1950s Small Vanilla Ranch Needs Colors ! Help!
This is my new home, built in 1957, virtually untouched other than a few bad decidioms. Yes, it is vanilla ugly with no curb appeal. I see all kinds of potential for MCM and I bought it for a song! (Inside is updated neutral so I can work with that).
I‘m already clearing the beds & have a lot of work to do. I think the shutters should go, what about the flower boxes?
MOST OF ALL- what color scheme? I’m putting in an Espresso stained Pergola at the entry to create the feel of a nice entry way. The garage MUST be painted, I like a creative pattern.
Im not looking for blow your mind colors. Something more subdued? And I’d love a lime green, coral, yello, etc front door.
Ill be doing this myself! Thank you!
Comments (8)
Denise Brewer
6 years ago
Rachel Theother
6 years agoRelated Discussions
Need help with paint colors for 1950s brick ranch house
Comments (2)I love, love, love blonde brick. It has such a lovely golden color. Are you sure you can't work with it instead of painting over it? It has a great midcentury style to it that I find appealing....See MoreNeed ideas for exterior modifications to our 1950s ranch!
Comments (8)Your new home is quite handsome -- clean lines, nice materials, looks comfortable and sheltering. As much as I like Frank Lloyd Wright and his Cherokee Red, your red overwhelms the house. A soft gray blue or gray green would work better with the cream brick, the tan roof, and any landscaping you might do. Since the garage dominates the house facade, I'd save up for a nicer garage door style. It's not a cheap fix, but would add a lot to your home in terms of looks and perhaps value too. Don't get anything fussy, but something with clean, strong lines that could work with a contemporary home. A more contemporary door would be good too. Other than that, just better landscaping! Those old yews block the entry & your pretty picture window....See MoreLayout help - 1950’s dump/ranch
Comments (18)If the only issue with the tile between windows is the color, I would just remove and replace with something more aesthetically pleasing and cohesive to the end layout. I would think replacing the window would be an expense you could use elsewhere since budget is a consideration. I know people advise on 18" dishwashers but I live alone and find that my standard 24" dishwasher is not large enough to hold everything especially if I have actually cooked or baked so that it isn't just a plate and coffee cup but bowls and Cuisinart and Tupperware etc. I wouldn't deliberately install a 18" dishwasher just as I wouldn't deliberately install a super small refrigerator. I am not a KD but I think your kitchen is large enough to accommodate normal appliances - I have an 10 foot galley kitchen which held a 30" stove and 24" dishwasher. Since you have counter over the dishwasher all you would gain would be 6" of lower storage. While not ideal, I stored stuff I didn't use frequently like holiday cookie cutters in storage away from the kitchen - not really that different from people who store stuff in their garage or basement especially since the distance to where I kept infrequently used items was actually closer than my friends' attached garages....See MoreNeed help with exterior of 1950’s brick ranch
Comments (6)Shutters do not get placed on bay windows so I have removed them. That leaves you with only one window for shutters so I have taken them off that window also. If you want the trim white select a white that is not as creamy as your current trim and not as stark as the windows and garage door. You need an updated landscaping plan....See More
decoenthusiaste
6 years ago
apple_pie_order
6 years agoRemove shutters and the sagging window boxes. If the window boxes can be fixed, use them in the backyard with some spring flowers planted in all new potting soil, visible from the kitchen or living room window.
The entrance area will benefit the most from your intended clean-up and redo. Postpone the pergola until you've lived there for a full year because it may shade the front entrance even more than the current design.
The pots and yard decor would benefit from sorting out. When you inherit a bunch of yard things from the previous owner, collect them all in a group on the patio outside the kitchen window. Take a good look at the pile over the next few days and decide which are your own style and which can be given away. Then plant the good pots with new flowers or sculptural plants.
Key West Model Home at Naples Reserve · More Info
PROPatricia Colwell Consulting
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoNo window boxes or shutters on this house.I would really consider some larger windows for sure. As for the door get a MCM one in a color that will go with the brick. No pergola and not painting the garage doo to make it even more of a focal point than it is already .The best way to have a better entry is to run a wide sidewalk from the street to that entry so removng all the tall shrubs beside the house will allow that to happen . then check out some MCM walkways .If you can’t doo larger windows then wiiden the trim around the ones you have.And BTW espresson colored wood would never have been used on this house A nice addition would be a nice natural cedar MCM garage door with the same cedar in the entry .That new garage door would then at least have some design elements that suit the house
Denise Brewer
6 years agoThe trim/interior of the porch entry & house is a yellowish beige siding. I’d really like to use paint to brighten up that up, especially the front porch. Blue? Green? I’m redoing my garage with the gel stain, wood look, & mod windows. Also getting a MCM front door- coral or bright green? I’m attaching some pics for debate.
1. Example of using paint to make porch pop
2&3 Doors
4. Fav color/tone of blue- trim?
Irene Morresey