This 1960s home was in original condition and badly in need of some functional and cosmetic updates. We opened up the great room into an open concept space, converted the half bathroom downstairs into a full bath, and updated finishes all throughout with finishes that felt period-appropriate and reflective of the owner's Asian heritage.

An 8 ft. simple teak wood finish main door gives way to a cozy living room doused in natural light streaming from a large window and a cute-as-a-button balconette. The wall between this room and the kitchen has been demolished and the open kitchen now effectively makes this living space appear larger. We laid wooden look tiles on the floor, pre-cut into 4 pieces and organized in the herringbone pattern. This is not only spread across the studio but also seeps up the living room main wall. Upon this wall, hangs an artwork specially commissioned to a young artist to be evocative yet flaunt the yellow and blue that ties the otherwise somber colours together. Below this is a long chesterfield sofa in electric blue, an armchair upholstered in hounds-tooth with a gold, black and wooden frame. A wood and black glass center table set and a yellow and wooden side table set complete the seating set up. A custom rug in colours of our choice brings a touch of elegance to the room. Beside this is a white and wood console table with a round gold and wood finish mirror. A black skirting flows throughout the walls with a wood detailing as an added design detail.

オースティンにあるお手頃価格の中くらいなミッドセンチュリースタイルのおしゃれなリビング (白い壁、磁器タイルの床、石材の暖炉まわり、壁掛け型テレビ、白い床) の写真

At our San Salvador project, we did a complete kitchen remodel, redesigned the fireplace in the living room and installed all new porcelain wood-looking tile throughout. Before the kitchen was outdated, very dark and closed in with a soffit lid and old wood cabinetry. The fireplace wall was original to the home and needed to be redesigned to match the new modern style. We continued the porcelain tile from an earlier phase to go into the newly remodeled areas. We completely removed the lid above the kitchen, creating a much more open and inviting space. Then we opened up the pantry wall that previously closed in the kitchen, allowing a new view and creating a modern bar area. The young family wanted to brighten up the space with modern selections, finishes and accessories. Our clients selected white textured laminate cabinetry for the kitchen with marble-looking quartz countertops and waterfall edges for the island with mid-century modern barstools. For the backsplash, our clients decided to do something more personalized by adding white marble porcelain tile, installed in a herringbone pattern. In the living room, for the new fireplace design we moved the TV above the firebox for better viewing and brought it all the way up to the ceiling. We added a neutral stone-looking porcelain tile and floating shelves on each side to complete the modern style of the home. Our clients did a great job furnishing and decorating their house, it almost felt like it was staged which we always appreciate and love.

Morgan Nowland
ナッシュビルにある高級な中くらいなミッドセンチュリースタイルのおしゃれなオープンリビング (グレーの壁、磁器タイルの床、石材の暖炉まわり、壁掛け型テレビ、グレーの床、標準型暖炉) の写真

Joshua Curry Photography, Rick Ricozzi Photography
ウィルミントンにあるラグジュアリーな広いミッドセンチュリースタイルのおしゃれなLDK (ベージュの壁、磁器タイルの床、横長型暖炉、石材の暖炉まわり、壁掛け型テレビ、ベージュの床) の写真

