Respecting the Ranch House: #1

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoJneNGRynfIFono_XxyVl4788_NoNtj9_7iNtaixQwxl5NmVQvsYN6AqDYydmJxftn5ZJFdq40RUxL5Lqk01yfZ4OufyWgh8QjNgQHlgMYJzZcVtiPCHXPLaGPQo4r-M8ZiDhRtA050z1/s1600/ext.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5785417774831863714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoJneNGRynfIFono_XxyVl4788_NoNtj9_7iNtaixQwxl5NmVQvsYN6AqDYydmJxftn5ZJFdq40RUxL5Lqk01yfZ4OufyWgh8QjNgQHlgMYJzZcVtiPCHXPLaGPQo4r-M8ZiDhRtA050z1/s640/ext.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a>I grew up in a ranch house, live in one now, and in my current neighborhood am watching them routinely being torn down to oftentimes be replaced by unfortunate mega-boxes. While ranches aren't perfect, their strengths and benefits are often overlooked. So here's to a new series about the liveabilty and allure of ranches and ways to sensitively bring them into the 21st century without going the route of the pop-up.<br /><br />Featured in the Sep-Oct 2009 issue of <a href="http://www.dmagazine.com/Home/D_Home/2009/September_October/Lori_and_Rick_Golmans_North_Dallas_Ranch_Redo.aspx?page=1&gpage=7#articlegallery">D Home</a>, Lori and Rick Golman, the owners of this 1950s ranch, admit it wasn't love at first site. “It’s a basic ranch house. It was affordable, but you wouldn’t drive up to it and go, ‘Wow,’” she says. But the Golmans looked past the 1970s decor and realized the house was exactly what they needed. It had good bones and a great floor plan." <span style="color:#333333;">(article by Laura Kolsteny, photography by Timothy Kolk)</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifmi6FpY73xBj2J3hh6abaJma1PrV3zycA1ZFq-ID_R5LRjyghpc_dCnOOdPxoDnoulaBdp00ZVccDFvQ3mN9-zwBe2lzzJKaVuoOmAHObo4_CMyhiuclcEASdp8EbVDyxAX_Zv4NaFIHn/s1600/Golman_opener.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5785418245277959986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifmi6FpY73xBj2J3hh6abaJma1PrV3zycA1ZFq-ID_R5LRjyghpc_dCnOOdPxoDnoulaBdp00ZVccDFvQ3mN9-zwBe2lzzJKaVuoOmAHObo4_CMyhiuclcEASdp8EbVDyxAX_Zv4NaFIHn/s640/Golman_opener.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a>Their remodeling plays on the strong connection ranch houses can have with their outdoor environment. Love this pool area with the wall of tasteful sliding glass doors. It expands the feel of the space and brings the outdoors in, a popular trend today.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWAIwNjeeTxtnwfLFj0TAq32AjAlyNYqNTKJMUwBffXw2mI-nOT0qeXZOi7qsmantDEDTLK_XlIFAJFiZkXigqDEIYp71N0_zdisD9jXqB5FtFEUFWptPYHM8hrEOBIS4IJ5FkBCnAXlb4/s1600/lrw.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5785417591543476818" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWAIwNjeeTxtnwfLFj0TAq32AjAlyNYqNTKJMUwBffXw2mI-nOT0qeXZOi7qsmantDEDTLK_XlIFAJFiZkXigqDEIYp71N0_zdisD9jXqB5FtFEUFWptPYHM8hrEOBIS4IJ5FkBCnAXlb4/s640/lrw.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgocRlXzb8AtejEZjFwpCIy_5gSANMSek0L1fl3jrP-Dq4gYHloGE_E-nIUpY3y-nXIMpwspH69fZl654_RVxJ5eNVyLyRKFzlmwmpyqXcff8S7ku3xpEPuYMyP-jC2bNAgdao7-bsnDqns/s1600/lr.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5785417695311236866" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgocRlXzb8AtejEZjFwpCIy_5gSANMSek0L1fl3jrP-Dq4gYHloGE_E-nIUpY3y-nXIMpwspH69fZl654_RVxJ5eNVyLyRKFzlmwmpyqXcff8S7ku3xpEPuYMyP-jC2bNAgdao7-bsnDqns/s640/lr.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a>The simple aesthetic of the architecture is a perfect backdrop for a mix of antiques and modern elements.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSJ5wOm3tEVImGaCtKHiSbb2ryugRiCsgWldS4nT1ugdvh8wbRghFP2XHx5e6_i9uRgdeF_GfZLV02sA7TyvmxU_lqenduKKu0Ex_WGI0NHbmeDaT2SBilO_6u-fOK0OLH76A06FrDJwNk/s1600/burea.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5785417434934693026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSJ5wOm3tEVImGaCtKHiSbb2ryugRiCsgWldS4nT1ugdvh8wbRghFP2XHx5e6_i9uRgdeF_GfZLV02sA7TyvmxU_lqenduKKu0Ex_WGI0NHbmeDaT2SBilO_6u-fOK0OLH76A06FrDJwNk/s640/burea.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhRcJGZLbPh2JeFdopj47mqzHmLczAJ0lJSX0XmKncaFdbSotLYA_fYYce89ift_IRe-qCy_WEXD2Us4SxrJ3AhLBkn3MWYTBxxajMzPmV_xoKbalU05TgJmlNV18Ms5qgTsGBRWb7Pxsk/s1600/dr.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5785417336621805282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhRcJGZLbPh2JeFdopj47mqzHmLczAJ0lJSX0XmKncaFdbSotLYA_fYYce89ift_IRe-qCy_WEXD2Us4SxrJ3AhLBkn3MWYTBxxajMzPmV_xoKbalU05TgJmlNV18Ms5qgTsGBRWb7Pxsk/s640/dr.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a> Finding a way to elevate the ceiling in select rooms can make a ranch home feel more expansive and architecturally interesting.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisW7awSnZyd81NYOu02dk09_XzxRfYMU0-FGauuIBwhH1DWuhYqSYfL1K6YdiFphwX0BO4rtnjyszljcvYq6hk2ypY7ReawzrNFLXNV8_Sj_v0CEIrfQuPRPCmnCYVXrjOR3oD7Fm02lhk/s1600/last.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5785417191344665970" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisW7awSnZyd81NYOu02dk09_XzxRfYMU0-FGauuIBwhH1DWuhYqSYfL1K6YdiFphwX0BO4rtnjyszljcvYq6hk2ypY7ReawzrNFLXNV8_Sj_v0CEIrfQuPRPCmnCYVXrjOR3oD7Fm02lhk/s400/last.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 323px; CURSOR: hand" /></a>Have you ever lived in a ranch house? What did you love about it?<br />To read more, head here.<br />

