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“Sometimes I think I was born in the wrong era," says Veralynn Kaiser, whose love of retro style and antiques started when she was a child and has resulted in a knockout style in her Ohio home.
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by Jeff Jones
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“We were meant to be together," says homeowner Jessica Craig, describing her relationship with the midcentury home she bought in October 2012. "I knew I wanted something midcentury with history, and as soon as I walked in the door, I knew I was home."
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While helping their friends move to Ellensburg, Washington, Scott and Emily Faulkner fell in love with a midcentury home there. Designed by architect James Cowan in 1957, the house nodded to Frank Lloyd Wright's Usonian style, with its L-shaped plan,... more »
Clean lines, good bones and a quintessential midcentury flat roof attracted James and Cindy Stolp to their Dallas home, despite its poor condition. "The house was in terrible shape, but we knew we wanted it the moment we stepped inside," Cindy says. "We... more »
Curtis Popp has a lot of love and respect for the quirky little cabins in the woods at Lake Tahoe's western edge. "A lot of Swiss and German people settled in this area and added their modern take on Hansel and Gretel–ish details, like the railings... more »
by Becky Harris
Doug and Rochelle Kramer were ready to design their own dream midcentury house. Realtors who specialize in selling and reviving Cliff May... more »
by Tara Bussema
The connection between interior and exterior is a common feature in the design of many midcentury modern houses. But sometimes you can have a little too much of a good thing — in this case an entry courtyard that was more than 300 square feet. Designer... more »
Loving restoration brings a midcentury gem back to life and its owners to the kind of life they love
Josh and Jen Amstone had just bought a house in Long Beach, California, when they became enamored of a nearby tract of midcentury homes built by famed midcentury architect Cliff... more »
by Tara Bussema
“The flow and the lines of this house were great, but it needed to be brought up to date, and it needed a lot of structural repairs," says architect Ken Dahlin of Genesis Architects.... more »
by Becky Harris
Carmel-by-the-Sea in California has a set of midcentury homes, but according to architect Mary Ann Schicketanz, most are either neglected or underappreciated. Schicketanz's clients,... more »
by Cathy Lara
Built during the advent of space travel, an invasion of British music and the first season of The Jetsons, this 1959 mod-style house is a beautiful expression of midcentury style. After a relentless three-year search, Brian and Katherine Bishop... more »
Interior designer Mindi Freng fell in love with this property at a time when she and her husband weren't even looking for a house. But although the home's size and its midcentury bones... more »
by Cathy Lara
Set on the 17th hole of a Southern California golf course, this home takes full advantage of its stunning surroundings and balmy climate. Ryan and Catherine Gale had different priorities for their new house but agreed that an open floor plan and midcentury... more »
by Tara Bussema
When Mark and Betsy Nanchy first laid eyes on this home, it was stripped to the studs, was missing several walls and had holes in the floor revealing dirt below. Rotting due to years of neglect, the structure was in the middle of a remodel by New... more »
With a passion for honoring their midcentury home's history, Mike and Jill Wood decorated it with color and furniture to fit its origins. The house, built in 1962 by Ju-Nel Homes architects Lyle Rowley and... more »
