the midcentury ranch for a new generation
3 min readI’m on a mission to make the world a better place … by reviving MCM ranches. Join me!
Loving and reviving MCM ranches is more than my job. It’s a personal crusade. I see updating a ranch as a radical act of sustainability and I’m on a mission to help as many new homeowners as I can with the process of moving into, and adapting, an existing mid-century ranch to suit their lifetime needs.
I want America’s MCM ranches to become the same sort of forever home for us millennials that they were for our grandparents.
Continue reading “My Mission: Save the World by reviving MCM Ranches”4 min readGet the recipe for an easy mid-century room upgrade for ANY space in your house.
Remodeling a house isn’t your day job. So how do you muster the energy to take on a huge project like a remodel in on top of all your other commitments? Set yourself up for SUCCESS by giving yourself the satisfaction of an early, easy win with the Mid-Century Room Upgrade recipe.
Continue reading “The Mid-century Room Upgrade Recipe (Use it Anywhere)”3 min readA rundown of 11 essential mid-century resources to get you started in planning an MCM remodel. Learn the best articles, books, blogs, shops and sources!
I don’t know about you, but when I get into a topic, I really go down the rabbit hole. So, of course, I love to stay up on my reading regarding Mid-Century Resources. Do you?
Continue reading “Essential Mid-Century Resources to Get You Started!”4 min readHow do you know if you’re ready to remodel a mid-century home? Today we talk about how you should … and SHOULD NOT … consider that question.
When we talk about if 2020 is going to be the year you remodel, let’s start with WHY. Because my answer is that if you have good reasons for wanting to tweak your house to better suit your lifestyle …
… you ARE ready.
4 min readYou NEED a strong masterplan to have a great MCM remodel. Today, I break down how to plan a successful Mid-Century Renovation!
It is so easy to get overwhelmed at the start of a big, planned renovation, especially if you’re a first time home buyer. Adding the stress of a home renovation can be a lot. You CAN do this, though. Sit down and plan a mid-century renovation that SUITS you. Your masterplan will clarify what you want, and steer the path to your ideal future home.
Continue reading “How to Plan a Mid-Century Renovation”Do you know your remodeling level? It’s important to figure out how involved of a renovation you really want to take on long before you start! Consider your home’s condition, your lifestyle needs, your budget, and your willingness to deal with chaos.
Continue reading “Establish the Remodeling Level that suits you”7 min readDesign a well rounded remodel that turns an every day ranch into your dream house with this easy three part framework borrowed from … the Romans!
Want to make sure you’ve thought of everything when you design a ranch remodel? This easy three part remodeling framework will make sure you are covering all the bases in your MCM home update!
Continue reading “Use this remodeling framework to plan your ideal MCM update”10 min readI’m going to be talking about what I know best: the builder basic Midwestern ranch, built by the millions across the country.
Knowing the history and key features of midwestern ranch will help you make good decisions as you work on your home.
Understanding what’s unusual about some of those original features – and also the history and the reasoning behind how they were built – will help you identify what’s rare, cool, quirky, or valuable about your home. And in other cases, it will help you know when something about your home isn’t that important to its overall character and you can modify it with a clean conscience.
Continue reading “Features of a Midwestern Ranch you should Recognize”4 min readWe aren’t the same people our parents and grandparents were, so we might need to tweak their houses to make sure they work as well for us as they did for their original owners.
Before updating an MCM home, you want to know what has changed in the generations that have passed since those mid-century ranches were constructed.
We aren’t the same people our parents and grandparents were, so we need to tweak their homes a bit to make them facilitate a modern lifestyle.
Continue reading “Know This before Updating an MCM Home”13 min readWe can all use a reminder that history comes with context — what was important and why –before we make informed choices about what we change, and what we shouldn’t.
This week, I’m digging into the history of mid-century ranches in the midwest. After all, it helps to know where we’re coming from before we plan where to go next.
Continue reading “A Short History of Mid-Century Ranches in the Midwest”