Respecting the Ranch House: #1

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Baltimore's Radica Textiles

<a href="http://www.radicatextiles.com/"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5784507232673968290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_y0nbEuk5Q4MXwPg66ZTS7aruX1ghIXaYif5R0sXi-H_feZnuSNIhv2hAUPOXRb_ZGgue8ce_s5xuPubdobjQJ66kSJDvj8ib2nDSnvNsiR7jtbjxr06uA5-Jkyxc2wjSidixlCpWQlVd/s640/radicateepee.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" />Radica Textiles</a> is a design studio run by Sarah Templin, specializing in original, hand-drawn, and screen printed textile designs. Based in Baltimore, her fabrics are full of punchy, vibrant color and strong graphic shapes. My favorites are the three dot fabrics on the right below - love those!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3lFSasOUal9JvaKGiJnbHVhkJjIinLYs23YC5INF0Y1E_F_JRUxCCDGMf9sgI2bfxvZlhRGI_Zuxp5oC2gL8iQNpawLXL9XIwReSaxQ1cb2D6bxgSylRUKvf2nLAxObf42XS15nmqn6U9/s1600/radicaverticalstack.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5784507126444197426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3lFSasOUal9JvaKGiJnbHVhkJjIinLYs23YC5INF0Y1E_F_JRUxCCDGMf9sgI2bfxvZlhRGI_Zuxp5oC2gL8iQNpawLXL9XIwReSaxQ1cb2D6bxgSylRUKvf2nLAxObf42XS15nmqn6U9/s640/radicaverticalstack.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a> Radica Textiles are entirely made in the USA, using permanent, light fast, water based dyes and inks, with no harmful chemicals. To check out more of Sarah's designs head <a href="http://www.radicatextiles.com/#Textiles-by-the-Yard">here</a>.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQinkwd7mU8_DlPC4y071qesk7DeNdZFmH0kY2h2FaAXF6mtuUyI6ff9EwiEoaUH76VlTME1XH-JsX5i59_V1wlLagtV1GSck-1Ucsksp2JbnOQV3uheKPP1ckkRG0x2EQyIe_pOTVQvx2/s1600/radicafabricstack.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5784507032993272818" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQinkwd7mU8_DlPC4y071qesk7DeNdZFmH0kY2h2FaAXF6mtuUyI6ff9EwiEoaUH76VlTME1XH-JsX5i59_V1wlLagtV1GSck-1Ucsksp2JbnOQV3uheKPP1ckkRG0x2EQyIe_pOTVQvx2/s400/radicafabricstack.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 196px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />

Baltimore's Radica Textiles

Radica Textiles is a design studio run by Sarah Templin, specializing in original, hand-drawn, and screen printed textile designs. Based in...

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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn6efBG-GfbfhsAyF_vHU7ztV_8IHKs3PLx115wsCag3Y4NE-UNN6nCAo2-Ma1Jbw15FYFEsqBSRVH8JOYwcxrJ4Tfu4AvTbJbFKoJvaVZUK4a5KluS8lGfoSvbZW-oBEaYK2jSSDXZHoX/s1600/P1150028.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5784133292153036722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn6efBG-GfbfhsAyF_vHU7ztV_8IHKs3PLx115wsCag3Y4NE-UNN6nCAo2-Ma1Jbw15FYFEsqBSRVH8JOYwcxrJ4Tfu4AvTbJbFKoJvaVZUK4a5KluS8lGfoSvbZW-oBEaYK2jSSDXZHoX/s640/P1150028.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width; height;" /></a>This fence says it all.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUpxlGNFo5_vofrQAcwXRZfniQxDKlUPKiU-mgMHMPgx-1y6KtPzd5dAGdWIIWZQ7gLfSn2Ruu_wZIzYd2JWRrUkov-vDY-n15cnCVFP-VGC0ofgcC-y0ls_W0PFibGurvME84LbR8Qnsk/s1600/P1150030.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5784133092477336946" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUpxlGNFo5_vofrQAcwXRZfniQxDKlUPKiU-mgMHMPgx-1y6KtPzd5dAGdWIIWZQ7gLfSn2Ruu_wZIzYd2JWRrUkov-vDY-n15cnCVFP-VGC0ofgcC-y0ls_W0PFibGurvME84LbR8Qnsk/s640/P1150030.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width; height;" /></a><br />

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This fence says it all.

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