Many people repeatedly say that a man’s house is his castle—a place when one can do whatever they like; however they want, as long as it’s legal, of course.
What anyone does in their house is their business alone, whether it’s barbecuing in winter, setting up some lawn flamingos, or painting your entire house in a new color—despite the protests of neighbors.
In the Pflugerville neighborhood of Austin, Texas, a resident there decided to paint his entire house in a bright shade of 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 pink—everything, 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.
“Just my favorite color,” Rodriguez told CBS Austin, “I’ve got it tattooed on my body, on my neck.”
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 Emilio’s words, Pepto-Bismol.
Emilio also believes he should do his part to “keep Austin weird,” as many of the city’s residents say.
While Austin has gained a reputation for being more progressive than the rest of Texas, it seems that coloring one’s entire house pink is crossing the line to some of the neighbors.
“I love this house,” Emilio said to CBS, “I don’t know why people don’t like it; a lot love it.”
The Austin resident also planned on painting his driveway and wheelchair pink.
Before acting on his dream, Emilio made sure to do his homework and make sure what he was about to do was perfectly legal.
The homeowner made sure that the house wasn’t under any home owner’s association. He told FOX 7:
“Even if they made an HOA right here, I’m already grandfathered in, so we’re set. I did my homework beforehand.”
Still, it’s hasn’t stopped the annoyance on the neighbor’s part. There’s 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, just because it’s weird doesn’t mean it’s wrong.
With everything that’s 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 and made sure to make it a reality. At the very least, people should respect what others do their own purchased houses, even if it’s something they don’t entirely agree on. As Emilio puts it, it’s his “pink palace.”
Check out the very pink house for yourself in the video below!
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