This home in Encino, California, built in 1959, had just one original owner. Prior to the renovation, the home felt like a 1960s time capsule with wood paneling, bright red carpeted floors, and large tile retro flooring.
Homes
Mid-Century Home features contemporary homes and buildings designed by some of the most influential modernist architects of the 20th century and built during the mid-century period: Frank Lloyd Wright, Richard Neutra, Donald Wexler, Craig Ellwood and John Lautner are few of them.
Every day we curate a selection of the most representative mid-century and contemporary style homes, to inspire and make you dream but also to share the story of their architects and owners.
We choose homes designed by architects who we believe respected the modernist principles of building, influenced their generation and set the bar for the architects to come.
A Respectful Brazilian Modernist Home Renovation
The renovation project took place in one of the houses designed by Jorge Zalszupin, a Polish-born Brazilian architect who became an icon of Brazilian modernism.
This Renovation Embodies Classic Midcentury Design Principles
This fresh take on a midcentury modern low-slung ranch in the Meadowbrook neighborhood of Seattle brings in tons of natural light and showcases the simple forms of a high ceiling with contrasting dark beams, and abundant wood.
This Wexler Home Juxtaposes Clean Lines with Bold Color and Shapes
This past summer, Barbara Rourke and Jason St John, founders of LA-based design studio, Bells + Whistles, completed Marrow Midcentury, a residential project in Palm Springs, CA.
A Modernist Inspired Villa in Belgium is Updated Without Touching its Soul
This luxurious villa was built on the flank of a hill in Overijse, in the Brussels periphery in Belgium. The architect’s house from 1974 got a thorough facelift by B-Bis Architecten, without touching its soul.
This Addition to a 1950’s Home Looks Like Part of the Original Design
This project is a full interior and exterior renovation and addition to a 1950s ranch in Mission Hills, Kansas, initially designed by William Wurster (1895-1973) as a spec house for Better Homes and Gardens.
An Example of Modernist Architecture in a Sub-Tropical Context
This project is the restoration and renovation of a 1971 Californian Modernist style house by Brisbane architect Gavin Litfin.
A Midcentury Modern Inspired Home in a Secluded Forest in Austin, Texas
This midcentury modern inspired home sits on secluded wooded acreage just west of San Marcos, Texas, thirty miles south of Austin.
A Midcentury Restoration that Makes Everyday Feel Like a Vacation
This 1957 home was originally designed by Portland, Oregon architect Bud Oringdulph. The new owners purchased the house in its original condition, having had only two owners over its sixty years.
A Vacation Home Inspired by the Golden Era of Palm Springs
Located in La Quinta’s fabled Madison Club, this vacation home was designed for a sophisticated client who loves to entertain family and friends when in town.
A Colorful Renovation to a 50’s Ranch House in Kansas
This project is a full interior renovation to a 1500 square foot 1950’s ranch in Prairie Village, Kansas. The goal of this project was to rework the existing floor plan to create distinct rooms while creating continuous space.
1945 Home is Updated with Full Reverence for its Midcentury Heritage
Henry Hill, a renowned architect with Bay Area roots, built the “Herspring House” in 1945 on a hillside in Kentfield, California. A classic example of the regions Second Bay Tradition, a blend of the international style and vernacular influences, the house has been lovingly cared for over the past 70 years.
A London Bedsit Turned into a Bright California-Inspired Home
Studio Hagen Hall have transformed a North London townhouse-turned-bedsit into a bright and textural 1970’s California inspired home complete with recording studio for a young musical couple.
The Interior Designer for this 1961 William Cody Home Shares her Approach
This stunning home in Indian Wells was designed by William Cody in 1961 and was restored by Interior Designer Jessy Moss of Jessy Moss Design.
This Early Sixties Eichler Gets a New Lease on Life
The home is located in a neighborhood of notable, mid-century modern Eichler homes developed in the early 60’s in San Francisco’s East Bay.
A Midcentury Vibe is Created in this Modern Backyard Home
Alley Cat was designed as a compact homebase for a couple who travel frequently between Seattle and the Southwest and who wished to rent out their craftsman residence.
An Island House with a Minimal Palette and Sweeping Views
Set on a large east-west high bank lot, this home is thoughtfully designed to make the most of its square footage while creating privacy from neighbors and a busy rural road to the west. The result is a modest and functional dwelling strongly anchored to its site.
The Owner of This 1958 Post and Beam Home Tells Us About its Renovation
This A. Quincy Jones home was built in the 1950’s in Prairie Village, Canvas. The home needed a refresh and the owners were excited to work with their architec design and fabricate custom casework based on the original design.
A Palm Springs Restoration Creates a Rockin’ Desert Retreat
Midcentury modern meets rock and roll with a nod to the old west in this Palm Springs ranch restoration.
This California Bungalow Combines the Traditional and the Modern
Longueville House, nestled in a leafy residential suburb of Sydney, has undergone a spectacular renovation. The façade stays true to its original California bungalow heritage with the restoration providing a modern and functional living space for today.
An Eichler Home is Reborn
After losing out on offers for other Eichlers, a young family sent letters to homeowners expressing interest in moving in to their Eichler development. Not a day later, they got a response from an elderly woman who was planning to move to be closer to her son.
This Home is a Minimalist Grid
This beachfront residence in New South Wales was created for a couple who were ready for a permanent sea change and to fully embrace a ‘beach house’ way of living.
An Insensitively-Updated Eichler gets Back to its Original Roots
This is the personal residence of architects, Megan and Keith Blaine, Principal Architects at Blaine Architects. When they purchased the home in 2015, the home needed a lot of work.
A True Manifestation of Quiet Architecture
“Beach Slice” is a holiday home an hour’s drive from Melbourne, and a five-minute walk to the shore of Western Port Bay. Sitting on a bush block, it is humble and relaxed, designed to holiday.
A Midcentury Inspired Home Designed for an Elderly Couple
This home was recently designed with aging at the forefront. The brief was to support an elderly couple with empathetic design principles so the owners could live independently and in comfort.
