50 of the world's most colourful homes
These houses are sure to brighten up your day

Why opt for a boring, plain house when you could have an eye-catching home in all the colours of the rainbow? We’ve tracked down some of the most colourful houses in the world, from striped wooden houses in Portugal to centuries old, pastel-hued homes in Poland, to give you some serious exterior inspiration.
Painted homes, Cape Town, South Africa

Striped wooden houses, Costa Nova, Portugal

Blue house, Jodhpur, India

Hilly houses, Cinque Terre, Italy

Market square houses, Poznan, Poland

Painted house, Venezuela

Multicoloured houses, Pattaya, Thailand

Neon homes, Venice, Italy

Pastel houses, London, UK

Colourful houses on a hill, Valparaiso, Chile

Hundertwasser Haus, Vienna, Austria

Colourful houses, Oregon, USA

Bright building, Little India, Singapore

Colourful houses, Ilulissat, Greenland

Colonial houses, Guatape, Colombia

Pastel-hued terrace, London, UK

Colourful beach houses, Muizenberg, South Africa

Caminito, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Colourful beach houses, Gaspesie, Canada
Canal houses, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Colourful houses, Varanasi, India

Clashing houses, Canary Islands, Spain

Modern homes, Bristol, UK

Mountain houses, Innsbruck, Austria

Colonial homes, Havana, Cuba

Colourful houses, Istanbul, Turkey

Stortorget, Stockholm, Sweden

Getsemani houses, Cartagena, Colombia

Colourful street, Diessenhofen, Switzerland

Traditional Icelandic homes, Stykkisholmur, Iceland

Bright homes, Cong, Ireland

Seaside homes, Procida, Italy

Centuries-old coloured houses, Prague, Czech Republic

Bright houses, Newfoundland, Canada

Candy-striped house, London, UK

Bright beach villas, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
Terraced shops and flats, London, UK

Traditional house, Madeira, Portugal

Nyhavn, Copenhagen, Denmark

Colonial houses, Trinidad, Cuba

Waterside homes, Groningen, the Netherlands

Island homes, Catalina Island, Dominican Republic

Bright houses, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

Harbour homes, Cobh, Ireland

Colourful homes, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Pastel houses, Cologne, Germany

Green house, Tadoussac, Quebec, Canada

Wooden houses, Bergen, Norway

Medieval houses, Landshut, Munich, Germany

Art-nouveau homes, Lüderitz, Namibia

Once a German colony, Namibia's Lüderitz still features these colourful art-nouveau buildings in a Bavarian style. Located between the Namib Desert and the South Atlantic, this time warp town fell out of use as a port after the First World War and now feels like a surreal colonial relic.
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