Comments on: Paint your garage door, 50s retro renovation style http://retrorenovation.com/2008/01/19/paint-your-garage-door-50s-retro-renovation-style/ Products and ideas to remodel your mid century home in authentic vintage style Sun, 12 Feb 2012 11:19:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Joe Felice http://retrorenovation.com/2008/01/19/paint-your-garage-door-50s-retro-renovation-style/comment-page-1/#comment-56235 Joe Felice Mon, 20 Sep 2010 22:01:25 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/2008/01/19/paint-your-garage-door-50s-retro-renovation-style/#comment-56235 Is that T-Bird hot or what? The house is a little bland for the '50s. Wrought-iron was a big accent feature. Is that T-Bird hot or what? The house is a little bland for the ’50s. Wrought-iron was a big accent feature.

]]> By: Rachelh http://retrorenovation.com/2008/01/19/paint-your-garage-door-50s-retro-renovation-style/comment-page-1/#comment-48068 Rachelh Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:41:55 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/2008/01/19/paint-your-garage-door-50s-retro-renovation-style/#comment-48068 Those doors are great! So exuberant! And the T-bird is a nice touch. We have a '55 t-bird in our garage, but I think the neighbors might be a little put out if we painted our garage door with such gusto. Those doors are great! So exuberant!

And the T-bird is a nice touch. We have a ’55 t-bird in our garage, but I think the neighbors might be a little put out if we painted our garage door with such gusto.

]]> By: atomicbowler-dave http://retrorenovation.com/2008/01/19/paint-your-garage-door-50s-retro-renovation-style/comment-page-1/#comment-43531 atomicbowler-dave Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:32:21 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/2008/01/19/paint-your-garage-door-50s-retro-renovation-style/#comment-43531 Oh my, my ,my... How could I never have found this before! One of the features needed for the AtomicBowler Family Dream House is definitely a cool garage door, whether it comes that way or not! I have my mind's eye on a horizontal diamond theme, personally. But what to put in front of it? In the drive? I am not a motorhome guy, just not. I never thought I'd say it in my life, but I'm sick of boats as owned items and sick of sailboat cruising as a vacation. Laura spent plenty of time on voyaging boats and doing coastal-cruising, too, so there is no conflict there. Besides, you can't park the boat in the driveway and look cool. Yes, this IS still about my garage door...I need something to complete the tableau once a year before vacation time! Even 'who-cares' vintage cars are real expensive anymore, so I am thinking to the last on my list here for relative affordability and also looking to fuel economy as well (at least I owned a '69 Caddy once in my life. Sigh...). Am thinking of a tiny Airstream trailer pulled by something totally goofy like an old AMC Matador or a Plymouth Valiant 4-door with an inline 6 and the push-button automatic trans! Any other suggestions? Just remember, it has to look COOL, I mean BOSS (!) in front of my garage door for a week before and a week after vacation time before going back to storage! Dave Oh my, my ,my…
How could I never have found this before!
One of the features needed for the AtomicBowler Family Dream House is definitely a cool garage door, whether it comes that way or not! I have my mind’s eye on a horizontal diamond theme, personally.
But what to put in front of it? In the drive?
I am not a motorhome guy, just not.
I never thought I’d say it in my life, but I’m sick of boats as owned items and sick of sailboat cruising as a vacation. Laura spent plenty of time on voyaging boats and doing coastal-cruising, too, so there is no conflict there. Besides, you can’t park the boat in the driveway and look cool.
Yes, this IS still about my garage door…I need something to complete the tableau once a year before vacation time!
Even ‘who-cares’ vintage cars are real expensive anymore, so I am thinking to the last on my list here for relative affordability and also looking to fuel economy as well (at least I owned a ’69 Caddy once in my life. Sigh…). Am thinking of a tiny Airstream trailer pulled by something totally goofy like an old AMC Matador or a Plymouth Valiant 4-door with an inline 6 and the push-button automatic trans! Any other suggestions?
Just remember, it has to look COOL, I mean BOSS (!) in front of my garage door for a week before and a week after vacation time before going back to storage!
Dave

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