Should You Paint Your House Pink?

Painting your house probably isn’t at the top of your fall to-do list, but that doesn’t mean you can’t start planning for next year. And if you’ve ever considered going pink, these three homes from the WL archives might just give you the nudge you need.

Personal Preference

Designing her own family home in East Vancouver, Aleksandra Popovska was able to make choices that some might call risky. Just look at the home’s rear facade, which is decked out in salmon-pink fish-scale shingles. “Where we wanted, we could just experiment and play with it,” says the architect. “It was fine if it was a bit of a mix of different styles and colours; we could just have it all in there.” Peek inside this characterful heritage home.

Pixel Art

With its pink, pixelated front, this Measured Architecture-designed home is meant to delight and surprise—and challenge conventional ideas of what a house in East Vancouver should look like. “The owners had the courage to make a family home for them, rather than for a perceived buyer,” says principal Clinton Cuddington. Explore the rest of this playful abode.

Colour Revival

This renovation by Marianne Amodio and her team at MA+HG Architects simultaneously celebrates the heritage of Vancouver’s Strathcona neighbourhood and the modern direction of today’s architecture. To wit: the pink and mint green from the original asphalt shingles was used on accent walls, doorways, the kitchen millwork and, of course, the exterior of the main house. See the before and after photos.