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Before and after: Retro ranch remodel
By Jennie Nunn of Sunset
Retro ranch: '60s vibe with a personal touch
Matthew and Jennifer Hibbard's house hunt started with a coffee-table book.
While flipping through Alan Hess' "The Ranch House" a few years ago, the Scottsdale, Ariz., couple was inspired to explore the 1960s tracts of the city's Village Grove neighborhood. Driving around, they came upon a house for sale, nearly obscured by overgrown shrubbery.
"There was a huge Dumpster in the driveway, and inside, junk everywhere — you could barely see the floor," Matthew Hibbard says. The house was under contract to be sold, but the Hibbards stepped in when the deal fell through.
Being on a tight budget, they did most of the rehab work themselves — redoing floors, fixtures, walls and ceilings — and then decorated with a mix of new and secondhand pieces.
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Retro ranch: Entry
"We wanted a 1960s vibe, but with our own take on it," says Matthew Hibbard, who painted an entry wall lime green (Valspar Ultra Premium City Chartreuse) and installed indoor-outdoor pebble floors.
The Cado wall unit was a Craigslist score.
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Retro ranch: The living room before
Updates to the floor and ceiling brought the living room up-to-date without sacrificing the retro style of the space.
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Retro ranch: The living room after
Jennifer Hibbard found the Danish-modern coffee table on eBay and the side table/planter at an antiques mall for $40. New items include a Crate and Barrel sofa and a flock of Etsy pillows.
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Retro ranch: The kitchen before
The kitchen was retro all right, but lacked style.
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Before and after: Retro ranch remodel
Retro ranch: The kitchen after
Jennifer Hibbard found the Silestone quartz countertop online, never seeing it in person. It was a perfect fit for the multiuse room — literally and stylistically.
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Retro ranch: Den
Though Jennifer Hibbard says she's "very bargain-oriented," the occasional splurge creeps in: for instance, these new bubble chairs for $995 each from Room Service in Los Angeles. The see-through Twilight II gas fireplace from Heat & Glo helps keep the room bright.
Before and after: Retro ranch remodel
Retro ranch: Master bedroom
Aiming to avoid that furniture-showroom effect, the Hibbards combined art from HomeGoods with West Elm side tables and a vintage bench from eBay.
"I don't like the look of knowing exactly where everything is from," Jennifer Hibbard says. In place of a headboard, Matthew Hibbard covered the wall with an eco-friendly obeche-zebrawood composite from Brookside Veneers.
Before and after: Retro ranch remodel
Retro ranch: The backyard before
Before the remodel, the backyard was virtually ignored.
See it after, next.
Before and after: Retro ranch remodel
Retro ranch: The backyard after
Matthew Hibbard replaced the exterior wall behind the original kitchen sink with a series of large windows and sliding glass doors.
Shopping tips
Stay in the know: "I always sign up for mailing lists at my favorite stores, so I know when new items are available and on sale," Jennifer Hibbard says. She also searches for online coupon websites to find coupons for items she knows she wants to buy; "I've saved hundreds of dollars," she says. Her preferred sites include couponing.about.com, retailmenot.com and fatwallet.com.
Before and after: Retro ranch remodel
Retro ranch: Online shopping tips
Jennifer Hibbard shops etsy.com for vintage glass vases and Cathrineholm enamel cookware. Her one-stop site for desk accessories, trays and cushions for outdoor furniture is westelm.com; she likes cb2.com for mirrors and stools.
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