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Comments (1)I think it looks nice the way it is....See MoreHELP!! Mid Century Modern dream home - is asbestos a deal breaker?
Comments (7)I used to work as an asbestos regulator. EPA defines asbestos content of under 1% as non-regulated, so the fact that you got a result showing 1.2% is a non-issue in my opinion. As pointed out above, it is only an issue if you decide to mess with it or demo the walls in a manner that raises dust and releases fibers. As it is now, any asbestos fibers are locked into the joint compound and further encapsulated by the paint on the walls. As such, it poses no risk. It's good to be aware of asbestos risks, but a little knowledge is dangerous: just because there is asbestos around doesn't mean it is somehow going to escape and get you. If you had crumbling asbestos pipe wrap present in your heating system, or were going to dry scrape an asbestos-popcorn ceiling, or were going to sand down vinyl-asbestos tile, my advice would be different. In your situation, being concerned that the asbestos present in these sound building materials poses a risk is looking for a problem that doesn't exist. Nothing you describe suggests to me that you should walk away from this house....See MoreHelp me make a mid century mid century modern
Comments (13)Read the Housetweaking blog from early 2011 through 2016/2017 or so. Dana and her husband bought an old, ugly midcentury and DIYed it into a really cool space - keeping the midcentury vibe but not being 100 percent married to it and doing it on a budget. They've moved on to a different house but all the old posts are still on the site. https://www.housetweaking.com/current-house/...See MoreMid Century Modern Exterior Paint Help
Comments (29)Browns and beiges are devlishly difficult to do well. And even harder for us who are interpreting these colours on our screens. On my screen your roof is not at all orange-brown. I took a shot of it your roof, enlarged it and this is what I see. A pinkish brown that is pretty close to the rosy brown shown below it. The darker colours are a burgundy brown or wine brown. The blue beside it is the complementary colour to pinkish brown - opposite on the colour wheel. On my screen and to my eye, this looks better than an orange door. Even the bit of orange on the pavement at the bottom of your picture seems to clash with the roof. The blue could be lighter or darker or less saturated, but stay in the same general level of blueness vs going more green-blue or more purple-blue. https://www.color-name.com/rosy-brown.color https://www.farrow-ball.com/en-us/colour-by-nature/deep-reddish-brown You could do worse than get a professional colour consultant on this. Whatever you choose, I'd paint some big sample boards and look at it in different lights before you pick up the paint brush....See Moreleclair-hyett design
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