The Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps
Where are all my history nerds? Raise your hands. This week is for you. I’m talking historic maps, digitized collections and crowd-sourced cartography projects. I KNOW! Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps are...
6 Nov 202542min
Nightmare Mid-Century Remodel Scenarios
In honor of spooky season, let's talk nightmare mid-century remodel scenarios. Can you picture it? You can file this under schadenfreude if none of it applies to your house. Or it can serve as a what...
30 Okt 202547min
Winterizing Your Yard with Ginkgo Leaf Studio
Today, some more excellent advice on planning the landscape the yard of your mid-century home from Jim Drzewiecki of Ginkgo Leaf Studio. I bet you're wondering why mid-October is a good time to talk ...
23 Okt 202543min
The Right Siding for Your Mid-Century House
So many of our sweet ranches were sadly re-wrapped in narrow strip beige vinyl during the 80s and 90s, when appreciation for MCM was at a low ebb, covering up their original colors and patterns. If y...
16 Okt 202550min
A flipped house is not a final answer with Unflipping
We all know the story. You find an MCM ranch in your desired neighborhood, only to click further into the listing to discover a flipper has been there first. They’ve ripped out the character and repla...
9 Okt 20251h 13min
Why does your house need a remodel...really, WHY?
You’re thinking about a remodel. You have a budget in mind, a Pinterest board full of perfect tile, and a list of things in your house that just aren’t working. But stop right there. Before you hire ...
2 Okt 202523min
How to Plan an MCM Remodel to Fit Your Life (and budget)
If you listen to the Mid Mod Remodel Podcast regularly, you hear lots about the tips and tools I recommend to help you plan and lead your perfect MCM remodel. And once or twice a year I boil down the ...
29 Sep 20251h 12min
Open Architect Office Hours
Movies love to show architects creating away at a drafting table or sitting picturesquely at a cafe, sketchbook in hand. It’s romantic, this vision of a endlessly creative mind conjuring beautiful bu...
25 Sep 20251h 18min
