Midcentury Modern

Friday Four Hundred: Get Retro With Superbly Preserved Eastwood Estates Midcentury

By Joanna England / March 8, 2013 /

When some people buy midcentury modern homes, they tend to keep all the things they love about them — the windows, the stone accents, the woodwork — and ditch everything they don’t — kitchens and bathrooms. But there are those homeowners who instead embrace the details and workmanship in these houses. They preserve pretty much…

Thursday Three Hundred: Park Towers Condo is an Epic Chance to Remodel a Mid-Mod Unit

By Joanna England / January 24, 2013 /

Or you could keep it as is, but the wallpaper would need some freshening up. Unit 11D in the Park Towers Condominiums is a time warp. Everything looks to be from the 60s, when this building was constructed. The owner was obviously a big fan of green, as you can see from the wallpaper in…

Once an Architect, Brandon Stewart Became a Realtor Because of His Love of Midcentury Modern Homes

By Joanna England / January 17, 2013 /

If you’re in the market for a Midcentury Modern home, chances are you’ve  heard of Brandon Stewart. He knows mid-mods and the neighborhoods they can be found in like I know the words to “My Fair Lady” (read: extremely well). But did you know that Stewart, who is remodeling his very own mid-mod in Lake…

Friday Five Hundred: Revamped Midcentury Modern With Gorgeous Pool on Better Drive is The Best

By Joanna England / November 2, 2012 /

Everything is better about this home at 10239 Better Dr. Why? Because it was taken to the studs a few years ago by an owner with vision. They kept the modern soul of this Midcentury Modern home built in 1953, but brought it into 21st century, making it worth the $599,000 asking price, in my…

Thursday Three Hundred: Gorgeous Post War Traditional Feels Like a Mid-Mod Inside, See For Yourself Sunday

By Joanna England / August 23, 2012 /

I love it when a remodel gives me the shivers.

Just from looking at the amazing photos of 6265 Towhnill Lane, I got a little tingle in my toes. The current owner has poured a lot of love (and money!) into this gem of a post war traditional in the Meadows, which feels like a midcentury modern on the inside.