‘Are You Color Blind?’: Woman Paints House Blue, Gets Angry Note From Neighbor (Photos)
A Washington state woman was stunned when she found a note attached to her door, disparaging her new paint job and the general style of her house.
The homeowner, Katie, found the note as she was leaving for work on Nov. 5 and posted it to social networking site Reddit with the title “Making new friends in my neighborhood.”
The note reads, “Are you color blind?????? … There goes our property value … Ugly, ugly, ugly, ugly. Shame on you.”
“Absolutely surprised to receive it,” Katie told Fusion. “We don’t really know our neighbors that well — past a ‘hi how are you.’ But we haven’t had problems before.”
The homeowner said she’s been living in the neighborhood for four years and shares a before and after photo of her home as a comparison to show what may have caused the criticism.
Keep in mind that the house was set to receive an additional coat and that the sea foam green door would be replaced.
Most of the Seattle Redditors were on Katie’s side and several users suggested ways for Katie to aggravate her neighbors.
“Going to need you to go ahead and proceed with some passive aggressive ugly additions to your house. Perhaps a toilet in the front lawn? You need to make it clear that things can get worse for your neighbor,” commented one user.
Another user wrote: “It’s not even done! How can they complain! Those ivory shutters are going to look great.”
“Pink flamingos. Pink flamingos everywhere,” wrote one user. “Perched on [toilets]. Add a 60s era [Camaro] with no wheels on blocks to the driveway, and the image will be complete.”
Another user recommended putting a bench press station in the front lawn, while another suggested Christmas decorations year round to annoy the neighbor.
But Katie didn’t let the rude neighbor get to her and is ready to move on from the ordeal.
“I just hope this doesn’t escalate!” she wrote.