Joshua Martin, right, and his partner Nicole Sensor of Josh's Painting painted a rainbow stripe on a house owned by Church of the Brethren Inc. in Elgin.

Magic Rainbow Painting March is the month that we celebrate St. Patty’s Day. I always say, “it’s the dark darks that make the brights bright” so without the rain, we’d never get a rainbow!

This house will be rainbow, and it will be rainbow with pride," O'Halloran said in the post. With an army of 100 volunteers, O’Halloran’s home siding, deck and fence were painted on April 18.

Painting a 12x12-foot room, both walls and ceiling, can require $25 to $100 worth of paint, plus $10 to $50 for primer, brushes, rollers, drop clothes and other supplies.