Ever since I was a little girl I’ve had a fascination with yellow houses. To me, yellow represents a happy color and it is one of my favorites. I do not have any drawing ability at all, but I remember in my school years I would repeatedly draw a picture of a boxy house with a pointed roof. It always had a chimney with smoke curling from it. In the corner of the picture, there would always be a brilliant sun with sunbeams radiating out. My house drawings always had a white picket fence with daisies growing alongside and a large tree in front. And the house would be yellow.
My first yellow house in SL |
I would dream about someday owning a house like that. That vision has always been my ideal and not necessarily achieved in exactly that way in real life.
I was thinking about yellow houses this morning and I realize that I have lived in several yellow houses in Second Life. Those who know me, know that I have lived in a LOT of places in SL New England. I have had a tendency to move around a bit…but as I look back, surprisingly, the predominant color of those houses was yellow.
Jeanne's Folly |
In fact, two yellow houses were the reason I ended up in New England in the first place. I was looking for a rental cottage. Doing a search brought me to New England where there were two rentals and both of them yellow. I was immediately drawn to the fantasy-like yellow Cape Cod cottage and rented on the spot. My heart beat a bit faster and I was full of adrenaline as I hit the ‘pay’ button to rent that first cottage. It was just adorable and I could imagine it with a white picket fence.
Morning Glory Cottage |
Not long after, that parcel was being sold by the owner, so I had to move on. I decided to purchase my own parcel on Martha’s Vineyard, which I aptly named Jeanne’s Folly (and from where this blog gets its name). I had a house built and yes, it was yellow too. In time, circumstances changed and I moved on and lived in other houses, not all of them yellow. However, the vision of the ideal house has always been a yellow one with a white picket fence.
White picket fence and bicycle |
I’m happy to say my current New England house is yellow with black shutters. And guess what is on the side of the house? A garden containing daises surrounded by, you guessed it, a white picket fence. The final perfect finishing touches…a straw hat perched on a fence post and a bicycle with a wicker basket leaning against the fence. Sounds just about perfect, don’t you think? A yellow house with a white picket fence.
The Brewster House |
2 comments:
Picket fences are one of the most popular types homeowners install. They are made with individual slats that have gaps between the pickets and are a couple of inches apart and prevent the fence from blocking the view while looking the same from either side.
White Picket Fence
I hope you enjoyed this little tour of some amazing homes { I wish I could have taken you guys inside}! I think we all need these stunning homes in our lives & the views, right?! A girl can dream..:)
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