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Yes! Your Kitchen Remodel DOES Need a Master Plan

16 min readWant a kitchen remodel that perfectly suits your home ,and balances good bones, good layout, and good looks for great design? You need a master plan.

A good kitchen remodel is more than pretty new appliances and tile. It really needs to work on a number of levels. It needs to be sturdy and safe, it needs to be practical and it still needs to look lovely. That’s a lot to keep track of. Which is why – like every home remodeler – you need a master plan to get the kitchen planned the right way! Today we discuss how to put together a master plan for your remodel, what it is good for along the way and what it needs to include to do the job right!

How to Choose Mid-century Materials for your Kitchen

2 min readThe right finishes can make or break your Kitchen update. How to choose Mid-century Materials that will make your kitchen shine!

Will your kitchen remodel stand the test of time or look dated in five short years? One of the best ways to make sure that your kitchen update won’t feel immediately out of date is to seed it with ideas from the original idea. So, if your house was built in the MCM era, looking to mid-century materials for inspiration is the way to go!

Kitchen Building Code Issues to Know before you Remodel

3 min readAvoid expensive surprises when you know the kitchen building code issues that may come up during planning and construction of your MCM update!

Let’s talk about our friend the building code. Why am I so excited about this topic that usually elicits a set of grumpy complaints? Because the kitchen building code and the inspectors who enforce it are meant to keep us safe and secure.

Solving Mid-century Kitchen Layout Problems

2 min readFeeling frustrated by mid-century kitchen layout problems? Don’t reinvent the wheel; learn how other people with houses just like yours have updated their kitchens!

Today, we are going to talk about mid-century kitchen layout problems. Nearly every ranch kitchen has a layout that can be problematic for the way a modern family likes to use their cooking and eating space.

The History of the Mid-Century Kitchen with Sarah Archer

2 min readToday I talk with Sarah Archer, author of The Mid-Century Kitchen: America’s Favorite Room from Workspace to Dreamscape. We dig into the history of the mid-century Kitchen and how it came to be.

Today’s episode is an interview with Sarah Archer, author of the Mid-century Kitchen. I’m so excited to share this conversation about the history of the mid-century kitchen we all love so much.

Get What You Really Want out of your Kitchen Update

2 min readIn many ways the kitchen update serves as a microcosm of your whole home remodel. It is just as complicated and important alone as a whole house overhaul can be.

There’s a saying that the kitchen is the heart of your home. That’s a little trite, but still true. The kitchen update is THE first element that I hear about from new clients wanting to plan a remodel. In any house, of any era, the kitchen is one of the most complex, expensive, and personally specific parts of the house.

Interview with George Smart of US Modernist Radio

Today, Mid Mod Remodel Podcast has … a GUEST! I am so excited to share my chat with George Smart, AKA Mr. Modernism of US Modernist Radio.

Collier Heights: Vintage MCM by and for Black Americans

2 min readWhat Collier Heights, a stunning MCM neighborhood built by and for Black people outside Atlanta Georgia, can teach about racism in America.

Today, let’s chat about the gorgeous mid-century modern neighborhood of Collier Heights in Atlanta, Georgia which was planned for, built by, and lived in by Black Atlantans.

Note: This isn’t a story about a silver lining to the bad situation that is racism. Nor is it any kind of an example of solutions that point the a way forward today. (We will not make America better by building better quality segregated spaces.)

Instead, I see the history of Collier Heights and the dedicated citizens who built it as example of making lemonade out of some pretty sour lemons.

Love yourself? Love your home!

3 min readOur homes – where we spend the majority of our hours – profoundly shape our lives. That should inform the way we plan a remodel!

If planning a remodel seems like a superficial thing to be discussing right now, I want to tell you that I believe it is ANYTHING BUT. The space we live in defines our experience of life. Why not help that space be its best so that it can help us in turn. If you love yourself, you should love your home too.

It will love you back!

Basement Transformation for any Budget

2 min readYou don’t need a huge budget for a great basement transformation … all you really need is design skills. So let’s get into how you can create a great finished basement for your MCM home!

Need more space (desperately) but don’t want to plan an addition? What if I told you you’re sitting on top of doubling-your-square-footage right now. No, I’m not a Wizard. I’m just talking about your basement! Pretty much every midwestern house has got one and in a one story ranch they are the same shape as the house up above. Is a basement transformation in your future?

I’ll ask you this … are you making the best use of your basement right now?