Comments on: Jsnugbear paints his ranch house

By: Vacationbarbie

Vacationbarbie — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 14:03:16 +0000

Oh wow…what a difference. Isn’t it amazing how just a little TLC can get the landscaping back to looking great?

My house is beige (along with 3/4’s of the block) but at one time it was a dark forest green. I think the darker color on mine would look great, but I’m leaning more towards a Tiffany blue color the next time it get’s painted. (Mine is California bungalow meets MCM)

Your house just looks so inviting now! Nice job!!

By: John

John — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 02:10:37 +0000

Thank you all for your nice comments. The carport is being painted this week. I have to admit that I have a friend who’s a handyman by trade painting the house. I have so many projects on my list that I had to have help. He is doing a great job and repairing things along the way I wouldn’t have had a clue about. Cauking windows and removing rotten wood and the like.
John

By: midmodms

midmodms — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 05:38:51 +0000

This is exactly the color of my small 1955 mid century modern house. I believe they’ve been painting it the same color since it was built. It got a fresh coat just before I bought it two years ago. Love it.

By: James

James — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 00:41:16 +0000

Much better without the shutters. Also, the brown color on the cedar shake siding is very appropriate. I do think an important design tip for a certain type of mid-century ranch is: keep it plain and simple. And, I believe you have done that to great effect.

By: sablemable

sablemable — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 15:07:24 +0000

Nice job, John! I didn’t envy your hard work at scraping/priming the siding!

There are some homes that do not look better with shutters added and yours is one of them. Looks much cleaner w/o them!

Yes, love, love, love your entry door!

By: Elizabeth Mary

Elizabeth Mary — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 12:27:37 +0000

What a difference and a good one. I agree with Suman Sue that shutters and awnings were a bit too much, and I think the shutters being white was really not right.

This gives me a dilema of my own as I am thinking of adding awnings over my two bedroom windows on the front of the house which now have shutters. Yikes, I guess I have to do another drive around the area to see if houses have both awnings and shutters and if so, what I think of them. I don’t want to remove the shutters, so if it is going to be too much to have both, I will give up the awnings, I guess. Shoote, but thanks for the post that put the question in my head.

By: sumac sue

sumac sue — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 10:57:36 +0000

The color changes give the house a slightly Adirondack flavor when combined with all of the trees and shrubs. Then the tropical flamingoes add whimsy. Good job! Shutters AND awnings did seem a bit much, so keeping only the awnings was a good idea. (I’m going to go outside and try to envision my house without shutters.)