I love to spot a house with colors that sing. Sometimes house colors make me think of colors I could use in a quilt, plus I love looking at historic architecture.
On Saturday, Lin and I wandered around the Almond Grove neighborhood of Los Gatos, a historic district of about 40 acres. Most of the houses weren't painted particularly imaginative colors, but I was seduced by all the well-kept Victorians with spanking white, intricate trim. There are Craftsman and Mission- style houses mixed in.
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| I love that the roses and the front door don't match. |
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| An Almond Grove theme: Lots of white gingerbread, a picket fence, and roses |
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| The rose-piled entrance |
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| Loved the paint job and the detail. |
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| Note the intricate and pristine gingerbread |
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| Ditto |
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| A jumbled garden and a zany paint job that reminded me of West Berkeley. |
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| Awnings and a wraparound porch |
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| Restful. I was beginning to feel better about my own (beige) house. |
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| A pending sale on this one. The asking price was $3.3 million. |
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| Anyone else think this is over-the-top? Veering off into adorable? Time for lunch. |
I was immediately attracted to how pristine and well-kept the houses were, but what would be like to conform to those standards? All the time on the phone with gardeners, painters, and wood-carvers. Too much for me. But it's pleasant to visit.
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