Ornate entrances with traditional pillars common among the homes in Pacific Heights, San Francisco.

Ornate entrances with traditional pillars common among the homes in Pacific Heights, San Francisco.
Strolling through the Pacific Heights, San Francisco, neighborhood lined with beautiful old homes, one is inspired by the architecture and the design of ornate entrances.
Pacific Heights is a posh residential enclave known for its architecturally significant homes in San Francisco. A pair of grassy hilltop parks, Lafayette and Alta Plaza, and the Lyon Street Stairs provide sweeping views of the bay.
A colorful home stands in quite contrast to the plain one next door at Santa Monica Beach, California
Colorful homes in the rural mountains of North Carolina
More than fifty years ago, Delaware native Henry Francis du Pont began welcoming visitors to his childhood home, Winterthur, to see its magnificent gardens and view his amazing collection of decorative arts and architecture. Visitors to Winterthur Museum and Gardens experience a 175 room mansion and will be amazed by the nature and extent of its holdings.
A striking roof on a large home adds color to the marsh at Shem Creek, South Carolina
Bright, colorful homes on the beach at Isle of Palms, South Carolina
A colorful entrance to a home in a small town in Gujarat, India. Ganesha, the Indian elephant deity, sits on top of the archway.
A Colorful Welcome
A colorful run-down home complements the blue, cloud-filled sky
A Colorful Dilapidated Home