Avoid the Kitchen Renovation Industrial Complex
You’ve heard of the military-industrial complex, and maybe even the wedding-industrial complex, but what about the kitchen renovation industrial complex? A truly timeless kitchen renovation isn't abou...
18 Sep 20251h 5min
Designing Accessibility into Your Mid-Century Home
Designing accessibility into your mid-century home is easier than you think. Mid-century houses have enormous potential to fit every stage of life. They make great first homes for young couples and s...
11 Sep 20251h 3min
A DIY Guide to Landscaping Your Mid-Century Yard with Ginkgo Leaf Designs
I get asked about landscaping a lot and I always turn to our favorite mid-century landscaping expert, Jim Drzewiecki. Jim is an APLD, award-winning principal designer and the founder and owner of Gink...
4 Sep 202538min
Temperature and Moisture Control in Mid-Century Homes
Temperature and moisture control in mid-century houses is one of those topics that seems less exciting and relevant until suddenly…it is. And while our mid-century houses have the potential be proper...
28 Aug 20251h 6min
Who is your master plan for?
Your master plan both a process and a document. Today, we're talking about how to use that document to navigate your remodel, from getting bids from contractors to working with the city. But when it c...
21 Aug 202553min
Planning Your Mid-Century Mudroom
We love our mid-century houses for many reasons - their enduring design, clean lines and great indoor/outdoor connections. But MANY mid-century homes, both modest and high end, share one glaring omiss...
14 Aug 20251h 1min
Should you convert your breezeway to a mudroom?
Mid-century homes often have a poor connection to the garage. This is largely due to early building codes and a very real fear of fire and chemicals, which led to a deliberate separation between the l...
7 Aug 202549min
Let's Review: You're not done DEVELOPing a master plan till the house is done.
Documenting what you've designed is a key element to bringing a remodel to fruition. I could have called the last stage of the master plan method Document. But I didn’t. I called it Develop. And ...
31 Jul 202543min
