Palm Springs Archives

8 Stylish Mid Mod Backyards

March 12, 2024
Written by Madison Nauta and Jolene Nolte and Featured image photography by John Ellis

From small spaces to large, from pools to lawns—these retro yards offer something for every taste and budget.

View Post

Twin Palms home exterior white with pink accents

View Post

The Perfect Palette in a 1957 Twin Palms Home

January 19, 2024
Written by Lindsay Jarvis and Photography by Dave Folks and Styling by Lindsay Jarvis

The new owners of this 1957 Twin Palms home kept many of the existing features, enhancing them with vibrant prints and colors, as well as personal touches, in every space.…

View Post

View Post

Modernism Week

Palm Springs Roundup

January 18, 2024
Written by Jolene Nolte and Featured image photography by Dan Chavkin

The Palm Springs Modernism Week event is just around the corner! February 15-25, 2024 the desert town and Mid Century Modern hub will host a celebration of Mid Century Modern architecture. In anticipation, we've rounded up some iconic homes as well as beautifully updated ones we've featured from Palm Springs. Learn more about the 2024 events here.

View Post

: The primary bedroom of the John Porter Clark home sits in neutral colors of white and beige. Shiplap material makes up the ceiling and an inventive Discoco Pendant by Christophe Mathieu for Marset hangs overhead. This chandelier is shaped like a flower in bloom.

View Post

Interior Design

Modernous Revitalizes Three Homes in Palm Springs

March 29, 2023
written by by Michelle Mastro and by

Some of the best MCM designs are located in Palm Springs. And Modernous, an interior design boutique with offices in the California MCM hotspot and Seattle, has done some of…

View Post

View Post

Modernism Week

Modernism Week 2023

February 24, 2023
Written by Marissa Moldoch and Photos courtesy of the Atomic Ranch Team

Last weekend, the Atomic Ranch team traveled to Palm Springs for Modernism Week, an event that “presents the best of vintage 20th century design and compelling 21st century contemporary art…

View Post

View Post

Hotel Lautner: Well-Preserved Architecture + Hollywood Luxury

January 26, 2023
Written by Madison Nauta and Photography courtesy of Hotel Lautner

Before Coachella Valley was filled with festival goers and golf courses, Lucien Hubbard, famous movie producer, commissioned John Lautner to build a Hollywood oasis in the desert in 1947. The…

View Post

View Post

Step Inside a Retro Palm Springs Getaway

January 25, 2023
Written by Lauren Hofer and Photography by Chad Mellon

Palm Springs gave one couple a love for all things mod and helped them curate a dreamy time-capsule vacation home.

View Post

View Post

Retro Road Trip

Palm Springs Poolside

October 23, 2022
Written by Ian McMaster and Photography courtesy of Getty Images

With sunshine in the forecast for 350 days of the year and an average winter temperature in the mid-70s, it’s no wonder Palm Springs has become one of the premier…

View Post

exterior of Palmer & Krisel Palm Springs home

View Post

A Stylish Palmer & Krisel Home becomes a Palm Springs Getaway

August 28, 2022
Written by Devlin Smith and Photographed by Bret Gum

Two friends find a second home and business opportunity in a turnkey Palm Springs getaway. The first post on the @theretropalmsprings Instagram account comprises a series of videos that friends…

View Post