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Add curb appeal to your midcentury home with ornamental metal porch columns —...
Researching ornamental iron and aluminum columns and railings to help owners of mid century home add some old skool curb appeal to their front porches was hard — the websites were not set up for...
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DIY stair rail ideas for Heather’s retro basement remodel
Heather and her husband need to install a new stair rail along the stairs to the basement in ther 1970 ranch house. They want a design that they can build themselves and have asked for our ideas to...
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3 porch ideas for Ashley’s adorable midcentury house
Reader Ashley has an outdoor Retro Design Dilemma — our first exterior challenge — how exciting! Ashley’s house looks pretty darn cute already, but there is something perplexing about her front porch....
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Alesha restores the original 1961 exterior paint colors on her midcentury...
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: Paint. In this super happy transformation, Alesha...
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34 designs of breeze block in Jack LeVine’s collection — let’s look at each one
Oh, how the retro world loves breeze blocks. That is: Decorative concrete blocks. No one can know for sure how many designs were made, but I bet that Jack LeVine‘s collection, displayed like art in the...
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Old-fashioned corrugated fiberglass panels for roofing for porches, awnings,...
Yesterday’s story about my $14-worth-$3,000 fiberglass tubing *score* led me to this resource: Where to find those old-fashioned green, wavy plastic panels that Grandpa used for the roof on his back...
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Alesha restores the original 1961 exterior paint colors on her midcentury...
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: Paint. In this super happy transformation, Alesha...
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34 designs of breeze block in Jack LeVine’s collection — let’s look at each one
Oh, how the retro world loves breeze blocks. That is: Decorative concrete blocks. No one can know for sure how many designs were made, but I bet that Jack LeVine‘s collection, displayed like art in the...
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Old-fashioned corrugated fiberglass panels for roofing for porches, awnings,...
Yesterday’s story about my $14-worth-$3,000 fiberglass tubing *score* led me to this resource: Where to find those old-fashioned green, wavy plastic panels that Grandpa used for the roof on his back...
View ArticleMajor Update: 25 companies that sell concrete breeze blocks — and I list all...
I spent the better part of three days updating this story, including calling many manufacturers and retailers AND listing all the designs they sell too — all to make your life easier if you are on the...
View ArticleTurf blocks — 12 places to find it
Is there a variety of breeze block that can be used for a driveway or patio? Yes: It’s called turf block or grid block or turfstone, and I am pretty sure it’s been around for decades. Turf block is an...
View ArticleTerra cotta breeze blocks aka solar tiles from D’Hanis Brick & Tile
My mega research on where to find breeze blocks continues — here’s another company — D’Hanis Brick & Tile Company of San Antonio, Texas — in business since 1905 — that sells terra cotta breeze...
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