A number of people have come to the conclusion that Fort Lauderdale is a pretty strange place. It's true that we have more than our fare-share of "nuts and bolts." But strange? No! We are just like everyone else. We paint our houses in a 'tasteful' manner, wanting to fit in and not offend. Simple, "Middle-America" with a southern accent.
Friday, May 14, 2010
E.T. IS HOME
A number of people have come to the conclusion that Fort Lauderdale is a pretty strange place. It's true that we have more than our fare-share of "nuts and bolts." But strange? No! We are just like everyone else. We paint our houses in a 'tasteful' manner, wanting to fit in and not offend. Simple, "Middle-America" with a southern accent.
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Call me kooky, but I like this. In Florida. In Maine it might look odd.
ReplyDeleteWell that is what I call unique and personal.
ReplyDeleteAlso FUN, if the neighbor is ok with it !:)
:) Love the dolphin chilling on the air conditioner. The painting looks a bit like a Corona commercial :) All it misses is the sound of waves.
ReplyDeleteHmmm, nice garish colours. As a neighbour, I'd go crazy.
ReplyDeleteMy neighbors would freak, LOL, but I love it.
ReplyDeleteI like how the dolphin is surfing over the a.c. unit. Wahoooo! Btw, I lived in Davie for awhile. I can relate to many of your S. FL observations. : )
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ReplyDeleteYou do find treasures to show us, B Squared. I wonder how much exploring you have to do to turn these up.
ReplyDeleteI think I'd prefer it without the old standard flamingos.
ReplyDeleteWow! A mural on a dwelling. This looks so well planned & painted. Such a lot of work for what maybe 10 years?
ReplyDeleteOkay if you say so.
ReplyDeleteActually I do like this paint job. MB
This soul got run out of "Middle America"!
ReplyDeleteThis would never fly in my neighborhood!
ReplyDeletevery creative indeed!
ReplyDeleteYou know what! Last Sunday I actually photographed a mural on the side of a house in Central Ontario. (I haven't posted it yet.) I wonder if the owners spend the winter in Fort Lauderdale. :)
ReplyDeleteAll I can say it WOW! They really spent some time on that paint job.
ReplyDeleteYou may be right but I can't find something like this even if I walk for a week here...
ReplyDeleteAnd kinda like it either: in it's own way it's a Sistine Chapel of sort!
Actually, for Fort Lauderdale, that is quite sedate. It's well-done, too. I'm assuming it is on or near the beach.
ReplyDeleteRe your comment on The Villages: Yes, lot's of BYO's - Bring your own bottle, bring your own woman/man, bring your own dog, golf cart, aches, pains, complaints, and dancing shoes - among other things!
Cool designs!
ReplyDeleteThey're EVERYWHERE!!!
ReplyDeleteI think I've found a fellow admirer of suburban American kitsch. Love this.
ReplyDeleteThat house certainly has a lot of character!
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting Norwich Daily Photo and leaving your comment. Have a great weekend!
I don't think most real Southerners consider south Florida to be "Southern." :)
ReplyDeleteB2, I"ve been there, lived that and that place is full o' tacky! HA
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Nice paint job. He must be a hero to his neighbors.
ReplyDeleteCan you imagine if my person today lived in this house and was seen sitting on the wall reading Fahrenheit 451?
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I like some of the extra touches too...like the dolphin statue on the air conditioning unit... It makes it all look 3-D.
ReplyDeleteI was about to say the same as VP, but now I remember there is one house I definitely have to photograph and I always wondered who those people might be! :-)
ReplyDeleteI think they fit in better there than they would here, but we do have our share of weird hippie mountain town stuff here!
ReplyDeleteI want one. In SoCal, our wall art leans towards the biblical.
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