Post from Tim:
The island of Burano was a colorful surprise in my day spent hopping around on vaporettos (ferries) in Venice. It is known for its handmade lace and slow paced fishing life, but I immediately appreciated it for its simple clean lines and bright hues.
Most of the row houses in town have little ornamentation, just low textured stucco walls painted with radiant colors, window frames painted with blinding white, and closed window shutters painted with darker colors.
The color combinations forced me to wear sunglasses to protect my vision. One row of homes might look like this:
An aquamarine home next to one painted hot red, both with white window frames and green shutters. They sit adjacent to a bright yellow house with red shutters and others painted lavender, baby blue, plum, maroon, peach, purple, and an ugly mint color that saw its heyday in the 1950's.
Groups of flowers with purple petals and green leaves sprout from the window box of a purple home with green shutters. Such color coordination!
Even the fragrant hanging laundry about the streets might match the home - like blue and white cloud print sheets suspended from the second floor of a baby blue house. Or in the opposite, yellow pants hanging next to dark blue paint.
Most of the row houses in town have little ornamentation, just low textured stucco walls painted with radiant colors, window frames painted with blinding white, and closed window shutters painted with darker colors.
The color combinations forced me to wear sunglasses to protect my vision. One row of homes might look like this:
An aquamarine home next to one painted hot red, both with white window frames and green shutters. They sit adjacent to a bright yellow house with red shutters and others painted lavender, baby blue, plum, maroon, peach, purple, and an ugly mint color that saw its heyday in the 1950's.
Groups of flowers with purple petals and green leaves sprout from the window box of a purple home with green shutters. Such color coordination!
Even the fragrant hanging laundry about the streets might match the home - like blue and white cloud print sheets suspended from the second floor of a baby blue house. Or in the opposite, yellow pants hanging next to dark blue paint.
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