A colour-obsessed artist who transformed her "beige and boring" mansion into a rainbow oasis spends £4,000 a year on painting the colourful house inside and out - despite admitting her neighbours disapprove.
Jane Gottlieb, 70, spent two months transforming the detached sea-view home in Santa Barbara, California, from run-of-the-mill to a "piece of art", featuring nine different colours on it's exterior alone, and dozens more inside.
But maintaining the bright abode is a costly task, with a $5,000 (£4,085) paint job needed once a year to stop the colours from fading in the harsh sunlight - resulting in the house becoming even bolder each time a new lick of paint is added.
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