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Mid-Century Modern Living Space Ideas

Glen Road
Glen Road
risa boyer architecturerisa boyer architecture
Example of a 1960s open concept light wood floor and exposed beam living room design in Portland with a standard fireplace and a tile fireplace
Cozy Mid Century Modern Family Room
Cozy Mid Century Modern Family Room
Rebekah Nicole InteriorsRebekah Nicole Interiors
A relaxed modern living room with the purpose to create a beautiful space for the family to gather.
Example of a large 1960s open concept medium tone wood floor and wood ceiling living room design in Dallas with gray walls, no fireplace and a wall-mounted tv
Mad for Mod
Mad for Mod
Epoch Solutions, Inc.Epoch Solutions, Inc.
Example of a 1950s family room design in Tampa with a media wall
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Midcentury Caribbean Home
Midcentury Caribbean Home
Cathie Hong InteriorsCathie Hong Interiors
This artistic and design-forward family approached us at the beginning of the pandemic with a design prompt to blend their love of midcentury modern design with their Caribbean roots. With her parents originating from Trinidad & Tobago and his parents from Jamaica, they wanted their home to be an authentic representation of their heritage, with a midcentury modern twist. We found inspiration from a colorful Trinidad & Tobago tourism poster that they already owned and carried the tropical colors throughout the house — rich blues in the main bathroom, deep greens and oranges in the powder bathroom, mustard yellow in the dining room and guest bathroom, and sage green in the kitchen. This project was featured on Dwell in January 2022.
Silhouette
Silhouette
Blinds, Blinds, Blinds!Blinds, Blinds, Blinds!
Inspiration for a large 1950s ceramic tile sunroom remodel in New York with no fireplace and a standard ceiling
Midcentury Living Room
Midcentury Living Room
1960s open concept medium tone wood floor and exposed beam living room photo in Phoenix with white walls, a ribbon fireplace, a plaster fireplace and a wall-mounted tv
Midcentury Living Room
Midcentury Living Room
Living room - mid-century modern open concept gray floor living room idea in San Francisco with orange walls
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Spanish + Mid-century Modern
Spanish + Mid-century Modern
Melinamade - Residential Design + InteriorsMelinamade - Residential Design + Interiors
A vintage 1950s Jean Prouve table here along with a custom bone inlay starburst table, hand silk-screened draperies, custom ash/walnut cabinets, and sofas designed by Melina Copass & Preston Sharp. Due to the challenging long and narrow shape of this room, custom designed sofas, especially a Tete-a-Tete style, were needed to create combination seating for around the fireplace and the adjacent TV wall. To know more about this makeover, please read the "Houzz Tour" feature article here: http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/32975037/list/houzz-tour-midcentury-meets-mediterranean-in-california Bernard Andre Photography
Highland Drive
Highland Drive
Reuter HomesReuter Homes
Living room - 1960s open concept gray floor, exposed beam, shiplap ceiling and vaulted ceiling living room idea in Orange County with white walls, a standard fireplace, a brick fireplace and a wall-mounted tv
Sun View House
Sun View House
The Ranch MineThe Ranch Mine
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Example of a 1960s living room design in Phoenix
Bloomington Flansburgh House
Bloomington Flansburgh House
Susan Yeley HomesSusan Yeley Homes
Nearly two decades ago now, Susan and her husband put a letter in the mailbox of this eastside home: "If you have any interest in selling, please reach out." But really, who would give up a Flansburgh House? Fast forward to 2020, when the house went on the market! By then it was clear that three children and a busy home design studio couldn't be crammed into this efficient footprint. But what's second best to moving into your dream home? Being asked to redesign the functional core for the family that was. In this classic Flansburgh layout, all the rooms align tidily in a square around a central hall and open air atrium. As such, all the spaces are both connected to one another and also private; and all allow for visual access to the outdoors in two directions—toward the atrium and toward the exterior. All except, in this case, the utilitarian galley kitchen. That space, oft-relegated to second class in midcentury architecture, got the shaft, with narrow doorways on two ends and no good visual access to the atrium or the outside. Who spends time in the kitchen anyway? As is often the case with even the very best midcentury architecture, the kitchen at the Flansburgh House needed to be modernized; appliances and cabinetry have come a long way since 1970, but our culture has evolved too, becoming more casual and open in ways we at SYH believe are here to stay. People (gasp!) do spend time—lots of time!—in their kitchens! Nonetheless, our goal was to make this kitchen look as if it had been designed this way by Earl Flansburgh himself. The house came to us full of bold, bright color. We edited out some of it (along with the walls it was on) but kept and built upon the stunning red, orange and yellow closet doors in the family room adjacent to the kitchen. That pop was balanced by a few colorful midcentury pieces that our clients already owned, and the stunning light and verdant green coming in from both the atrium and the perimeter of the house, not to mention the many skylights. Thus, the rest of the space just needed to quiet down and be a beautiful, if neutral, foil. White terrazzo tile grounds custom plywood and black cabinetry, offset by a half wall that offers both camouflage for the cooking mess and also storage below, hidden behind seamless oak tambour. Contractor: Rusty Peterson Cabinetry: Stoll's Woodworking Photographer: Sarah Shields
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KTG DesignKTG Design
Example of a 1960s family room design in Sacramento
Mid Century Modern Open Concept Living Area
Mid Century Modern Open Concept Living Area
JL InteriorsJL Interiors
JL Interiors is a LA-based creative/diverse firm that specializes in residential interiors. JL Interiors empowers homeowners to design their dream home that they can be proud of! The design isn’t just about making things beautiful; it’s also about making things work beautifully. Contact us for a free consultation Hello@JLinteriors.design _ 310.390.6849_ www.JLinteriors.design
Mid-Century Living Room Wall of Storage + Colorful Accents
Mid-Century Living Room Wall of Storage + Colorful Accents
Jennifer Gustafson Interior DesignJennifer Gustafson Interior Design
• Custom-designed living room • Custom sectional sofa - Della Robbia Collin • Swivel chair - COR Shrimp • Custom area carpet - Paul Smith Swirl from The Rug Co. • Coffee table - provided by the client • Custom Union Jack throw pillows - designer by JGID, fabricated by Dawson Custom Workroom • Commissioned Art - Klari Reis
Mid Century/Transitional
Mid Century/Transitional
Rebecca Ryan DesignRebecca Ryan Design
Living room - mid-century modern living room idea in Minneapolis with a standard fireplace and a stacked stone fireplace
Mid-Century Modern
Mid-Century Modern
Angela RasmussenAngela Rasmussen
Inspiration for a mid-sized 1960s formal and open concept brown floor and medium tone wood floor living room remodel in San Francisco with brown walls, a standard fireplace, a tile fireplace and no tv
Angelim Pedra Slab Coffee Table
Angelim Pedra Slab Coffee Table
Galante Custom FurnitureGalante Custom Furniture
Mid-century modern living room photo in Nashville
MCM MOD LOVE 32nd Street
MCM MOD LOVE 32nd Street
IDB Interior DesignIDB Interior Design
Living room - 1950s living room idea in Phoenix

