A splash of color
PHOTO BY JILL GOSCHE
John Panuto’s sons have chosen blue for their bedroom walls.
John Panuto’s once-blackened walls are showing signs of new life.
The smoky hues have changed to primer white. One room is even blue, as a painting crew takes its turn renovating Panuto’s home.
“So far, so good. I like that room,” Panuto said, motioning toward his sons’ bedroom upstairs.
A wayward bottle rocket ignited a fire in Panuto’s late 1800s home at 346 S. Washington St. in June.
Matt Smith, owner of Matt Smith Paint and Wallpaper in Tiffin, and his wife, Jean Smith, spent Thursday applying color to the house’s walls.
Josh said he and his brother, John II, selected blue for their bedroom because it’s his favorite color.
“It doesn’t look good because it’s just one coat,” said 10-year-old Josh.
Panuto — a 37-year-old single father of four — said the master bedroom will feature the same shade of blue.
The girls’ bedroom is to be light pink, with light blue in the bathroom.
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