Comments on: Painting your 50s ranch house (and more) – courtesy of Laura B. http://retrorenovation.com/2008/05/09/painting-your-50s-ranch-house-and-more-courtesy-of-laura-b/ 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/2008/05/09/painting-your-50s-ranch-house-and-more-courtesy-of-laura-b/comment-page-1/#comment-56234 Joe Felice Mon, 20 Sep 2010 21:58:09 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=2178#comment-56234 AS I recall, the same colors were used on the outside as on the inside - just a little muted. The bold colors were used for accent & trim. Yellow was popular, as was olive. And yes, everyone had an aluminum storm door! Don't forget redwood-slat fences, especially the interwoven ones, and chain-link with venetian-blind slats woven into them. Sometimes, people even made patterns & designs this way. Oh, we had so much fun inventing things in the '50s, didn't we? AS I recall, the same colors were used on the outside as on the inside – just a little muted. The bold colors were used for accent & trim. Yellow was popular, as was olive. And yes, everyone had an aluminum storm door! Don’t forget redwood-slat fences, especially the interwoven ones, and chain-link with venetian-blind slats woven into them. Sometimes, people even made patterns & designs this way. Oh, we had so much fun inventing things in the ’50s, didn’t we?

]]> By: sablemable http://retrorenovation.com/2008/05/09/painting-your-50s-ranch-house-and-more-courtesy-of-laura-b/comment-page-1/#comment-33558 sablemable Wed, 04 Feb 2009 04:50:39 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=2178#comment-33558 I can't remember where I had posted it (and can't find it either), but I need everyone's expert help in exterior paint colors. My ranch is sided with that orange colored brick and the roof is in the dark tan/light brown color. Right now, the trim/garage overhead/front door is painted white-that makes 4 orange brick ranch homes with white trim next door and across the street from each other, LOL! I use my photos at www.behr.com to "paint" different colors, and am just not sure what to pick out. I have always adored the aqua or turquoise trim, but with the orange brick, would that look too gaudy? I've also considered avocado, but that's more early Seventies. Thanks, my fellow retro addicts! sablemable aka Jan I can’t remember where I had posted it (and can’t find it either), but I need everyone’s expert help in exterior paint colors.
My ranch is sided with that orange colored brick and the roof is in the dark tan/light brown color. Right now, the trim/garage overhead/front door is painted white-that makes 4 orange brick ranch homes with white trim next door and across the street from each other, LOL!
I use my photos at http://www.behr.com to “paint” different colors, and am just not sure what to pick out. I have always adored the aqua or turquoise trim, but with the orange brick, would that look too gaudy? I’ve also considered avocado, but that’s more early Seventies.
Thanks, my fellow retro addicts!
sablemable aka Jan

]]> By: Robert http://retrorenovation.com/2008/05/09/painting-your-50s-ranch-house-and-more-courtesy-of-laura-b/comment-page-1/#comment-27381 Robert Fri, 26 Dec 2008 03:21:48 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=2178#comment-27381 There was a guy that made retro storm doors but I can't find him or the site online. It is my quest to find it. I have found this: hiphaven.com Door inserts, http://hiphaven.com/Pages/P_Vintage_Screen.html There was a guy that made retro storm doors but I can’t find him or the site online. It is my quest to find it.

I have found this:

hiphaven.com

Door inserts,
http://hiphaven.com/Pages/P_Vintage_Screen.html

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