Welcome To My Home

To be a homemaker, one first has to have a home. My home is a house; it was built in the early 1970s. Like many mid-century, Florida homes, my house is concrete block construction with a shingled roof.

Ranch Style houses have many of these features:

• Single story
• Low pitched gable roof
• Deep-set eaves close to the wall
• Horizontal, rambling layout: Long, narrow, and low to the ground
• Rectangular, L-shaped, or U-shaped design
• Large windows: double-hung, sliding, and picture
• Sliding glass doors leading out to patio
• Attached garage
• Simple floor plans
• Emphasis on openness (few interior walls) and efficient use of space
• Built from natural materials: Oak floors, wood or brick exterior
• Lack decorative detailing, aside from decorative shutters