Buying a house is an exciting, life-changing event for a person. It means you have a place to make into a home, in any way you like.
What anyone does in their house is their business alone, whether itโs barbecuing in the winter, setting up some lawn flamingos, or painting their house any color they like (as long as there isnโt an HOA, of course).
However, what if it was something that really annoyed the neighbors โ would you still do it?
In one neighborhood in Austin, Texas, a man decided to paint his entire house pink. Like, really bright pink.
Imagine going for a routine stroll through your neighborhood, and all the houses you see are shades of browns and greys before suddenly coming across a place painted entirely in pinkโeverything, the walls, the doors, the gutters, the roof, the color of Pepto-Bismol. Would it bother you?
Emilio Rodriguez bought the single-story home in November of 2018.
The wheelchair-bound man was paralyzed in an accident when he was four years old and suffered heart problems all his life. So, for him, pink is a color that has always brightened his day.
โJust my favorite color,โ Rodriguez told CBS Austin, โIโve got it tattooed on my body, on my neck.โ
Emilio started painting at the back of his house; now, every inch, from the walls to the gutters, is the color of bubblegum. Or, in Emilioโs words, Pepto-Bismol.
According to Emilio, heโs doing his part to โkeep Austin weird,โ as many of the cityโs residents say.
While Austin has gained a reputation for being more progressive than the rest of Texas, it seems that painting oneโs entire house pink is crossing the line to some of the neighbors.
โI love this house,โ Emilio said to CBS, โI donโt know why people donโt like it; a lot love it.โ
The Austin resident also planned on painting his driveway and wheelchair pink.
Before fulfilling his dream of having a pink house, Emilio did his homework to make sure it would be perfectly legal.
The homeowner checked that the house wasnโt under any homeownerโs association. He told FOX 7:
โEven if they made an HOA right here, Iโm already grandfathered in, so weโre set. I did my homework beforehand.โ
Still, it hasnโt stopped the annoyance on the neighborsโ part. Thereโs only one way to settle it for them, and that would be by filing a lawsuit.
While painting a house an unusual color might appear odd, it doesnโt mean itโs wrong.
With everything thatโs happened these past few years, the world could use more color. The world is only as bright and colorful as the people that make it so.
Emilio Rodriguez had a simple dream that he made a reality. Even if not everyone agrees with it โ heโs at least very happy living in what he refers to as his โpink palace.โ
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