That wasn't the main gist of the thread but the statement got me wondering.... I know eye-sores can be turned into attractive features with a bit of ingenuity.
I just don't have much ingenuity. Can members post some pictures of what they've done?
CosPlay costume makers seem to be masters at this concept...
it's not just camouflage to them though...it's turning a hunk of styrofoam into something that looks real. Non-Cosplay too... for example this riskshaw...
My neighborhood has underground wiring. But there are giant electrical boxes in peoples front yard that are ugly as hell. The ugly thing in the lower right is for cable.
The flags are from when I had the utilities marked before I drove in a ground rod.
I wasn't crazy about the electrical-gray conduit running down the side of my house so painted the
conduit the same color as the house. The East/West boxes and service drop running between them
were already the same color.
This photo is just after the batteries were added, so a mix of painted and unpainted. You can see
how much the gray stands out compared to the others. All the gray conduit is painted now.
Still not crazy about it, but at least the eye isn't pulled towards them anymore like it is in the photo
below. Didn't paint the boxes, just the conduits.
The rear (North) of the PV array is facing the street.
We planted a species of Viburnum that does well in sand / Sun (Florida).
It will grow to obscure the PV view from the street site.
