Mid Mod Remodel

My Must Have Mid-Century Bath Resources

Let's wrap up the bathroom season with all my best advice! In today’s episode you’ll hear: Where to find all my best bathroom related content. Which questions to a

The light, the heat (and humidity) in your bath

Mid-Century bathrooms are pretty dramatic. They are complicated spaces with bunch needs jammed into a very small footprint. A bathroom has to have storage, work surfaces,

The ideal number of bathrooms in a mid-century home

So, how many bathrooms does your mid-century house really need? Let’s start with some history. (You knew that was coming, didn’t you?) In today’s episode you’ll hear:

Practical Strategies for an Accessible Bathroom

Even if you are currently a hale and hearty person with zero mobility issues, planning for universal functionality in your bathroom is a massive win. Anyone can break a b

The Highest Bathroom Remodel Compliment with un.flipping

Sometimes people yelling "DO NOT ruin that vintage bathroom" at you on the internet brings a smile to your face. Especially if, like Dana and Colin of un.flipping, you ju

The Bathroom Saga with Aletha VanderMaas

Even those of us who are now professional mid-century designers have skeletons in our closets (and in my case, basements). My fellow designer, Aletha Van der Mass of True

Why are you updating your bathroom?

Welcome to Season 25…all about bathrooms! If you’re craving a tactical, "do-this-then-that" checklist, hold tight. We’ll get there. But before I talk about materials, lay

The OG open plan kitchen

Any Pinterest or web search on “mid-century kitchen” is going to yield a plethora of open plan kitchens featuring a central island. But as we learned a couple of weeks ag

The right choices for a timeless mid-century kitchen

Do you ever find yourself wishing that someone would just tell you the right choice for every finish in your remodel? Between the tile, the fixtures, and the endless cabi

A mid-century kitchen is a room with four walls with Atom Stevens

Does your garbage disposal give you a thrill? Maybe you take it for granted. But you know who did not? The folks writing ad copy to sell our grandparents their new build

Small Kitchen Secrets

What’s a mid mod remodeler with a small kitchen to do? If you’re living in a home built in the early part of the era—or even a more "generous" late-60s ranch—you’ve likel

Nancy Meyers vs the Invisible Kitchen ... and YOU

Join me on a journey through kitchen trend trends over the last 30 years, from the classic maximalist Nancy Meyers kitchen of yesteryear to the sleek, modern minimalism o

Hands-On Kitchen Design with Aletha VanderMaas

Kitchen design is a hands-on endeavor.  That's why my friend mid-century Kitchen Designer Aletha VanderMaas takes every one of her clients on a field trip as part o

Is the kitchen work triangle complete nonsense?

Do you need a better kitchen work triangle? Maybe…or maybe it's completely wrong for you and already the cause of your problems. In Today's Episode You'll

Your (Yard's) Spring Cleaning Checklist with Ginkgo Leaf Studio

Spring is officially here, so you should be getting outside and right down to it with some yard tune ups!  Or, no, maybe you should not?  Jim Drzewiecki of Ginkgo Leaf

A Palm Springs Landscape in Spring Valley (WI)? With Ginkgo Leaf Studio

If you adore the yards that get featured on the cover of atomic Ranch, but you don't live in Palm Springs, are you just out of luck?  No, you can still have strikin

Wall to Wall Carpet is back with Homes with Max

If you are not already a huge fan of the Instagram account, Homes with Max, I'm sorry to be the one to tell you that you've been doing your algorithm wrong. Let

Mid-Century Bathroom Advice Roundup

Planning the right update for a mid-century bathroom is about space planning and the right product picks, sure. But it's also about your lifestyle, your morning rout

Rolling Back a 90's Remodel (with my recent client Michelle)

As a designer, it's so hard to pick a favorite project, but one I'm talking about today has certainly got to be at the top of my list. I recently covered this h

A Conversation with Kerf Design

Are you familiar with Kerf Design kitchens or bathrooms or wall mounted shelving units? If you've ever been on mid-century Pinterest, the odds are that you are. And