Man Recreates Sistine Chapel In Every Room Of His House

From the outside it looks like a normal, drab sixties house like any other on the terraced street.

But inside, tenant Robert Burns has transformed his rented council home in Brighton into a stunning lookalike of the world-famous Sistine Chapel.

Drawing on his skills as a retired decorator he has spent the past eight years turning his £86-a-week property on the outskirts of the East Sussex town into an astonishing Renaissance-style masterpiece.

Every inch of the walls and ceilings is covered with elaborate frescoes inspired by 15th century works by famous Italian painters, complete with gilt-edged nativity scenes and portraits of the Virgin Mary.

The 63-year-old said his labour of love was prompted by the boredom of painting other people’s houses in neutral, pastel colours.

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Tea party groups oppose Arizona ‘tea party’ license plates

A large group of tea party organizations have rejected a new Arizona license plate that is meant to commemorate the movement and help fund it.

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (R) approved the new “tea party” license plates in April, along with 10 other special plates. The “tea party” license plate features the historic “Don’t Tread on Me” yellow Gadsden Flag, which has become a symbol of the movement.

In a statement issued Friday, the tea party groups said the state appointed and supervised board that issues the “tea party” license plates and distributes the sale proceeds to tea party organizations was exactly the type of big government the movement opposed.

Annette McHugh, Arizona State Coordinator for Tea Party Patriots, said the new license plates were “well-intentioned” but “have subjected Arizona tea parties to unfounded scrutiny questioning our commitment and adherence to the foundational principles of the tea party movement.”

The statement warned that the “tea party” license plates put the movement at risk of becoming dependent on government-generated funds.

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