I love my home and everything in it. But when I saw this house. OMG. This is what they call a “storybook ranch.” I suppose, for all the bric-a-brac trim… the mimicking of a Hansel and Gretel cottage. You think we are trying to relive the past with our kitsch? We have nothing on these people!
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Note all the details – the mix of horizontal and vertical siding, the bracketed eaves, the decorative roof supports and the jutting roof line, the coach light, the shutters, the roof shingles and window ledges and different mullions on each window…and is that brick under the bay window? This design is all in the details! The living room is a 50s classic, too.
This just might be the most awesome 50s house of all time.
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Wow, what a fun house. The garden makes it perfect.
The picture of the living room helps me see how closely my mom was following the interior decorating themes of the day. The white paneling, bookshelves, fireplace screen, floor lamp, magazine rack, brass items on the mantel, pleated skirt on the chair — I feel right at home.
Is there any pictures of the inside? That picture reminds me of the pictures in our Grade one and two readers! (with Mother, Father, Jane and Dick!)