When we were in Suffolk recently, we visited the pretty coastal town of Aldeburgh and my son, Rory, took a photograph of the terraced houses on the seafront. The properties were beautifully painted in pastel colours and I thought at the time how important it must be for neighbours to work together so their homes display a united, complementary image.
The theme for this week’s Gallery is colour. The Aldeburgh street immediately came to my mind and then I remembered other streets where the use of colour has accentuated the beauty of the buildings. In Stockholm the properties in the main square, Stortorget, in the Old Town, are painted in warm tones and in Copenhagen the run-down harbour has been transformed into a vibrant meeting place, Nyhavn, helped by a judicious lick of paint.
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| Aldeburgh – Suffolk |
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| Stockholm – Sweden |
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| Copenhagen – Denmark |
Not convinced by the bright blue one. If they were my neighbours I might have been a bit 'what on earthy' about it! All the houses in my close are painted different shades of creams and pastels. I spent sges choosing the colour for mine to fit in but not clash or match. It was quite hard. And a few neighbours were keen to help me choose.
That's really interesting to know there are proper neighbourly discussions about colours.
Such pretty colours! The photos from Stockholm and Copenhagen remind me of German cities such as Köln or Lübeck. xx
Another reason for me to add Germany to my travel plans for the future!
Please do, and let me know if I can be of assistance! ;o)
Love all of them, but Stockholm's my favorite. Looks like color swatches from an upscale clothing catalog, where all of the colors have ambiguous, spicy names like 'nutmeg' 'alderberry' or 'paprika.'
Ooh you've described them perfectly – you should get a job in marketing, MsCaroline.
Those spicy colours are lovely. I live in a colourful place too where all the houses are painted to harmonise with the others. They were built by the guy who designed Port Grimaud where all the dwellings are prettily coloured too.
Have just had a quick look on Google Images – beautiful. I wish the houses in our street were like that.
Love the colours in these images… I would love to live in a really bright colourful house but then I am big fan of funky colours
Mollyxxx
The outside of our house is boring Magnolia. I wonder what the neighbours would think if we splashed out and went a bit more daring.
I like a good look at the funky coloured houses, generally by the seaside too. Lovely pictures x
You're right, it does seem to be common at the seaside – a bit like the beach huts which can look fabulous in bright/pastel colours.
Lovely pictures!
Thanks x
We are typically so boring with colour on our houses aren't we. But then a pebbledash semi may not have the grandeur to carry off hot pink!
Ah yes, that's the thing, you sort of have to have the right house in the first place and, of course, it can look daft if you go it alone in a terraced row!
Gorgeous pictures! I think we know which one is my favourite! 🙂
Ooh let me guess!
We have a row of houses up the street a bit like that, although a friend lives in one of them and her first attempt at a muted sage green came out as baby poop! An expensive mistake.
Ha! I bet her neighbours loved her for that.
I really like coloured houses, they look charming anywhere, I reckon.
I remember many years ago visiitng the island of Simi in the Greek Isles. I took lots of photos of the beautifully coloured houses, only to find I hadn't got a film in my camera. Thankfully that wouldn't happen now with digital cameras. Mind you, I say that, but forgot to put a memory card in my camera on one holiday and had to buy another…but at least I knew in advance,!
I do love a row of pretty coloured houses. We went to Portugal this summer and the marina in Albufeira looks like Balamory!
That must have looked lovely, particularly in the warm sunshine of Portugal.
Pretty coloured houses are great. I have a very similar one taken in Copenhagen.
Were you in Copenhagen recently? Beautiful city, isn't it.
Aw Trish, I'm heartily disappointed you didn't mention Ullapool! Then of course, there's Balamory (which is really Ullapool, to the over-4's at least!). Thanks for popping over to mine and leaving your sweet comment. x
Sorry, Nana, I've never been to Ullapool. Will google it, and Balamory, and see the coloured houses for myself!
Oh I love Aldeburgh and I'd so love to visit Stockholm and Denmark.
Can't tell you how much we loved both Sweden and Denmark.
Wow. I LOVE those. Reminds me of Balamory . . .
Another Balamory fan. While we're on the subject of children's TV programmes, Jason Mason from Grandpa in my Pocket, lives in Aldeburgh. I didn't realise that while we were there as we're not into the latest CBeebies any more. But I know now!
Aldeburgh reminds me of Brighton. Never been there but would like to….lovely pics!
I've never been to Brighton! I should go.
Lovely! Very Balamory haha. Also somewhere down in Dorset that reminds me of those x
I looked up 'coloured houses in Dorset' but can't find anything yet that might be the town you're thinking of. You've got me guessing now!
Glorious Denmark – home of Lego!
They should do a Lego set of Copenhagen streets and buildings. Did I ever tell the son of a former colleague of my husband works for Lego in Denmark? What a job that must be!
I love the blue colors and the tall white buildings.
Lovely pictures. Have you ever been to Tobermory on the Island of Mull? The houses are similarly coloured.
See http://www.tobermorygolfclub.com/
I haven't been to Tobermory but it's the town on which the fictional programme, Balamory, which others have mentioned, is based.
You've got me thinking what a good theme for a travelling expedition it would be, to visit all the places which The Wombles are named after – Bulgaria, Tobermory, Tomsk, Orinoco, Wellington….Would someone pay me to go to them all? Mum's Gone a-wombling??
There is a similarly colourful street in San francisco of some Victorians on the hill which are lovely though I don't think I could live there as about 10 tourists buses go past every day. Similarly those coloured houses in Notting Hill round the corner from where we used to live.
Have just googled the San Francisco street – the houses are called the Painted Ladies – fabulous!
Sorry it's taken so long to come back and comment on your post – been so hectic – I love the colour in these pictures, and how different the buildings are in each country – Suffolk is very pretty.