The Art of the Garage Door

One of my favorite aspects of mid-century home design is the creative way builders and home owners designed and decorated garage doors. Since I've been home hunting I've come across a lot of wonderful garage door designs and I've also dug up some great articles about how to spice up your own garage door that I thought I would share here. Hopefully these great articles will give other mid-century home owners some ideas on how to add a little flair and style to their own garage doors. Click on images to see them full-size!

Garage Doors (1952):




Garage Doors (1954):


Garage Doors (1961):


If you'd like to see more photos of mid-century style garage doors I highly recommend visiting the Modern Garage Doors group @ Flickr. You'll find lots of inspiration and colorful ideas there!

Adventures in House Hunting Part II.

We've agreed that we need a home with at least 1000 sq. ft. of living space and we decided to focus on trying to find a mid-century ranch house. We personally prefer the style of mid-50s and 'early '60s ranch homes, plus they tend to have more room, the ceilings are higher and the layouts are more open. But the larger size also means that they're a bit more pricey so that's limited our options.

Finding an affordable ranch home in a decent location that's safe from flooding won't be easy but we've expanded our search. Below are some examples of wonderful mid-century ranch homes in the area. Most of them need some work since they've been modified over the years. Only the last three are for sale but the first house caught my eye and I had to snap a pic of it. If it was for sale it would probably be too pricey for us.









Will one of these be my new home? Only time and bidding wars will tell!