A homeowner ordered to repaint the pink front door of her house in Edinburgh 's New Town has painted it green. Mum-of-two Miranda Dickson, 49, inherited her parents' Georgian home in 2019 in the World Heritage conservation area.
In 2021 she got the front door professionally painted with Dulux pink paint. But in October 2022 she was threatened with a £20,000 fine by the City of Edinburgh Council.Miranda, who grew up in the house, has now painted it green and told the BBC it cost her £500 and she needed planning permission.
However she now has a pink bathroom and pink hall staircase, but said she is still upset about it. Miranda, who runs a travel agency, told the BBC: "When I started my vision about the house, I had my mood boards and for me the pink door was the wrapping to that creative vision.
The pink door was the external vision to what my internal house is."So to be forced to change it has left me feeling saddened and disappointed."I'm upset by all the energy and opinion it has caused and I now feel I am closing a chapter and putting it to bed, although I don't feel peaceful about it.
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