Traditional/MCM Ranch Windows/Door Advice
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Comments (39)Actually it's been awhile since I started this posting. I got new windows, they are taupe. It blends with the area painted underneath the window. I've planted native shrubs and perennials in the front garden - it gives a more ''natural'' look, with various green groundcovers instead of mulch. I'm a fan of native plants. Gives the house a casual look....See MoreIdea selecting exterior up grades to 1960’s brick ranch featuring MCM.
Comments (6)@HALLETT & Co. The original owner added the brick planter in the late 1980’s and they’re crumbling and safety hazard. I don’t think they offer any curb appeal. Especially the long planter to the right of the door, it seems odd. The smaller one near the garage is ok but not great shape either. The tall brick stacked next to the front door is original to the home, it’s staying put. We found out my husbands best friend’s great uncle had this home built and we have confirmed those aren’t original. I feel better about doing away with them....See MoreAdvice on window size in ranch redo
Comments (7)No mullions on a 50’s ranch and IMO it depends on what the rooms are where the shorter windows are maybe if bedrooms the shorter windows make sense but in a kitchen you want the windows above the counter height. So more info for sure and whilr you are at it a nice MCM front door with no storm door would be nice if you want to have the breeze get a phanton screen.I am really not seeing the differetn heights other than the picture window...See MoreSpanish Revival Meets MCM Ranch - What to Should We Do?!?
Comments (20)Everybody slapping up photos of MCM houses is getting funny. It reminds me of that old New Yorker cartoon of an executive sitting in his MCM office, talking into his desk intercom to his secretary, pleading: “Could you please bring something round in here?” At some point somebody who owned this house wanted some curves. If you paint out the curves with dark-toned paint and get rid of the beehive mailbox and the round doo-dad over the garage, it will solve 90% of your problems, and you can focus on getting the curves out of the landscaping and hard scape. With a couple of hundred thousand $$$$$ you can use this house to approximate the look of a MCM masterpiece — but as noted, brick really isn’t an MCM material, so you might not end up with a very impressive result. With 15 thousand $$ you can use paint and landscaping to reinforce the great angles your house has, and they really are great, so look for a paint that makes you happy seeing next to the brick and the roof....See More- 5 years ago
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