6855 Lakewood during the discussion of paint.

6855 Lakewood: Came up in the discussion about how awful white paint is and how it shouldn’t be allowed. “Like the old Lombardi house. It looks terrible . . . ”

I met this owner taking pictures for Willis Winters. Despite making his dogs bark, he came out and nicely asked what I was doing. We got to talking, and he really loves the color of his house now that it is painted. Isn’t the homeowner the most important judge of his own house?

The Neighborhood Committee labeled 6855 as Non-Contributing, then the dreaded New Traditional-French Electic. Expert Willis Winters reported this house is Tudor. So, is this homeowner supposed to change his house to French Eclectic when it is already a Tudor? This whole thing is a mess.

My husband and I also painted our flesh-colored ranch house, and it looks 100% better.