Comments on: Michael’s ‘traditional’ ranch in Worthington, Ohio http://retrorenovation.com/2008/08/15/michaels-traditional-ranch-in-worthington-ohio/ 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: mjbraun http://retrorenovation.com/2008/08/15/michaels-traditional-ranch-in-worthington-ohio/comment-page-1/#comment-13487 mjbraun Wed, 03 Sep 2008 23:27:06 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=3336#comment-13487 I wanted to mention that I’m looking to find a new home for the mirror pictured in the ‘main-bath’ photo. It’s in a chrome frame and the horizontal cabinet section at the bottom is attached. It’s all a one piece unit that simply hangs on two french cleats. Very simple to install. If anyone is interested please contact me at braun.15@gmail.com I hope someone can give this unit a good new home! I wanted to mention that I’m looking to find a new home for the mirror pictured in the ‘main-bath’ photo. It’s in a chrome frame and the horizontal cabinet section at the bottom is attached. It’s all a one piece unit that simply hangs on two french cleats. Very simple to install. If anyone is interested please contact me at braun.15@gmail.com

I hope someone can give this unit a good new home!

]]> By: mjbraun http://retrorenovation.com/2008/08/15/michaels-traditional-ranch-in-worthington-ohio/comment-page-1/#comment-12646 mjbraun Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:49:47 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=3336#comment-12646 Holyoke Cindy... Trick for the shower tile grout, I never scrub it! I spray Clorox Clean-Up with Bleach GENEROUSLY before leaving for work and rinse 9 hours later. It will sparkle! The terrazzo base, I'm sorry to say...it had hairline cracks and was leaking just a touch. I didn't want to replace just yet, so I coated with garage floor epoxy (sand additive for traction) in white. It looks great and doesn't leak. I'm sending more photos soon. Holyoke Cindy…
Trick for the shower tile grout, I never scrub it!
I spray Clorox Clean-Up with Bleach GENEROUSLY before leaving for work and rinse 9 hours later. It will sparkle!
The terrazzo base, I’m sorry to say…it had hairline cracks and was leaking just a touch. I didn’t want to replace just yet, so I coated with garage floor epoxy (sand additive for traction) in white. It looks great and doesn’t leak.

I’m sending more photos soon.

]]> By: vintagegoodness http://retrorenovation.com/2008/08/15/michaels-traditional-ranch-in-worthington-ohio/comment-page-1/#comment-12604 vintagegoodness Tue, 19 Aug 2008 01:23:56 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=3336#comment-12604 Wow Michael - amazing! And Hi from just up the road in Columbus! :) Wow Michael – amazing! And Hi from just up the road in Columbus! :)

]]> By: Holyoke Cindy http://retrorenovation.com/2008/08/15/michaels-traditional-ranch-in-worthington-ohio/comment-page-1/#comment-12446 Holyoke Cindy Sat, 16 Aug 2008 16:54:51 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=3336#comment-12446 Michael, Your house is fantastic! The floor plan looks similar to mine with the fireplace open on all sides and the grill built into it on the kitchen side....... I'm curious about your shower stall tile and terrazzo shower base....do you find the grout in the shower stall is hard to keep clean given the small tile size (2"x2"?)? Also, how do you clean the terrazzo base? I'm redoing the tile in my shower stall and your photos have given me some ideas....! Thanks! Michael, Your house is fantastic! The floor plan looks similar to mine with the fireplace open on all sides and the grill built into it on the kitchen side…….
I’m curious about your shower stall tile and terrazzo shower base….do you find the grout in the shower stall is hard to keep clean given the small tile size (2″x2″?)? Also, how do you clean the terrazzo base? I’m redoing the tile in my shower stall and your photos have given me some ideas….!
Thanks!

]]> By: mjbraun http://retrorenovation.com/2008/08/15/michaels-traditional-ranch-in-worthington-ohio/comment-page-1/#comment-12419 mjbraun Fri, 15 Aug 2008 23:50:08 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=3336#comment-12419 Sumac Sue...I agree about the threes...I find that odd quantities are more comfortable than even ones. I break all of the design rules....I don't have a single white ceiling in the entire house. They're all mocha brown. Mid-century design/decorating what all about redefining the 'rules' of stodgy styles that came before. Shake things up a little. Sumac Sue…I agree about the threes…I find that odd quantities are more comfortable than even ones.

