Interior Design Archives

8 Inspiring MCM Living Rooms from Around the Web

January 6, 2021
Written by Jolene Nolte

MCM living rooms can serve as sometime offices, lounges, entertainment centers, and just a place in the heart of your home to kick up your feet. Here are some living room ideas from around the web from classic MCM to eclectic.

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Get the 411 on Collecting Bitossi

December 26, 2020
Written by Jolene Nolte

Bitossi, the Italian ceramics company, created playful, colorful, handmade wares in the mid century. So if collecting vintage Bitossi is your goal, what do you need to know about these…

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Style Ideas

MCM Christmas Inspiration from our Instagram Followers

December 24, 2020
Written by Jolene Nolte

We sent out the call, and you listened. Here are some of our holiday favorites this year from our Instagram followers.

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Ben Seibel: Sculptural Designs for the Home

December 18, 2020
Written by Rabekah Henderson

Ben Seibel was an American industrial designer who brought sculptural tableware into homes nationwide. His designs played with form and function to create objects that were useful, unique and beautiful.…

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Interior Design

Basking in the Glow of An Orange Moon

December 17, 2020
Written by Jolene Nolte and Photography by Ty McDaniel

Lynne and Ty McDaniel opened An Orange Moon 11 years ago, but the story begins long before that. The Chicago vintage furniture store and design center with a special passion for Mid Century Modern is the product of Lynne's DNA and Ty's acumen.

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Steel Bookshelves with Mid Century Art Glass

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SacMod Makeover, Part 3: Let there be Light!

December 13, 2020
Written by Patricia Kline and Photography by Scott R. Kline

In episode three of our SacMod makeover diary, we repurpose shelving, change out an entry light and add lots of lamps to our Sacramento Carter Sparks home.

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The Mid Mod Home Office Inspiration You’ve Been Waiting For

December 5, 2020
Written by Rabekah Henderson

If you’ve recently found yourself in need of home office space, there’s more to you available than just the couch. Of course it has to be a mid century modern home…

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Architect Ulrich Franzen’s Footprints of an Age

November 24, 2020
Written by Jolene Nolte

The German-born Ulrich Franzen (1921-2012) left an architectural legacy across America. From residential homes such as the Dana House in Connecticut to the Alley Theater in Texas, Franzen's structures embody a Mid Century Modern and Brutalist aesthetic.

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The exterior of the Healy Guest House that sits at the edge of a body of water.

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Designers + Craftsmen

Ralph Twitchell: Founder of Sarasota School of Architecture

November 21, 2020
Written by Kristin Dowding

Doing the unexpected is a requirement for any architect who wants to make history. Ralph Twitchell and his unique contributions to the post-war modernist movement are still prominent today.…

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