Because of this (Lucy, STAY!):

And this:

We finally decided to do this:

And this:

Seriously, we must have had four patches of different shades of purple on our porch for the last ~~two~~, okay three years. That's why we decided to paint the steps something called "Essex green." Or a little darker. Don't worry, the purple still exists, in its darkest mood.

Here are the steps:

And the purple door.

Looks nice together, hmm?

What's funny is that while I was doing this:

Neel and Callum went off to do this:

Not very fair, but the reward is having it done. And knowing that Neel will do the second coat.