5280 Instant Curb Appeal: 5 Steps to Refresh Your Home’s Exterior How designer Kelly Christensen of KC Studio revamped the flat façade of her midcentury Golden home.Kathryn O'Shea-Evans • Talk about a time capsule. When designer Kelly Christensen of KC Studio and her family bought this ranch in Golden, it was stuck in the 1960s. “We are the second owners, and basically nothing had been updated since it was built in 1962,” she says. But a peach-colored brick façade lined with pine shrubs wasn’t exactly what her family wanted, so she tapped her friend Chris Turner of Elevate by Design to update the landscape design and select plants. Here’s how this dream team pulled the home’s exterior into the 21st century.