Comments on: 50s ranch home: An amazing Dallas time capsule http://retrorenovation.com/2008/07/07/50s-ranch-home-an-amazing-dallas-time-capsule/ A place for your postwar 40s 50s 60s and 70s style kitchens, bathrooms and mid century modern home aesthetic. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:30:59 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Ruthie http://retrorenovation.com/2008/07/07/50s-ranch-home-an-amazing-dallas-time-capsule/comment-page-1/#comment-34891 Ruthie Sun, 08 Mar 2009 00:50:28 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=2925#comment-34891 sorry i typed my web addie wrong :(.. I went ahead and posted some progress photos.. will send before and afters when I am done :) blessings! ruthie sorry i typed my web addie wrong :( ..
I went ahead and posted some progress photos.. will send before and afters when I am done :)
blessings!
ruthie

]]> By: Ruthie http://retrorenovation.com/2008/07/07/50s-ranch-home-an-amazing-dallas-time-capsule/comment-page-1/#comment-34890 Ruthie Sun, 08 Mar 2009 00:40:27 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=2925#comment-34890 I just wanted to comment.. your kitchen is JUST like my kitchen! My pink oven looks a bit older than yours.. but the layout and the cabinets are close to the same! we are working on a redu.. i will send in pictures when we are done :) .... but we did paint over the paneling.... but trying to keep it with the era... with yellow! :) thanks for posting pictures! fun to see my kitchen on here :) LOL I just wanted to comment.. your kitchen is JUST like my kitchen! My pink oven looks a bit older than yours.. but the layout and the cabinets are close to the same! we are working on a redu.. i will send in pictures when we are done :) …. but we did paint over the paneling…. but trying to keep it with the era… with yellow! :)

thanks for posting pictures! fun to see my kitchen on here :) LOL

]]> By: 50sPam http://retrorenovation.com/2008/07/07/50s-ranch-home-an-amazing-dallas-time-capsule/comment-page-1/#comment-10225 50sPam Wed, 09 Jul 2008 02:25:09 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=2925#comment-10225 Thanks, Madison! What a wonderful note, and you are so right. It is utterly heart-wrenching to think about someone buying this house - and ripping out all the great interior features. Let's all hope like heck the house finds its rightful owner! When you get a chance - send me some photos of your new/old house - and of course, your PBN dog wall when it's done -- thanks to Todd re that one. We'd love to see the house! Take care, Pam Thanks, Madison! What a wonderful note, and you are so right. It is utterly heart-wrenching to think about someone buying this house – and ripping out all the great interior features. Let’s all hope like heck the house finds its rightful owner! When you get a chance – send me some photos of your new/old house – and of course, your PBN dog wall when it’s done — thanks to Todd re that one. We’d love to see the house! Take care, Pam

]]> By: maddydallas http://retrorenovation.com/2008/07/07/50s-ranch-home-an-amazing-dallas-time-capsule/comment-page-1/#comment-10212 maddydallas Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:22:21 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=2925#comment-10212 I just bought a 50's ranch house in Dallas, and although not in this neighborhood, there are always quite a few on the market like the one featured in this post. I've found they are frequently the homes of elderly people who have lived in them for many years. In my view they were the first and the real "green" homeowners. Ripping out well crafted materials and replacing them with bamboo really doesn't quite make eco-sense does it? Whomever buys this one will likely change it dramatically, as homes in town are becoming more in demand. Some people realize what they've got and others can't wait to rip everything out and replace it with granite, espresso-colored wood cabinets and those horrible vessel sinks. P.S. - I love your site! I find it interesting and motivating. I even started a PBN dog wall in my new house. :) Best to you. Madison. I just bought a 50’s ranch house in Dallas, and although not in this neighborhood, there are always quite a few on the market like the one featured in this post. I’ve found they are frequently the homes of elderly people who have lived in them for many years. In my view they were the first and the real “green” homeowners. Ripping out well crafted materials and replacing them with bamboo really doesn’t quite make eco-sense does it? Whomever buys this one will likely change it dramatically, as homes in town are becoming more in demand. Some people realize what they’ve got and others can’t wait to rip everything out and replace it with granite, espresso-colored wood cabinets and those horrible vessel sinks. P.S. – I love your site! I find it interesting and motivating. I even started a PBN dog wall in my new house. :) Best to you. Madison.

]]> By: anita http://retrorenovation.com/2008/07/07/50s-ranch-home-an-amazing-dallas-time-capsule/comment-page-1/#comment-10147 anita Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:14:27 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=2925#comment-10147 It's always refreshing to see something that has been loved and preserved. It breaks my heart to watch the shows on HGTV where they find a great 1940s-1960s era house and then go in with the sledge hammers and bust up the bathrooms & kitchens. Sometimes I just can't watch! Someday those designers are going to regret destroying all that art deco and mid-century modern craftsmanship and style. I hope they realize it soon. Anita It’s always refreshing to see something that has been loved and preserved. It breaks my heart to watch the shows on HGTV where they find a great 1940s-1960s era house and then go in with the sledge hammers and bust up the bathrooms & kitchens. Sometimes I just can’t watch! Someday those designers are going to regret destroying all that art deco and mid-century modern craftsmanship and style. I hope they realize it soon.
Anita

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