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These West Palm Beach, Florida, homeowners were drawn to midcentury modern designs and color and weren’t afraid to take some risks. They’d been thinking about how to transform their bland and dated primary bathroom for a while but didn’t have a vision in mind. So they looked to Houzz to find a local designer and admired the work of Julie LaBruna. As it turned out, the designer lived in their neighborhood, and they hired her.
LaBruna spoke with her clients about style and carefully observed the rest of their house. “When you walk through what appears to be the front door, you enter into a courtyard with a pool that has a lot of tropical plants. I also saw that they had a lot of colorful tropical artwork in their house,” she says. LaBruna determined that they liked midcentury style, lots of color and tropical flair. When she presented them with mood boards that incorporated midcentury and tropical style, they were fully on board.
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The owners of this Minnesota home — professional musicians and California transplants — were drawn to its midcentury modern architecture. According to local lore, the house was designed by a protege of Frank Lloyd Wright’s in 1954. It’s a fabulous home filled with iconic midcentury details.
The kitchen, however, was not so fabulous. It was closed off from the rest of the house, making it feel dark. The appliances were old, and at some point someone had added red carpeting and a harvest gold range and countertops. While keeping the kitchen’s footprint intact, interior designer Colleen Slack was able to open up the room, provide adequate storage and countertop space, and create a look that jibes with the home’s classic midcentury style.
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This unique 1960 home in a suburb of San Antonio, Texas, was designed by architect Robert Harris for Bernard Lifshutz, a prominent San Antonio real estate developer, civil rights activist and historic preservationist. The home changed hands several times over the years, and with each renovation, the original midcentury modern features were stripped away a bit more.
The current owners, who are big fans of midcentury design, contacted Jana Valdez of Haven Design and Construction after seeing one of the company’s projects online. They wanted to improve the home’s layout, including making changes to the kitchen and primary suite, and resurrect the home’s midcentury features. “They called us pretty quickly after purchasing the house because they knew immediately that they needed a solution for the primary closets being in the main hallway of the house, and they really wanted a walk-in pantry in the kitchen,” Valdez says.
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This unique 1960 home in a suburb of San Antonio, Texas, was designed by architect Robert Harris for Bernard Lifshutz, a prominent San Antonio real estate developer, civil rights activist and historic preservationist. The home changed hands several times over the years, and with each renovation, the original midcentury modern features were stripped away a bit more.
The current owners, who are big fans of midcentury design, contacted Jana Valdez of Haven Design and Construction after seeing one of the company’s projects online. They wanted to improve the home’s layout, including making changes to the kitchen and primary suite, and resurrect the home’s midcentury features. “They called us pretty quickly after purchasing the house because they knew immediately that they needed a solution for the primary closets being in the main hallway of the house, and they really wanted a walk-in pantry in the kitchen,” Valdez says.
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Homes constructed by the postwar developer Joseph Eichler are coveted for many of the features that appealed to families in the 1950s and ’60s, including their modern style, indoor-outdoor flow and large expanses of glass. But other common aspects of the homes, including poor energy efficiency, closed-off kitchens and small square footage, aren’t very conducive to contemporary multigenerational living.
So after a family with a young daughter and twins on the way purchased one such home in Palo Alto, California, it set out to upgrade the home’s function and finishes and to add a grandparents suite. The homeowners hired Klopf Architecture, which is renowned for its sensitive Eichler remodels, to get the job done — and to ensure that the home’s architectural integrity and distinctive character were preserved in the process.
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This homeowner had fond childhood memories of spending time in her mom’s best friend’s house. So when an opportunity came up to buy the home, she jumped at it. She then hired interior designer Susan Yeley, who uses Houzz Pro business software, to perform a careful update that honored the home’s roots while giving it modern-day comforts. Wood-paneled walls wrap the interior in warmth. Vintage midcentury furnishings nod to the home’s origins. The kitchen features an inviting white-and-wood palette with new appliances. The primary bedroom boasts ample built-in storage. Colorful artwork throughout the home and monkey-shaped tile in the laundry room add playful punches.
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Bathroom at a Glance
Who lives here: A young family of three
Location: Long Beach, California
Size: 97 square feet (9 square meters)
Designer: Heather Knight-Willcock
Contractor: Bryan Luu of BLuu Construction
A large part of the project involved relocating the primary suite. Knight-Willcock found space for the primary bathroom by taking over a small existing hall bath, part of a hallway and space from two small closets. (See before-and-after floor plans below.) This allowed room for a double vanity, a generous shower stall and additional storage.
“Heather named this project ‘MCMR,’ which stands for Midcentury Modern Revival,” Luu says. Style-wise, this meant the design honors the home’s midcentury modern vintage while giving it modern conveniences and a warm organic feel.
This view from the bedroom shows a new paneled pocket door partially open on the left. “There is a small hallway to the left of this door. Using a pocket door optimized the space,” Luu says.
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