2006 10 26 Blog
On our regular walks, Molly and I are acutely aware of the two major sports for Sydney Siders;- Real Estate and Home Renovation. Every third house has either a large, glossy billboard extolling the virtues of the home in question, with a frequent use of the words:
And almost without exception a wide angled photo of a living area with polished boards.
The other, smaller yellow council development signs are just as frequent, usually indicating that they are for “additions and alterations”. This means that from 7:30 am or so, the already crowded narrow and winding streets have a bevy of tradesmen’s trucks and utes added to the collection of boats and 4wd camping trailers, many with protective wheel clamps.
Another feature is the dominance of Vermont Blue Paint, that shade that is so dominant around the Green Mountain State, which contrasts so well with the autumnal reds and yellows. OK, maybe the blue has more of a Pacific Blue tinge, but among the uber cool dark brown and cream facades and their stainless steel letterboxes and numbers, much of the weatherboard facing or deck railings are in shades of blue.
On our regular walks, Molly and I are acutely aware of the two major sports for Sydney Siders;- Real Estate and Home Renovation. Every third house has either a large, glossy billboard extolling the virtues of the home in question, with a frequent use of the words:
- Views
- Potential
- Contemporary
- Family
And almost without exception a wide angled photo of a living area with polished boards.
The other, smaller yellow council development signs are just as frequent, usually indicating that they are for “additions and alterations”. This means that from 7:30 am or so, the already crowded narrow and winding streets have a bevy of tradesmen’s trucks and utes added to the collection of boats and 4wd camping trailers, many with protective wheel clamps.
Another feature is the dominance of Vermont Blue Paint, that shade that is so dominant around the Green Mountain State, which contrasts so well with the autumnal reds and yellows. OK, maybe the blue has more of a Pacific Blue tinge, but among the uber cool dark brown and cream facades and their stainless steel letterboxes and numbers, much of the weatherboard facing or deck railings are in shades of blue.
LOL the best sign I ever saw was a home for sale in Rose Bay - It had a photo of the harbour taken from the potential 3rd story - the agent must have put the camera on a long stick to take it!!!