As you plan your ranch remodel, you can absolutely dip into Wright design ideas. Your house is actually already full of them!

In Today's Episode You'll Hear:

• How to make material choices for a Wright-infused remodel. 
• Which colors to choose to shout about your combined love of mid mod and Prairie style. 
• The simple shape secrets to get the Wright feel. 

Get the full show notes with all the trimmings at https://www.midmod-midwest.com/1705. 

Here's a question I get all the time from people who live in mid-century homes. "Hey, Della, I love my mid mod house. BUT I also like Frank Lloyd Wright...the Prairie School...this amazing Usonian place I visited one time. Am I wrong to want to add some Wright to my ranch?"

In Today's Episode You'll Hear:

• How Prairie Style and Mid-Century style relate to each other. 
• Why Usonian houses feel so much like your ranch. 
• When to tune your homes vibe toward (or away) from Wrightian hallmarks.  

Get the full show notes with all the trimmings at https://www.midmod-midwest.com/1704

So glad you asked! Let's talk landscaping with a certified mid-century landscaping expert - Jim Drzewiecki of Ginkgo Leaf Studio. 

In Today's Episode You'll Hear:

• How to let your house tell you how to design your landscape. 
• Why hardscapes are the hardest (and most important) to get right. 
• Tips for getting started on design. 

Get the full show notes with all the trimmings at https://www.midmod-midwest.com/1703

What is the best mid-century flooring for your house?

My answer to you, to my clients, to my students and to everybody who asks me this is, it depends. Now, when I answer this way, I'm not hedging or hesitating. 

I do have opinions about and experience with many types of flooring in all sorts of applications. And strong personal preferences of my own! But when people ask “What's the best mid-century flooring?”, what they actually mean to ask is, “What's the best mid-century flooring for me and for my house?” And that's where it really does depend. 

In Today's Episode You'll Hear:  

• Which homeowners are most likely to strike MCM flooring gold in the form of original hardwood. 
• Why luxury vinyl plank flooring is anything but luxurious and never The Best Flooring choice.
• Which materials might just be The Best Flooring choice for your home and how decided what to install.  

Get the full show notes with all the trimmings at https://www.midmod-midwest.com/1702

How long will your remodel take? Well that depends on you, my friend. 

This week's episode kicks of a full season of listener questions. First up? Timelines. 

In Today's Episode You'll Hear:

• All about the remodel schedule venn diagram. 
• Where it is easiest to exert some control over your remodel timeline. 
• How to get ready to create the remodel schedule you want for your project.

Get the full show notes with all the trimmings at https://www.midmod-midwest.com/1701

In the last episode of our HGTV season we’re talking about what we can learn from looking at other people’s houses.  Despite its shortcomings, HGTV offers glimpses into remodeling and design processes and practical lessons for would-be remodelers.

In Today's Episode You'll Hear:

• Why HGTV might not be all bad. 
• How to use HGTV and mainstream shelter media to your advantage. 
• Where to find more mid-century friendly inspiration. 

Get the full show notes with all the trimmings at https://www.midmod-midwest.com/1613

White paint on wood? Well, that depends. 

Today's episode is going to be a love story to the wooden elements of a mid-century home. The main takeaway? Leave your original mid-century wood alone. 

In Today's Episode You'll Hear:

• Why paneling is not the place for paint - white or otherwise.  
• How mid-century hollow core doors are different than their modern cousins. 
• Where paint can be great! 

Get the full show notes with all the trimmings at https://www.midmod-midwest.com/1612.

Today let's talk about why slapping a coat of white paint on your mid-century brick, stone or concrete block is never the right answer.

Even if your house is entirely brick or entirely stone, there are still meaningful things you can do to change the feeling of your house without large quantities of white paint.

In Today's Episode You'll Hear:

• Why painting it white is so tempting. 
• Who that white paint is for. (*hint*, it's not for the homeowner) 
• The first three materials you should NEVER paint.

Get the full show notes with all the trimmings at https://www.midmod-midwest.com/1611 

There are key difference between cottages and mid-century ranch homes. Your ranch is not a cottage, so steer clear of cottage style updates.

In many ways American homes changed more between 1930 and 1950 than they have since.  Part of the reason I find ranches so interesting is how modern they are in their essential nature.  Dated fixtures and finishes aside, a ranch built in 1952 is essentially a modern home. 

In Today's Episode You'll Hear:

• How ranches and cottages are related. 
• Where the two styles came from.
• The hallmarks of cottage design that do not belong in your mid-century ranch.   

Get the full show notes with all the trimmings at https://www.midmod-midwest.com/1610

The culture we live in is selling us doublespeak that you must remodel your home to make it your home. You can't just take a house as it is. And there's only one right way to improve your home. 

Let's interrogate this modern urge to change your life by changing your home.

In Today's Episode You'll Hear:

• When a tiny tweak can feel transformative. 
• Why you and your house are great, as you are. 
• How to plan a remodel that can actually change your life. 

Get the full show notes with all the trimmings at https://www.midmod-midwest.com/1609.