1960's stone fireplace to keep or to paint/stain/whitewash?
Lesly Blosser
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Comments (24)I moved some of the photos from the album the OP linked to. This home looks to be custom built for the lot. Notice the design philosophy where the posts blend right into the trees and are hardly noticed. Why would anyone want to "beef up" the posts or glue trellises to them? It looks like some of the posts have started to be painted white to match the window and door trim for some reason. This is an easy fix and the posts can be repainted to blend. If you start messing with the posts in front of the house then you have created a monster with the posts along the garage not matching. There is no reason to start hacking the support posts out as some are suggesting, both from a design perspective and from an engineering standpoint. This home was designed to 'cocoon' the inhabitants and blend in with the natural surroundings. The FLW philosophy believed a home should work with the surroundings not just be plopped down. This home embraces that philosophy. I am very curious as to whom is the architect here. It looks like there may have been tiered steps and a platform going up into the garden in back that have now been removed and replaced with a new sloping walkway. Before doing any other modifications a professional should be consulted for guidance....See MoreStone & Concrete Exterior - Paint or Whitewash?
Comments (2)I like the brick and really dislike the stone. Can you just paint it? Or you can look into stains that they use on stone and brick... I'd go to your local professional paint supply store and ask...they usually have lots of great advice....See MoreUpdating Woodwork in 1960's Traditional two story--without painting
Comments (29)We have discussed using a very light green and very light blue for the walls. We don't move in until the beginning of August, so I have lots of time to research. I will definitely post pictures of what it looks like when we move our own furniture in, and after we paint some walls because this bathroom is just TOO MUCH BURGUNDY and the formal dining room's "accent wall" is too dark. Did they do accent walls in 1961 when my house was built? Did I mention that my husband and I were also "built" in the 1960s?? That is another reason it resonates with both of us....See MoreHelp: Late 1960s Southern California Home has an identity crisis
Comments (22)Need more pictures, but the long clean and geometric lines, the brick, the facade above the garage, the geometry of the front of the house, the shape of the roof all point away from SoCal Spanish style. Are there arches and curves? Painted decorative tiles? Tower/turret structure? Exposed wooden ceilings beams? Terra-cotta attic gable vent tubes? Don’t replace a roof just to replace it, but don’t try to force a house into something it’s not. This looks like it has more hints of MCM than anything else. If the roof needs work, the new Tesla roof could be a good way to invest in your house and create a coherent updated style....See MoreLesly Blosser
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