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dens, living rooms and dining rooms, sep - arated by large doorways, or a two-sided brick fireplace lend themselves to a casual lifestyle. Entertainment areas are on one side of the house and the bedroom areas on the other. The kitchens, out of site and neatly tucked away, usually had an area called the dinette big enough for a table and chairs. There was a service porch, sometimes a maid’s room, a garage and most had big backyards with a patio accessed by sliding glass doors. Vaulted ceilings in the living room, an artistically interesting fireplace, and a pony wall divid - ing one space from another completed the design. I have remodeled four ranch style hous - es in the last two years. My initial niche was historic 1800s homes, but when I had the opportunity to purchase a 1960s ranch, I couldn’t resist. And, it occurred to me that this ranch was itself, historic. With its galley kitchen complete with Harvest Gold Formica counter tops and match -
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