Sequim's Barney

I remember reading about this dwelling last year and the controversy surrounding it.  It’s hard to capture how bright it is, especially in it’s surroundings. (The front is even brighter, but I didn’t want to go down the private driveway to take a picture of it.  The newspaper article linked does show it.)  Now that I’m looking at the picture, what captures my attention even more is it looks like there are some kind of doll heads or face sculptures on the posts in the garden and my curiousity on that is up.

August Theme Day is “bright colors”. Click here to view thumbnails for all participants

10 thoughts on “Sequim's Barney”

  1. How funny that there’s such a controversy about a lavender house! When I saw it, I thought “how appropriate for Sequim!” with all the lavender fields out there. Nice shot, and perfect for theme day.

  2. I really like it. Perfect for Sequim and the Lavender Fest. We have or rather a similar house down the road apeice and it was at the ‘Pilchuck Lavender Farm’. Great place. Sadly it is no longer there although the Lavender is. MB

  3. We just got back from a drive and I saw a yellow house that would put the brightness of this one to shame.
    I think it’s interesting hearing people’s views on the Barney place.

  4. I agree with Pat Moore — fine for the Lavender Festival. The owners want this to look like the Victorian “Painted Lady” homes in San Francisco, but the size, scale, and workmanship have quite a long way to go before they come close. There’s nothing wrong with bright, or with lavender. But the reason the “Painted Lady” houses work is that they fit — gloriously — into their context. Just because there are lavender fields in Sequim, it doesn’t mean a big, bright purple building works. Sequim has a lot of gorgeous homes. Sadly, this isn’t one of them! (Nice shot & appropriate for the theme day!)

  5. You know, I can see both sides of the issue. People have a right to build what they want as long as it’s been given the permits… but I might be a little perturbed too by the colors. And I agree with the above commenter– the house may have been inspired by the “painted ladies” but those ladies are a lot more genteel… Still, everyone’s taste is their own! 🙂

  6. I’d much rather look at this than some boring, cookie cutter tract homes. In the 60’s, it was artists who transformed those now famous “painted ladies” into what they are, inspiring others to follow suit and they are celebrated for it. There is probably someone with a similar artistic soul/vision who took the time to make their garage a colorful expression. There is enough beige in the world – good for you purple-garage-painter for daring to be different!

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