Comments on: Your vote needed: paint the thingy?

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By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 02:23:48 +0000

Okay, I really hate to be in the Dad boat but I have to say it should be white like the trim. I think it will look very clean and sharp if it matches the trim. I don’t think it will stand out like a pimple (gross). Although I know I’m out voted I better not hear the reason is because I’m a guy and don’t know color. I picked the colors for our bathroom and the rest of the rooms in our house and I think they look good.

My 2nd vote would be to paint it fuchsia, just because it would be funny.

By: George

George — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 21:53:13 +0000

I am going to buck the general trend here and say that it should be white.

Take a look unpainted brick porches from houses of this period, and you’ll see that most of the porch drains have some sort of trim around them. The trim is usually limestone or concrete and matches the horizontal trim at the top. Now it sounds as if this is really some sort of plug that was later inserted in the drain, but I still think you should follow the concept and mimic the historical look.

By: KNH

KNH — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:28:45 +0000

I vote brown like the bricks.

By: Amy

Amy — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:14:25 +0000

No way, a guy at work said it looks like a pimple too!

By: Mom

Mom — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:02:20 +0000

Same as the brick. You paint your trim a contrasting color so it will stand out and call attention to itself. Do you want to call attention to a drain? It looks a pimple on an otherwise unblemished face. Put makeup on the pimple: Paint it the same as the brick.

By: dad

dad — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:42:31 +0000

white

By: Mymsie

Mymsie — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:55:05 +0000

Definitely paint the thing poking out the same color as the bricks.

By: tmc

tmc — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 06:37:35 +0000

I vote brown like the bricks. My old house had a couple of those off the porch… is it just like a hole so water can drain off? I’d guess the plants’ll grow up and cover the spout eventually anyway. If you let us vote on the plants, I’d vote ornamental grasses. Lovely! (and some can be bunny snacks!)

It’s such a cute place. Congratulations!