Color is an age-old fascination held by all living organisms. Animals such as peacocks chose their mates based on the attractiveness of their colored feathers. Humans pick clothing, flowers, cars and even domestic animals based upon the attractiveness of their color. It seems as though attractiveness and color go hand in hand.

London, like most cities, houses individuals of vastly different economic classes. In general, the poor stay on the East end while the West end is home to lawyers, doctors, engineers, and the men and women that work in Canary Wharf. In London, colorful street art can be found at nearly every corner in the East end. Yet, it seems to be seldom present in the affluent West that is notorious for pristine, Victorian style white buildings. The borough of Kensington is lined with tall, monotonous buildings, void of any personal touches. The absence of color begs the question, do the rich not have the same fascination with color, and why would this be? Or, perhaps instead in the West end, color is a hidden treasure that cannot merely be stumbled upon at every turn. Rather, than just walking upon vibrant displays, they may need to be sought out with precision, care, and more importantly, interest. Color can be found as obviously as being painted on a building, or as minutely as a banner on the stairs. This essay attempts to seek out and capture any displays of color that have penetrated though the white walls of the wealthy to create a more diverse atmosphere.