AN ARTIST who creates some of the UK's most colourful streets has boosted property prices by up to 30 per cent – and residents love her.
Tash Frootko has been creating rainbow houses and injecting "love, fun and laughter" into Gloucester streets since 2018.
The 44-year-old's creativity has seen entire squares transformed, and her latest project with partner Stuart Doust, is the regeneration of 63 multi-coloured homes on Hopewell Street, Gloucester.
Her vibrant blue, green, pink and orange houses stand out among the untouched mundane brown brick properties.
And local residents much prefer these colourful additions – especially amid tough times affecting many up and down the country.
Rob Wilks, who has lived on the street for 63 years, said: "It was like Tash appeared from know where and turned our street into a work of art.
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"The tireless work she does behind the scenes to fix the streets issues before adding her signature colours is admirable.
"She has bought love, fun, colour and laughter to the street and we cant thank her enough for that."
Another impressed resident, Brigitte Wurfel-Mathurin, who has lived on Barton Street for 37 years said: "There is no end to this lady's ability to improve the look of our city.
''Her remarkable vision and drive is phenomenal and she takes the community on the adventure with her.
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"Having Tash come to our street and do what she has done has been life changing and makes me feel so proud to say that I live in Barton and Tredworth.
"She has created a kaleidoscopic masterpiece here and another landmark for Gloucester."
So far, Tash has transformed 134 houses in five years and gone though more than a whopping 1300 litres of paint.
The talented artist explained: ''It shows what an individual with a vision can achieve.
''I started these transformations as there was such a negative morale about the appearance of the city.
''The backdrop been here all the time, it just needed a creative mind and a huge injection of colour to decorate it.
She has bought love, fun, colour and laughter to the street and we cant thank her enough for that."
''My projects get more exciting every time and I seem to have a template and formula that works.
''The response from the community, its schools and visitors to the street has been overwhelmingly positive."
Tash added: ''I am delighted that my 2023 and 2024 projects have been partially funded by Gloucestershire County Council Levelling Up Together scheme as until now I have self funded them.
''I will continue to work completely voluntarily so that every penny of funding goes towards making the area shine.''
This comes as other people from across Britain claim to live on the most vibrant streets.
Residents on Elm Street in Cardiff, Wales boast purple, yellow and green houses – some covered in murals.
Locals say the jolly designs, including a massive World War 2 tribute and a Caribbean beach mural, lift spirits in the community.
Elsewhere in Wales, Tenby homeowners say they adore their colourful seaside town.
Meanwhile, one village has been voted the UK's most beautiful – and it is just two hours from London by train.
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