Comments on: Paint your garage door, 50s retro renovation style

By: Rachelh

Rachelh — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:41:55 +0000

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

atomicbowler-dave — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:32:21 +0000

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

By: Robert Powers

Robert Powers — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 21:06:24 +0000

There’s lots and lots of these in Chicago, though I think… RayDoor? Raynor? Something like that — provided most of them.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/repowers/sets/72157604837187419/

By: maggie

maggie — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:06:24 +0000

Some good garage door samples here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/43476754@N00/

From the Westlake district south of San Francisco.
An area of small MCM homes that we used to make fun of when I lived in San Fran in the ’70s, and that has now become very appreciated. They’re built vertically, rather than ranch-y, on narrow lots in the typically San Franciscan manor. There’s a book out about the nabe now, “Little Boxes”.

Had original steel kitchens, too. Check this photo of one with a cool chrome strip running through the wall tile:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomwatson/143801276/

Just searching “westlake” on Flickr yields oodles of goodies.

By: Ronn

Ronn — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 02:52:47 +0000

Hi,

TYPO correction: “I repainted the house-body and garage door wood pale aqua (the trim work is white), and hung darker aqua fabric inside the garage door windows. This way I can, should I ever choose to do so, change the color of the windows themselves”.

Doh!

(I was thinking of earlier, sorry.)

Ronn.

By: Ronn

Ronn — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 23:29:10 +0000

Hi,

Since my wife and I have a ‘58 design split level, half in red brick and half in wood, I repainted the house-body wood pale aqua, but the garage door white (like all the trim work), and hung aqua fabric inside the garage door windows. This way I can, should I ever choose to do so, change the color of the windows themselves.

It’s an option. Some of those doors are sort of cool, some are just insane!

Ronn at FUTURES Antiques

By: Femme1

Femme1 — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 03:14:43 +0000

I’d love to see as photo, Jessica. We’re having the fence done this summer, and although I’ve gotten an estimate for the basketweave fence, I’m still not sure if I’m going to go with that.

By: jessica

jessica — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 23:57:27 +0000

I designed an 8ft wooden fence that my husband built last summer, and it turned out fabulous. It consists of a series of wooden posts with horizontal beams staggered on both sides, so that our neighbors have an equally nice view. We considered a “basket weave”, but decided that we wanted the design we chose instead. It could easily be done by weaving the boards. Good luck!

By: monica

monica — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 21:25:39 +0000

ive now been inspired to paint my garage door, another project, thanks alot,. the only problem would be the door has been replaced with a metal door would that look weird?

By: Femme1

Femme1 — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 18:07:51 +0000

OK, I wasn’t sure where to post this, but I wanted to ask for some advice about exterior design, specifically fence design. We need to replace the privacy fence that surrounds our house. (We’re on a very busy corner, and I really like both the fence as a barrier to sights AND sounds.) The current fence is a natural cedar board-on-board style (looks good from both sides).

Our house is a low ranch with extended overhanging eaves. I’ve landscaped the front with a slightly Japanese flavor and would like the fence to “go” with that, although I don’t think a bamboo fence would hold up too long in Indiana.

I’m leaning toward a basketweave style and remember seeing that in my youth, probably more in the 60s, though.

Any advice?