Mid Mod Remodel

Your mid-century home could probably use more storage. And it is completely reasonable to go from "I feel a frustration" straight to looking for solutions. This is what drives people directly to Pinterest first thing or causes them to rush out and buy storage furniture to cram things into without matching available resources to their actual needs.

But today I am going to ask you to slow down. Take a beat. And learn how my Master Plan Method might be the best way to solve your storage woes. 

In today’s episode you’ll hear:

• Why storage is such a problem in many mid-century homes. 
• When a plug and play storage solutions might be exactly the solution you need. 
• How 5-D thinking can help you to dig deeper for storage solutions that improve your life. 

Get the full show notes with all the trimmings at https://www.midmod-midwest.com/2601

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Want us to create your mid-century master plan? Apply here! Or get my course,  Ready to Remodel.

Mid Mod Midwest is hiring a designer.

We're looking for a creative, practical, and mcm-obsessed architect or architectural designer to join Mid Mod Midwest as we grow. 

This is an asynchronous, fully remote, part time (to potentially future full time) position, perfect for someone who wants more flexibility than a traditional firm can offer but wants to leave their (Mid-Century Style) mark on the world. 

If you think you know this person, PLEASE, forward them this email.

If you think you ARE this person, go right to our Careers page to learn more about the job and then reach out to tell us all about yourself. 

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Curious to see what we'd suggest to change your mid-century ranch layout for the better?  Pop over to our Work With Us page to find out more!

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Want us to create your mid-century master plan? Apply here! Or get my course,  Ready to Remodel.

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 answer before you begin a bath remodel. 
• The three reasons to remodel a bathroom. 

Get the full show notes with all the trimmings at https://www.midmod-midwest.com/2507

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Want us to create your mid-century master plan? Apply here! Or get my course,  Ready to Remodel.

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, multiple plumbing fixtures, a variety of lighting…and it all has to look beautiful. PLUS it has house all of that in a space with fluctuating levels of humidity and temperature changes.

Today I’m pulling back the curtain on how to create a comfortable, healthy, code compliant bathroom without sacrificing the character of your mid-century home.

In today’s episode you’ll hear:

• Why you should keep that window in your shower.  
• The right way to vent and light your bathroom.  
• Which types of lighting every bathroom needs.  

Get the full show notes with all the trimmings at https://www.midmod-midwest.com/2506

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Want us to create your mid-century master plan? Apply here! Or get my course,  Ready to Remodel.

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:

• When did indoor bathrooms become a thing?
• How did we get to SO MANY BATHROOMS in new homes? 
• Why mid-century houses are a perfect for a “less is more” bathroom philosophy. 

Get the full show notes with all the trimmings at https://www.midmod-midwest.com/2505

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Want us to create your mid-century master plan? Apply here! Or get my course,  Ready to Remodel.

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 bone and age is coming for all of us. 

Unfortunately, when most of us dream about updating a mid-century bathroom, we jump straight to gorgeous tile, sleek lighting, and the ultimate vintage aesthetic. And accessibility or other concerns about aging in place take a backseat…if they make it in at all. 

In today’s episode you’ll hear:

• The right time start thinking about accessibility in your bathroom. 
• How to design a future-ready bath you love today. 
• Simple accessibility upgrades everyone should include in a bath remodel. 

Get the full show notes with all the trimmings at https://www.midmod-midwest.com/2504

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Want us to create your mid-century master plan? Apply here! Or get my course,  Ready to Remodel.

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 just finished remodeling that bathroom. 

Listen in today for all the details on how they unflipped their teeny, tiny en suite and replaced it with a woodsy Usonian dream bath. 

In today’s episode you’ll hear:

• How to unlock hidden bathroom space by rethinking surrounding areas.
• The products you need to make wood work in wet spaces.
• Which affordable custom details can help create a vintage aesthetic.

Get the full show notes with all the trimmings at https://www.midmod-midwest.com/2503

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Want us to create your mid-century master plan? Apply here! Or get my course,  Ready to Remodel.

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 Home Restorations, and I have both walked the design regret path. 

And now we both spend our time helping others avoid making the same mistakes. 

So today, in the interest of community (and laughter through tears) we are both sharing our shameful home renovation stories. 

Get the full show notes with all the trimmings at https://www.midmod-midwest.com/2502

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Want us to create your mid-century master plan? Apply here! Or get my course,  Ready to Remodel.

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, layouts, or fixtures, I want to start with something more fundamental. Philosophy. 

Today I’m challenging you to stop asking how and start asking why.

In today’s episode you’ll hear:

• Why asking the right questions about your bath remodel is so important. 
• How to plan a regret-proof bath remodel.
• All the reasons you should slow roll your bath remodel. 

Get the full show notes with all the trimmings at https://www.midmod-midwest.com/2501

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Want us to create your mid-century master plan? Apply here! Or get my course,  Ready to Remodel.

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 ago from friend of the pod (and mid-century houses everywhere), Atom Stevens, a mid-century kitchen is a room with four walls.

So where did this “open mid-century kitchen” myth come from?

I’m wrapping up our kitchen season with a deep dive into one of my all-time favorite open kitchen plans - it’s also very likely THE OG island kitchen - The Stahl House (Case Study House 22), designed by California architect Pierre Koenig.

In today’s episode you’ll hear:

• Why this open kitchen is actually defined by constraints. 
• Which elements make this dramatic kitchen eminently useable.  
• How to adapt Koenig’s creative design moves to work in even the most modest mid-century ranch.  

Get the full show notes with all the trimmings at https://www.midmod-midwest.com/2407

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Want us to create your mid-century master plan? Apply here! Or get my course,  Ready to Remodel.