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Renovating Design Dilemma

Help with old style ranch!

6 years ago

What would you do to "modernize" the look of this house? I would like to get rid of the stone and the wood around the windows. And we might add a master suite on the end of the house.

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BeverlyFLADeziner

6 years ago

last modified: 6 years ago

Frankly I would keep the stone and the wood trim. It defines the style of this MCM ranch. I think I would stain the trim gray to coordinate with the stone.

I might upgrade the garage door to one of these

Maybe something like this

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Fori
6 years ago
It's fairly classy and not terribly dated for a ranch. I'd follow Bev's advice--you can update it without wrecking it pretty easily.

Without better photos, there's not much more one can say, though. On the bright side, you've got wonderful shade trees!
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groveraxle
6 years ago
Hard to see in the photos--so much shade--but this looks like a pretty classic MCM ranch and if you're not careful, you could muddle it terribly. I would also probably keep the stone--it's a hallmark of the style--and suggest you familiarize yourself with mid century modern style before you destroy what could be a gem.
groveraxle
6 years ago
Replace the garage door, repaint fascia, gutters, soffit, window surrounds a deep charcoal...this house doesn't need much. Oh, have an arborist look at that tree. It looks like it might have a parasite.
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Cabinet City
6 years ago
Another thing you could do is keep the original stone, but add some bright color to the garage door or the front entrance like orange or yellow.
zmith
6 years ago
There's nothing wrong with the exterior of your house. If you modernize it this year, will you modernize it again in 5 years and so forth and so on? Focus on making the interior work for you and your family.

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