Mid-Century Modern Living Space Ideas

Ski Shores Lakehouse
Ski Shores Lakehouse
Stuart Sampley ArchitectStuart Sampley Architect
Casey Dunn
Inspiration for a 1960s open concept medium tone wood floor living room remodel in Austin with white walls
Transitional Family Room and Bar
Transitional Family Room and Bar
Fran Kerzner- DESIGN SYNTHESISFran Kerzner- DESIGN SYNTHESIS
The client wanted to update her tired, dated family room. They had grown accustomed to having reclining seats so one challenge was to create a new reclining sectional that looked fresh and contemporary. This one has three reclining seats plus convenient USB ports. The wood is a flat-cut walnut, run horizontally. The bar was redesigned in the same wood with onyx countertops. The open shelves are embedded with LED lighting. The clients also wanted to be able to eat dinner in the room while watching TV but there was no room for a regular dining table so we designed a custom silver leaf bar table to sit behind the sectional with a custom 1 1/2" Thinkglass art glass top. We also designed a custom walnut display unit for the clients books and collectibles as well as four cocktail table /ottomans that can easily be rearranged to allow for the recliners. New dark wood floors were installed and a custom wool and silk area rug was designed that ties all the pieces together. We designed a new coffered ceiling with lighting in each bay. And built out the fireplace with dimensional tile to the ceiling. The color scheme was kept intentionally monochromatic to show off the different textures with the only color being touches of blue in the pillows and accessories to pick up the art glass.
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