I love theMCM dominance but as for the beams why not just make them the same color as the ceiling I am not sure about the gray floors and beige plaster but i love the house.

HI -- Your plans make me very sad --- another beautiful mid-century modern house bites the dust !!! It would be so much better to hear that you want to re-store rather than change . So I am going to say ... I like the beams just the way they are . Why did you buy a mid century house when now you want to break up the old mid century dominance ????

I agree with lefty! leave that house alone except for items that need to be refurbished.

Leave it! That house is beautiful! If that is cork floor, it can be refinished.

I say paint the ceiling and beams white, and leave the brick wall/fireplace as-is. That will all look nice with your flooring. Or, leave ceiling wood, but paint beams grey or white.

What color will the walls be? What colors will the decor be? Not knowing those things, I think you should try the new beige from the fireplace on part of a beam and the gray of the floor on another part. See which looks best. In the ceiling photo, there are various tones in the wood where you will keep it the current color. See which color either brings those tones out, or makes them recede, and which you prefer.

It's like saying I brought a Porsche
But I want toooooo change it into a white van ...
No cars were hurt during this comment ....

I guess we are abunch of MCM nerds. I would love to have that house.

i agree with lefty also. house looks awesome. i would embrace it.

I agree with many of the comments above, I would leave the brick as is, if you want to do gray wood floors, Im ok with that, but I would just tone down the orangy-ness of the wood beams and have them finished to blend in with the ceiling wood so its a seamless transition between the two.

Well, have some faith here. I believe the updating of this house in a respectful way will enhance it and give it new life for the next 60 years. There was no insulation in the walls, the windows were inefficient aluminum and were only as big as was possible in 1956. There are new materials today that weren't available then. What I was looking for was advice from you mcm fans as to how to best update it to keep its flavor, but to renew it . I'll post after photos.

Have you thought about consulting a designer who specializes in your style and era of house to help you think through your changes respectfully and cohesively? Or studied updated houses in that style? There are loads of books as will as Houzz pictures that show changes which do not involve plastering over or painting over integral architectural elements of an MCM house. Not that any house should be a shrine to its era. You're right that new materials can help you plan updates. A great deal can be done with furnishings as well. Many designers of clients with unique house suggest living in their house for a while to gain an understanding of how the house's design works before making major changes.

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