Jesse & Nicholas Show Their True Colors For Pride

Oh, this is how it’s done.

You can put up your flags, or douse your house in rainbow lights, but if you’re Jesse Campbell and Nicholas Vazquez  and it’s Pride Month, you create a paintbrush leaking a rainbow down the porch and across the walkway of their front yard.

Jesse and Nicholas live with their 16-month-old son in the Chicago neighborhood of Andersonville and decorated their house for Halloween, fall, and the neighbors loved it. So along comes Pride, and  they decided to decorate again but, you know, anyone can hang a Pride flag.  Jesse, who is an interior designer, and Nicholas were inspired by a quote Jesse saw on the internet:

“Don’t be afraid to show off your true colors.”

And they Cyndi Lauper-ed their home! They made the paintbrush out of Styrofoam, then hung rainbow taffeta at the entrance of their porch and painted up the walkway, including adding their inspiration quote.

Nicholas, who works at a credit counseling firm, says sometimes he sits inside the house, windows open, listening to passersby talk about the art piece:

“Kids are kids, and they start asking questions. I can hear them, and the parents are taking the time and explaining [Pride[ to them and what this means and the colors and how this makes people feel.”

Jesse and Nicholas are also using their display to raise money for The Trevor Project. They installed lawn signs with QR codes leading people to donate and are close to reaching their $10,000 goal.

Happy Glorious Pride!

Block Club Chicago