the midcentury ranch for a new generation
3 min readFour simple thing you need to know in order to use Pinterest to plan the best possible MCM remodel.
Wait. You do use Pinterest to strategize your remodel plans, right?
Pinterest can be your best friend, or your most stressful frenemy when you are planning a remodel. Here are some quick and easy tips for how (and when) to use Pinterest to plan your mid-century home update the right way!
Continue reading “Use Pinterest (the right way) to plan your MCM remodel”2 min readI’m not kidding. Before you start any remodel plan, get rid of excess stuff. Your re-design should be about making space you LOVE, not making room for your things!
Someone once said that a really good declutter of your life is as good as a remodel (and so much easier and cheaper).
Now as an architect, I don’t know that I totally agree with that.
A remodel can improve your layout, add natural light, add in stunning new surfaces and generally custom fit your home to your life. A solid decluttering job can’t do any of those things.
Continue reading “Declutter: Step 0 of any Good Remodeling Plan”3 min readHaving trouble staying on top of your home remodel? Try using a bullet journal to organize your life … and home update … with one simple system!
Today I want to share a really powerful organizing tool with you: the bullet journal method!
Continue reading “The Bullet Journal Method for managing a Home Remodel”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”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”
