Midcentury Home Owners’ DiY Tips

We need to replace our large window with hurricane rated windows.

design we want using IKEA cabinets with fronts by Semihandmade. But the estimate is coming in way over budget.

I want to repaint our front door. It’s currently school bus yellow which doesn’t look great. Any suggestions for a new shade?

We recently bought a 1956 home. Thankfully, a lot of the house has original finishings. All of the doors in the house match, but this one has a dent in it. I don’t know if there is any way to fix it or make it look better.

I’m looking to replace windows but my challenge is aesthetics with the redwood siding. Should we try to match the redwood or go black?

Has anyone refinished a midcentury doorknob backplate? If so how, and are they copper? This is two blocks from beach so given it’s age I think it has held up well.

We recently bought a mid century home with this gorgeous great room. Need to spruce up the hearth and mantle but am at a loss for what to do in front of the window. Any ideas?

We are are fence hunting! Would you consider this a midcentury fence? Leaning towards no. Would love your feedback.

What color should I paint the exterior of my 1957 house so it matches the rock?

This question comes from one of our facebook group members – I need to pick a kitchen backsplash color. I really love green but I’m worried I will grow tired of it.

I got a quote from an upholsterer and am looking at $2,000 in labor plus about $500-800 in fabric. What would you do? Recover or buy new?

I do not want tile counter tops and do not like this print. What kind of counter tops would you do? Keeping the cabinets.

Anyone have a difficult time replacing large original windows? We want to replace the front windows but do not want to break them up.

What do you think about epoxy terrazzo in residential applications? Do you have it? Have you seen epoxy terrazzo in person?

I’m new to midcentury home owner and would love everyone’s advice on a gutter project.

I’m hoping to get some advice or inspiration for what to do with the rock areas of my front entryway.

We are in the final stages of remodeling our midcentury home. We need to put some windows on the front and in the bedrooms.

The house we recently bought has a great wood privacy divider wall but the previous owners had art on this wall leaving a lot of discoloration. Has anyone tackled restoring something like this?

The tile guy found this terrazzo under the old linoleum and it’s a glue mess. I have researched and any chemical is bad so I have cleaned one area with dish soap water and finally yes the metal scraper as plastic scraper had no effect.

We purchased a Sea Ranch inspired home designed by Thomas Moore. I have been agonizing over some interior doors that I would like to paint and would like your advice.

Raise your hand if your dealing with or have owned a house with an unrepairable roof leak? The roofing company is still trying to figure it out, but they are almost certain it’s the chimney.

We recently bought a house built in 1967 that seems to have had an 80s kitchen remodel. We are updating soon (new countertop/backsplash, painting cabinets) and plan on replacing the 80s appliances.

We plan to remodel the bathroom if our 1958 Atomic Ranch. The previous owner did a Pottery Barn style renovation in it about 15 years ago, so we will he starting from scratch.

What do you think I can add to make my yard pop?

Can anyone tell me good plants or components of a midcentury front garden/landscape?