I love it!! We learned in quilt guild to always end your work with figured or darker borders. Our eyes can't tell when it is ending with a light-colored border. I have tried it out, and that does seem to be true for me. If we look at a piece of art--(quilts are also art, I learned!) our eyes scan the piece, resting in between looks. I didn't experience this! Then the eyes travel to the borders, and with the dark borders, they can tell that is the end of the piece.
Love the houses! Haven't made those yet.
Mariah