Ever since I posted about our ranch redo here at TPH, I’ve been getting tons of hits from people wanting to “update ugly ranch house” or “make exterior changes to 50s ranch,” etc. And, I’ve been receiving lots of emails about our exterior paint colors. What a dumbo I was not to include them in the original post.
So here are the colors:
Bricks, Sherwin Williams Backdrop 7025
Trim, Sherwin Williams Extra White 7006
Shutters, Sherwin Williams Black Fox 7020
I started out with Sherwin Williams Interesting Aqua 6220 for the front door, but it turned out to be too light and the aqua too subdued. So I had Home Depot (where I bought the paint and they colormatched to SW) add a bit brighter and darker tint to the can of Interesting Aqua. So I know that isn’t much help–but the color of the door now is closer to SW Open Seas 6500 or Ebbtide 6493. As people have asked me the colors, it has slowly been coming back to me what we did.
To those of you in the dreaming stages, the planning stages, the working stages of a ranch redo, I wish you well! And please share photos with me when you are done.
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Ooh…I’ve always been a big fan of Black Fox!
And that aqua door is to die for!!!
Layla
I love this updated look. I recently bought a 1950′s ranch that already has a similar front porch as an investment property. I had no ideas before I found this post! Thanks!
L.
Trans. for. ma. tion!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you so much for posting about the colors! I was one of the “I LOVEEE IT and have to know what colors she used right NOW” followers! It made me smile and feel pretty important to have you post about a question I asked! (I do realize i’m not the only one….but still.) Thanks for mkaing me smile and for the inspiration!!!
~Christina
Absolutely LOVE IT!! When we bought our home 6 years ago I talked to my husband about painting our brick…I thought for sure he was in agreement…to my dismay he changed his mind and listened to other people who thought that was crazy idea…..so now I’m back to compromising with the ordinary and functional!!! I just showed him your beautiful redo in hopes he would become inspired…he said it looks great….Hopefully a new seed was planted!! I could do what a friend of mine did…she hired someone to paint her brick when her husband was away on a business trip…
I’m not brave enough to do that 
Hi, we have one of these ranches and yes, I did google “redo interior ranch.” I am looking for some good ideas to open up our interior space. However… I ran across your pictures of your exterior and I am very interested in this project. We are 2 weeks away from re-roofing and I am thinking, “What a great idea, but must have been expensive.” Before I write this redo off, could you give me a “guesstimate” of what it might cost just to do the entryway work only.
Thank you ever so much.
We recently bought a ranch we LOVE for it’s charm, location, and views. It needs a lot of updating. Your approach to your exterior update was pragmatic, graceful, and true to the home. Great job and thank you so much for posting
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Hello Creative Lady,
I LOVE your ranch home make-over! We want to make very similar improvements to our ranch home. Thanks for providing the colors. I was wondering what luster you used for the different paints, especially the SW brick paint, Backdrop 7025.
Thank you, Sandy
my husband i just recently purchased a small ranch home as an investment /vacation property.The price was right but the house is UGLY. (seemed to be the popular opinion of the family.we had the idea of the colors and adding the porch roof and your pictures verified what we were thinking of doing the perfect .. thanks for sharing
How much did it cost for the paint and how long did it take you just to paint the brick. I’m thinking about painting my rancher. Look forward to your reply it looks great I live in Ga.
Thank you for posting these color choices – your house transformation is absolutely beautiful. It helps me have a much better visual for what we can do with our ranch in regards to color as I have been struggling to figure out how to tie in an addition to the back of our ranch without it looking like we just “stuck an addition” to the back of the house. (esp. since I don’t think a lot looks good with red 50′s style brick). Anyways, from the pictures it looks like you went through a painted the mortar a slightly darker color. Is that correct or is it just the way the paint went on and the pictures look? Hopefully you see this post and can send me back a quick response. Thanks in advance!
Please give details on the beautiful door design. I can’t find it on the Rogue website. Was it custom? If not, what if the style name or number? This is exactly what I’ve been looking for.
My son has a house almost exactly like yours & his’s been wondering what to do with it. This will really help hin. Your house looks great! Did you do anything special to get the brick ready to paint or use any kind of special paint for brick?
Thanks so much.
I just bought an ugly red brick home, and thanks to you it will not be ugly for long. I am so excited. ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS REDO!!!
I currently have 8 colors of gray painted all over my garage door. I need to pick in two days. I might steal your combo. It’s beautiful. I don’t know if you had a hard time with charcoal gray but they all look nothing like the swatch. Yours looks brown on the color wheel. I wouldn’t have even tried it had I not seen this. Thanks for sharing!