I break all of the design rules….I don’t have a single white ceiling in the entire house. They’re all mocha brown.

Mid-century design/decorating what all about redefining the ‘rules’ of stodgy styles that came before. Shake things up a little.

]]> By: Sumac Sue http://retrorenovation.com/2008/08/15/michaels-traditional-ranch-in-worthington-ohio/comment-page-1/#comment-12411 Sumac Sue Fri, 15 Aug 2008 22:44:15 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=3336#comment-12411 This looks like a very pleasant place to live. I like the groups of three -- three plant shelves by the fireplace, three plantholders on the exterior wall, three panes of glass in the awning-type window, for instance. This looks like a very pleasant place to live. I like the groups of three — three plant shelves by the fireplace, three plantholders on the exterior wall, three panes of glass in the awning-type window, for instance.

]]> By: mjbraun http://retrorenovation.com/2008/08/15/michaels-traditional-ranch-in-worthington-ohio/comment-page-1/#comment-12394 mjbraun Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:38:39 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=3336#comment-12394 The mantel is actually wood painted a grayish brown. The black iron railing is just inside the front door, and it goes around the open stairs to the basement. They are both wall mounted toilets. The cabinet below the mirror in the bathroom is actually part of the mirror. They're two separate pieces, but the mirror doesn't have a lower frame section, the cabinet provides that detail. I'm assuming this same setup would have been in the blue (master) bath originally. The plant in the brick planter are peonys. The brick section the fireplace is in, is actually free-standing in the house. You can walk around all four sides. On the back side, in the kitchen, the oven is set into an opening in the brick as is a barbecue grill with a chimney flue. Femme1...ask as many questions as you want! The mantel is actually wood painted a grayish brown.

The black iron railing is just inside the front door, and it goes around the open stairs to the basement.

They are both wall mounted toilets.

The cabinet below the mirror in the bathroom is actually part of the mirror. They’re two separate pieces, but the mirror doesn’t have a lower frame section, the cabinet provides that detail. I’m assuming this same setup would have been in the blue (master) bath originally.

The plant in the brick planter are peonys.

The brick section the fireplace is in, is actually free-standing in the house. You can walk around all four sides. On the back side, in the kitchen, the oven is set into an opening in the brick as is a barbecue grill with a chimney flue.

Femme1…ask as many questions as you want!

]]> By: thedinolounge http://retrorenovation.com/2008/08/15/michaels-traditional-ranch-in-worthington-ohio/comment-page-1/#comment-12391 thedinolounge Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:51:08 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=3336#comment-12391 Wow! That is amazing. I really love it. The fireplace is really cool. Great pictures. Wow! That is amazing. I really love it. The fireplace is really cool. Great pictures.

]]> By: Femme1 http://retrorenovation.com/2008/08/15/michaels-traditional-ranch-in-worthington-ohio/comment-page-1/#comment-12390 Femme1 Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:15:56 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=3336#comment-12390 What a great house! That fireplace is amazing. Tell me, Michael---is the mantel limestone or it is stainless steel? And do I spy a wrought iron railing---is that at the entryway? The bathrooms are great, and it's funny---just this week Pam mentioned wall-mounted toilets. Looks like the one in your green bathroom is that type. I'm also hankering after that rectangular mirrored cabinet mounted below the big mirror. I could go on, but I have one last question. What is the green plant in the brick planter beneath your flower pots? Is it a perennial? What a great house! That fireplace is amazing. Tell me, Michael—is the mantel limestone or it is stainless steel? And do I spy a wrought iron railing—is that at the entryway?

The bathrooms are great, and it’s funny—just this week Pam mentioned wall-mounted toilets. Looks like the one in your green bathroom is that type. I’m also hankering after that rectangular mirrored cabinet mounted below the big mirror.

I could go on, but I have one last question. What is the green plant in the brick planter beneath your flower pots? Is it a perennial?

]]> By: troy. http://retrorenovation.com/2008/08/15/michaels-traditional-ranch-in-worthington-ohio/comment-page-1/#comment-12387 troy. Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:33:05 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=3336#comment-12387 That dining room light is really nice. Great find! That dining room light is really nice. Great find!

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