...UH-OH!

Deep breaths Denise.

Many people have lived here long enough to have a repaint and you don't see a sea of garish colors. AND the folks behind the curtain are working on it, according to Happinow's report from warranty. I trust THEM more than a voting bunch of homeowners. They have proven to have not only beaufiful taste but remarkable business sense and that old standby, common sense.

Don't give up the ship. I betcha they will fix it.

[samhass]

Our home sits under a massive old oak. We had it painted a fawn grey that almost matches the moss in tree and also picked up all the charcoal colors in our tan stonework. . All the trim is in white except for the front doors. They pick up the browns of the stone. Just because paint is different from everyone else's, that doesn't make it bad. After a bit the sea of pastels becomes boring, IMHO. My house used
to be yellow and stuck out. Now it disappears into the earth and trees when I look at it from a distance. I like that.

[senior citizen]

Originally Posted by samhass

Our home sits under a massive old oak. We had it painted a fawn grey that almost matches the moss in tree and also picked up all the charcoal colors in our tan stonework. . All the trim is in white except for the front doors. They pick up the browns of the stone. Just because paint is different from everyone else's, that doesn't make it bad. After a bit the sea of pastels becomes boring, IMHO. My house used
to be yellow and stuck out. Now it disappears into the earth and trees when I look at it from a distance. I like that.

It sounds quite nice. Very earthy. Most of the homes we saw when visiting in TV were in the beige or tan spectrum........plus greys.

Every now and then we'd see a pale pale seafoam..........once a very pale pink......but they weren't garish at all.

I do favor white trim.

[senior citizen]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

Deep breaths Denise.

Many people have lived here long enough to have a repaint and you don't see a sea of garish colors. AND the folks behind the curtain are working on it, according to Happinow's report from warranty. I trust THEM more than a voting bunch of homeowners. They have proven to have not only beaufiful taste but remarkable business sense and that old standby, common sense.

Don't give up the ship. I betcha they will fix it.

I agree with Gracie. We didn't see anything at all that was unsightly.
Believe me.

The entire place impressed us favorably.....every single village......
There is something for everyone......

I wonder how many people are buying their first home?

For those of us who have had so many homes in our long married lives, decorating at this stage in our life is not top of the list.........more like recuperating from THE MOVE.

We've remodeled and redecorated so many times including adding on big additions that it's more like "been there, done that".........just want a relaxing place to hang our hat. (and I don't even wear a hat)

So, hoping to find a gently used place that has most of our "wants" already done.

[elevatorman]

Can you help me choose? I am leaning towards the jumbo jet.

https://www.google.com/search?q=gara...tm%3B560%3B375

[Lovey2]

apparently I write stronger than I intend. I am breathing very deeply and LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it here. Just please...don't paint the house, garage doors, or trim next to me purple!!
or...here we go...let your pet toilet on my lawn!!!

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by Denise Frayne

apparently I write stronger than I intend. I am breathing very deeply and LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it here. Just please...don't paint the house, garage doors, or trim next to me purple!!
or...here we go...let your pet toilet on my lawn!!!

I didn't take it as abrasive at all, and my intent was for you not to worry.

As SamHass has explained about her own home, the folks who have repainted, and there are many, have shown overwhelming good taste. They chose this beautiful place.

And they came here loving what they saw.

I do NOT like some neighborhoods in south Florida with REALLY intense colors. That is one of the reasons I love this place, The Villages. It is beautiful everywhere your eye sees.