Comments on: The Royal Barry Wills Cape Home http://retrorenovation.com/2009/11/02/the-royal-barry-wills-cape-home/ Remodeling, decor and home improvement for old homes Fri, 25 May 2012 17:16:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: margaret messier http://retrorenovation.com/2009/11/02/the-royal-barry-wills-cape-home/comment-page-1/#comment-125100 margaret messier Sat, 24 Mar 2012 15:46:10 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=18651#comment-125100 We are replacing the roof on our RBW in western MA. The house currently has wood shingles and we are replacing with asphalt for cost reason. Our house is white with black shutters. I was thinking traditional weathered gray look that you see on capes. But my husband thinks a darker contrasting color might look good. I could go either way but want to know if anyone has any advise. Thanks! We are replacing the roof on our RBW in western MA. The house currently has wood shingles and we are replacing with asphalt for cost reason. Our house is white with black shutters. I was thinking traditional weathered gray look that you see on capes. But my husband thinks a darker contrasting color might look good. I could go either way but want to know if anyone has any advise. Thanks!

]]> By: Charles http://retrorenovation.com/2009/11/02/the-royal-barry-wills-cape-home/comment-page-1/#comment-96680 Charles Sun, 09 Oct 2011 04:12:09 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=18651#comment-96680 Well... the answer became clear. Stick with the motif. I redid the countertops and am restoring the cabinetry (over the fall and winter). They house will never look 'as it was' in 1972. Hard to find 'Harvest Gold' anymore, but I think the new slate (floors) and soapstone (cabinets) look even better than formica and linoleum. And the integrity of the house will be preserved. Well… the answer became clear. Stick with the motif. I redid the countertops and am restoring the cabinetry (over the fall and winter). They house will never look ‘as it was’ in 1972. Hard to find ‘Harvest Gold’ anymore, but I think the new slate (floors) and soapstone (cabinets) look even better than formica and linoleum. And the integrity of the house will be preserved.

]]> By: Liz http://retrorenovation.com/2009/11/02/the-royal-barry-wills-cape-home/comment-page-1/#comment-94288 Liz Mon, 19 Sep 2011 20:15:29 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=18651#comment-94288 My parents had a couple of the Royal Barry Wills books when I was a kid. One day when I was 11 we were on a Sunday drive and I screeched for them to stop. Down a very long driveway I had spotted a house featured in one of the books. Today I'm in real estate and it's great fun to do a "Royal Barry Wills" search on the MLS (he was from Melrose, not far from where I am in Cambridge so there are lots of the houses in Massachusetts) and scroll through the photos. Charm, charm, charm. My parents had a couple of the Royal Barry Wills books when I was a kid. One day when I was 11 we were on a Sunday drive and I screeched for them to stop. Down a very long driveway I had spotted a house featured in one of the books.

Today I’m in real estate and it’s great fun to do a “Royal Barry Wills” search on the MLS (he was from Melrose, not far from where I am in Cambridge so there are lots of the houses in Massachusetts) and scroll through the photos. Charm, charm, charm.

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