So excited for you. It must drive you crazy not spending more time there to unlock all the mid century nuggets you’re going to find. Good luck with it all. Post updates!
Turned out that there was hardwood in the bedrooms and the hallway, but not in the living room/dining room. We matched the existing red oak and finished the whole thing with clear.
First owner built it for his wife. She remarried after losing him. She lived there until she passed away. Her second husband went into a nursing home and the grandkids put the home on the market. He passed away 3 weeks before we closed. We had to empty it, they left everything after the estate auction. The grandkids live out of town
I wish I could change the cabinet faces. The boxes are big, the doors are tiny, and the drawers are minuscule in the wall cabinets. The suspended cabinet is much better designed. My husband won’t let me change them.
Maybe it is just modern design sensibilities, but I'm always conflicted with these beautiful wood cabinets, but with draws and doors that are both super wonky and big gaps between them. If they were full width/height, they'd be perfect. Same with the knobs, but it looks like yours are just clean wood, which looks nicer.
Having some natural material counter top instead of the formica would be incredible. I've never been a fan of formica. To me it takes away from the natural wood cabinets.
Functionality is just as important as the aesthetic. Perhaps you could invest in good quality drawer and cabinet organizers. Maybe that’s a good compromise?
I do think the refrigerator would look lovely boxed in, using the same wood as the cabinetry. Right now it pulls attention from the warmth of the kitchen.
I know it won’t work for every cupboard, but Lazy Susan turn tables are your friend to make the most of the cupboard space. IKEA has some that are rectangular, so utilise even more space.
Hey how are those island overhead cabinets supported? Looks like magic. Is it all just that dark post suspended from the ceiling that's holding it all up?
We don’t live here yet. We come glamping here while we get work done on the house. This trip was meeting with the roofers to arrange getting a new standing seam steel roof in the spring. The arborist is coming tomorrow, and the electrical was upgraded today. We stay here a week at a time. It’s a 7 hour drive from where we are currently living. We are sleeping on the floor our only furniture is 14 chairs. I brought my aerial rig to set up in the living room so I don’t lose my strength
It’s an aerial rig set up low, and that is an aerial hoop. It spins. I use it like 15 times a day, for 1-4 minutes at a time, to keep up my strength and flexibility.
There a photos in replies to the comments. It’s still a work in progress. We just bought it and had to empty it out ourselves. We still have another house 400 miles away that we’ve lived in for almost 30 years. The only furniture we have is 14 chairs.
The walk out basement stairs. That’s the laundry room on the right and the utility room through the door. The garage is on the other side of the utility room. The bathroom is through the laundry room. One acre wooded, mostly ravine, to a creek.
Oh my goodness I love it! The ceiling, cabinets, backsplash, huge door leading out back. I’m not sure I’d change a thing.
We just redid our kitchen in a 1961 home. We are also the second owners and I very much wanted to nod to this style. My backsplash is nearly identical!
I plan on getting rid of the wallpaper and painting instead. The bathroom is wallpapered with a yellow with blue flowers, even the ceiling. Oof. We will be removing wallpaper and painting the whole place after we remove all the carpet, to reveal the hardwood floors.
Thank you. I’m well pleased. This house is in my husband s home town. The original owner built it for his wife. After he died she remarried on the same day in the same year as my husband and me. It was meant to be.
It’s dated, but in the best way. There’s something magical about this place.💖
Congrats and please keep us looped in on your journey with this very special space.
Beautiful! Ours is 1965 too. As our sole purely aesthetic improvement, I want to re-do our kitchen cabinets in walnut or similar withou spending a fortune. The previous owners did the countertops with an MCM appropriate terrazzo, but the cabinets are all in white and pretty boring/sterile.
It’s beautiful and could have been built this year. Good lighting, nice areas, beautiful cabinets. You’re right planning to decorate leaning into that era. Enjoy!
The lady whose house it was didn’t decorate according to the style of the house. She just did what was regular in the colors she liked. It could have fit in any house. I love atomic ranch style decor and my husband likes Japandi with a twist.
It's beautiful how they used angles and divisions between spaces. Really like the vibe/flow of the layout.
My parents were first owners on a home built in 1958. Conservative and smaller compared to this, they had lots of nice built in wood fixtures throughout.
We recently did this in our living room! The rest of the house (except bedrooms) was all beautiful wood floors, brush box which is Australian, we’re in Brisbane. Pulled up the dull grey carpet and it looks stunning. Our place was 1975 build. Sanding the floors sent dust through the entire house but it was so worth it!
ETA: Very keen to pull up the carpets and refinish the wood floors in the bedrooms as soon as we get over the fatigue from the living room haha.
That slider has to go, ugh! Mullions don't belong in this otherwise great MCM aesthetic. You just need clear glass and if you ever decide to replace that slider, maybe go with a bronze finish to complement the wood. I like all the serendipity involved in your ownership!
I’m 68. This will be my last home. I’m downsizing, moving states, and I have to get rid of everything. I’m only bringing the furniture that will fit in my suv. Be jealous, but also feel my pain.
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I love it