Houston Interior Designer Lisha Maxey took this Museum District condo from the dated, mirrored walls of the 1980s to Mid Century Modern with a gallery look featuring the client’s art collection. The place was covered with glued-down, floor-to-ceiling mirrors,” says Lisha Maxey, senior designer for Homescapes of Houston and principal at LGH Design Services in Houston. “When we took them off the walls, the walls came apart. We ended up taking them down to the studs." The makeover took six months to complete, primarily because of strict condo association rules that only gave the Houston interior designers very limited access to the elevator – through which all materials and team members had to go. “Monday through Friday, we could only be noisy from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and if we had to do something extra loud, like sawing or drilling, we had to schedule it with the management and they had to communicate that to the condo owners. So it was just a lot of coordination. But a lot of Inner City Loopers live in these kinds of buildings, so we’re used to handling that kind of thing.” The client, a child psychiatrist in her 60s, recently moved to Houston from northeast Texas to be with friends. After being widowed three years ago, she decided it was time to let go of the traditionally styled estate that wasn’t really her style anyway. An avid diver who has traveled around the world to pursue her passion, she has amassed a large collection of art from her travels. Downsizing to 1,600 feet and wanting to go more contemporary, she wanted the display – and the look – more streamlined. “She wanted clean lines and muted colors, with the main focus being her artwork,” says Maxey. “So we made the space a palette for that.” Enter the white, gallery-grade paint she chose for the walls: “It’s halfway between satin and flat,” explains Maxey. “It’s not glossy and it’s not chalky – just very smooth and clean." Adding to the gallery theme is the satin nickel track lighting with lamps aimed to highlight pieces of art. “This lighting has no wires,” notes Maxey. “It’s powered by a positive and negative conduit.” The new flooring throughout is a blended-grey porcelain tile that looks like wood planks. “It’s gorgeous, natural-looking and combines all the beauty of wood with the durability of tile,” says Maxey. “We used it throughout the condo to unify the space.” After Maxey started looking at the client’s bright, vibrant, colorful artwork, she felt the palette couldn’t stay as muted anymore. Hence the Mid Century Modern orange leather sofas from West Elm and bright green chairs from Joybird, plus the throw pillows in different textures, patterns and shades of gold, orange and green. The concave lines of the Danish-inspired chairs, she notes, help them look beautiful from all the way around – a key to designing spaces for loft living. “The table in the living room is very interesting,” notes Maxey. “It was handmade for the client in 1974 and has a signature on it from the artist. She was adamant about including the piece, which has all these hand-painted black-and-white art tiles on the top. I took one look at it and said ‘It’s not really going to go.’” However, after cutting 6 inches off the bottom and making it look a little distressed, the table ended up being the perfect complement to the sofas. The dining room table – from Design Within Reach – is a solid piece of mahogany, the chair upholstery a mix of grey velvet and leather and the legs a shiny brass. “The side chairs are leather and the end ones are velvet,” says Maxey. “It’s a nice textural mix that lends depth and texture.”The galley kitchen, meanwhile, has been lightened and brightened, with new, white contemporary cabinetry, quartz countertops mimicking the look of Carrara marble, stainless steel appliances and a velvet green bench seat for a punch of color.The two bathrooms have been updated with contemporary white vanities and vessel sinks and the master bath now features a walk-in shower tiled in Dolomite white marble (the floor is Bianco Carrara marble mosaic, done in a herringbone pattern).In the master bedroom, Homescapes of Houston knocked down a wall between two smaller closets with swing doors to make one large walk-in closet with pocket doors. The closet in the guest bedroom also came out 13 more inches.The client’s artwork throughout personalizes the space and tells the story of a life. There’s a huge bowl of shells from the client’s diving adventures, framed art from her child psychiatry patients and a 16th century wood carving from a monastery that’s been in her family forever. “Her collection is quite impressive,” says Maxey. “There’s even a framed piece of autographed songs written by John Lennon.” (You can see this black-framed piece of art on the wall in the photo above of two green chairs). “We’re extremely happy with how the project turned out, and so is the client,” says Maxey. “No expense was spared for her. It was a labor of love and we were excited to do it.”

Photo: James Stewart
フェニックスにある中くらいなミッドセンチュリースタイルのおしゃれなLDK (テレビなし、磁器タイルの床、緑の壁) の写真

グランドラピッズにあるミッドセンチュリースタイルのおしゃれなリビング (ベージュの壁、磁器タイルの床、グレーの床) の写真

ヒューストンにある高級な中くらいなミッドセンチュリースタイルのおしゃれなオープンリビング (ホームバー、白い壁、磁器タイルの床、横長型暖炉、レンガの暖炉まわり、据え置き型テレビ、白い床) の写真

ロサンゼルスにあるお手頃価格の中くらいなミッドセンチュリースタイルのおしゃれなオープンリビング (ベージュの壁、磁器タイルの床、両方向型暖炉、石材の暖炉まわり、ベージュの床) の写真

サンフランシスコにある高級な広いミッドセンチュリースタイルのおしゃれなLDK (白い壁、磁器タイルの床、暖炉なし、埋込式メディアウォール、グレーの床) の写真

Eichler in Marinwood - The primary organizational element of the interior is the kitchen. Embedded within the simple post and beam structure, the kitchen was conceived as a programmatic block from which we would carve in order to contribute to both sense of function and organization. photo: scott hargis

フェニックスにある中くらいなミッドセンチュリースタイルのおしゃれなLDK (白い壁、磁器タイルの床、壁掛け型テレビ、グレーの床) の写真

Murphy's favorite spot to hang out with her sister is by the fireplace in the music room.
ワシントンD.C.にあるお手頃価格の広いミッドセンチュリースタイルのおしゃれなオープンリビング (ライブラリー、白い壁、磁器タイルの床、標準型暖炉、タイルの暖炉まわり、壁掛け型テレビ、黒い床) の写真

This is a rebuild of a Bay Area mid-century home. The floors are made of porcelain tile that looks like wood. The heating system is radiant heat which transfers heat better through tile than through hardwood. This stainless steel vertical fireplace burns ethanol fuel. The fireplace is by Ecosmart Fireplace: according to the Ecosmart website, "EcoSmart Fireplaces are fuelled by bioethanol, a renewable liquid fuel produced from agricultural by-products which burns clean - no smoke, no sparks, no fuss."

Major Remodeling and Addition in Irvine, California, 2009. Built by Tom Fitzpatrick, General Contractor.
オレンジカウンティにある高級な広いミッドセンチュリースタイルのおしゃれなLDK (ゲームルーム、白い壁、磁器タイルの床、タイルの暖炉まわり、埋込式メディアウォール、標準型暖炉) の写真

他の地域にあるミッドセンチュリースタイルのおしゃれなLDK (青い壁、磁器タイルの床、標準型暖炉、タイルの暖炉まわり、テレビなし、ベージュの床) の写真

Living Room Mike Schwartz Photo
シカゴにある高級な中くらいなミッドセンチュリースタイルのおしゃれなLDK (ライブラリー、ベージュの壁、磁器タイルの床、暖炉なし、テレビなし、茶色い床) の写真