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Category: Exterior

Welcome to all our stories about products and ideas to renovate the exterior of your home and add curb appeal -- in retro style. Whenever we see an exterior product -- paint colors, fencing, awning, etc. -- that may have good potential for your Retro Renovation exterior, we write about it. We also have idea and inspiration stories here from reader homes. This archive section shows all my curb appeal resources in reverse chronological order. Importantly, though: If you are looking for something specific, check out the SUB-CATEGORY pages in the drop down / navigation above. Good luck!

Cone lights rated for damp exterior use — two new “bowtie” designs from Practical Props

If you love cone lights — and want to use them on the exterior of your house where precipitation is a concern, good news: Practical..

Alesha restores the original 1961 exterior paint colors on her midcentury modern ranch house

Let’s hear it again for Sherwin-Williams Holiday Turquoise! The #1 tool in any homeowner’s arsenal for adding curb appeal to the front of our homes:..

2 manufacturers — 18 styles — Screen door inserts with herons, flamingos and more

Remember Gabe and Amanda, who found a vintage blue heron screen door insert in sad shape on a house in their area, inquired about purchasing it from the..

Two places to buy Roman bricks in a wide variety of colors and styles

Commonly chosen to emphasize the long, low architecture of ranch houses, “Roman brick” was a signature design feature likely used to build millions of American homes in..

Rare Howard Pierce bird midcentury front door escutcheon

Update Spet. 2016: I saw another one of these on ebay — and it’s Howard Pierce. The ebay listing also had a doorbell cover! Vintage..

Retro door light kits are back on the market — 22 midcentury modern options

If you’re in the market for a front entry door with retro style, another option has become available. The Millwork Market recently started started offering DIY Lite Kits that allow..

Where to get parts for a centered front door knob

Where to get replacement parts to fix — or create — a centered door knob / door set? This question comes up several times a..

Mike makes a U-Bild Santa and reindeer lawn display from scratch — vintage plans still available today

Reader Mike is wowing his neighborhood — he had a carpenter build and install this U-Bild Santa and reindeer lawn display on his front lawn...

Midcentury house name and address plaques in production since 1949

Epic discovery: Brilliant readers Caryn and Nina have discovered where we can still buy aluminum “Day-n-Night” house name and address plates — just like we’ve seen in..

Our 6th source for midcentury modern entry doors – fiberglass, from Home Depot

Even Home Depot is getting into the market for midcentury modern front doors, with three midcentury modern entry door styles available on their website, for in-store delivery...

Our 5th source for midcentury front doors — made in the USA

Where to buy a midcentury modern exterior door? Today, we share another newly discovered source for three styles of midcentury entry doors from Rogue Valley..

Modfire — midcentury modern style fire pits hand made in the USA

Our original story: As temperatures start to drop, it seems like there’s nothing better than cozying up around a warm fire — a ritual made..

Gabe and Amanda rescue and restore a beautiful vintage screen door

We’ve all done it — admired something in a neighbor’s home and secretly wished they would sell it to us. Gutsy Gabe and Amanda, owners of a 1954..

We discover a new one-stop source for 44 different styles of window awnings

What’s the best way to cut your air conditioning bill? How about: Keep your house from heating up in the first place. A good old..

Scott adds curb appeal to his midcentury modest house — amazing transformation!

What a transformation! “My poor little house wasn’t an ugly duckling,” reader Scott said, “it was just suffering from a total beige-out.” Yup: What a..

10 Sources for midcentury modern sheds — prefab, DIY kits, and plans

Need more space for your lawnmower? Or maybe, a home office? Lucky us, backyard sheds come in midcentury designs too!

Landscaping a midcentury house: Beware the sideburn hedges

TGIF, so we are guessing a lot of readers will be outside, working on the garden and the lawn and landscaping in general. So today,..

8 delicious vintage barbecues — from Kenmore to Caloric to Kook-Out to Partio

Are you rolling out the barbecue today, to grill up some goodies? To celebrate what must be the biggest barbecuing day of the year, let’s take..

Backyard Eichlers — mid-century modern sheds, Eichler house style

Today, we’ve discovered a more accessible solution to get a little piece of this famous builder into your very own back yard. Backyard Eichlers offers four Eichler-inspired..

Mid-century style doors and decorative panels from The Millwork Market

2020 update: Alas, this company’s website seems no longer operational. I don’t have any info on the status of the company. Another company I’ve written..

Vintage long chime doorbells — “enchanting” reproductions from ElectraChime doorbells

And, we get a brief history about “the Golden Age of Doorbells” Its always fun to find someone who is truly excited about what they create —..