Wife stunned after husband paints their home all the colours of the rainbow without telling her

A WIFE was left stunned after her husband painted their home in all the colours of the rainbow – without telling her.

Karen Goldsmith, 59, was left in shock after Mike, her husband of 40 years, revamped their home near Pennycross, Plymouth, with multi-coloured paint.

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Karen’s husband Mike completed the passion project in secret – revamping their Plymouth home[/caption]

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Karen Goldsmith, 59, was initially against the idea – but has now grown to love her multi-coloured home[/caption]

Mike had been inspired by a recent holiday to Portugal – and decided to surprise his wife after taking a few weeks off work to complete the paint job.

Karen had been spending time with her daughter and grandson in London when her husband executed his colourful passion project.

The pair have lived in their home since 1984 – but now the house has had a new lease of life.

Karen said: “We went to Portugal on holiday and he was inspired by the harbour, places were decorated like this.

“He has wanted to do it since, but I wouldn’t let him. Then, I went to London for a few days with my daughter and grandson.

“We got back, and, well… Oh my god. My daughter said the same, and told me to avert my eyes.

“But the more I see it, the more I like it. It’ll be left like this now.”

Speaking about her husband’s eccentric ideas, she added: “He’s always been a bit like that.

“You never know what you’re going to get.”

OVER THE RAINBOW

Despite being initially against the colourful exterior, Karen has now come round to the idea of living in a rainbow house because of the joy it brings passersby.

The bright colours also represent their family members – with the orange for their grandson and pink for their granddaughter.

Karen, a kitchen assistant, also admitted that the light blue is her favourite.

The home has been multi-coloured for around two years now, and has added much-needed colour during the gloomy lockdown days.

Karen told the Plymouth Herald: “You get a few reactions, people taking pictures.

“It’s nice, some people even knock to ask what made us do it. If taxi drivers pull up, they’ll take a picture of it.

“The neighbours thought, first of all, that he was joking.

“They thought he showed them the colour palette to choose one, and he said ‘no, all of them.’

“Then they egged him on a bit. Most of them around here say it cheers them up.

“It’s lovely area and it’s quiet. We have really good neighbours, we’re very lucky.”

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Despite being initially against the colourful exterior, Karen has now come round to the idea of living in a rainbow house[/caption]

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They even painted animal ornaments in bright colours[/caption]

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Karen says that she’s lucky that her neighbours don’t mind the eccentric colours [/caption]