First to go would be the verticals. I still remember when my MIL got hers she was sooo excited "all the rage". Hated them then and still do. Next would be the hanging light fixtures..mostly because I can't figure out their purpose for where they are situated in the room. To the right of the bar...does not look like large enough space for a table...the corner by the fireplace featured what? The keepers are the floor and those sliding frosted doors. What's behind them? I think the built in could be greatly improved by new door fronts. The caning inset is very grandma and not in a good way.

If it helps, this was the original room, which explains some of why the light fixtures are where they are. Agreed the verticals are awful and the caning, while coming back in some ways & things, is grandma here.

I would work with everything but the vertical blind and the Victorian-looking bowl fixture. The caning is fine: it's in excellent condition and it's perfectly appropriate if you are keeping the 1960s look (which I would). Start pulling apart too many elements and it won't look like itself anymore. (And Pottery Barn is selling cane-inset furniture currently).

The caning needs to be cleaned if keeping. Hopefully will survive, if not a metal look mesh could replace that look. Agree with other recommendations about existing overhead lighting. Once you have furniture, purpose and layout check out overhead swag lighting, pole lamps to accentuate the room.

The caning is my favorite thing, love it. It’s very desirable. (Flooring and bifold doors are my other favs). I hope you keep it. :)

So glad you’re keeping these wonderful elements intact, and soul of the room alive, fun project! They sure took great condition of it all.

Agree with Pal, just the light and verticals.

MCM and (other) mid-century styles are so popular now, there are millions of inspiration pictures to look at, and finding new vintage furniture/decor will be easy.

How will you be decorating the rest of the house (or remodeling)? What is your normal decor style? Other styles can be mixed in, which will make it even better and more ’you’.

@palimpsest do you think the frosted sliding doors are original?

Sliding doors could be original. I run across these occasionally in real estate: glass, acrylic, perforated grilles, fabric: they create a uniform treatment that lets light in, often over a set of different sized windows and doors on the same wall.

Yes the sliding doors are original- the people I bought the home from were the original owners, designed/built it custom. The sliding panels are a translucent ivory plastic (maybe originally white and yellowed? Not sure) covered with a black metal mesh wire (like chicken wire but decorative lol). They cover ugly old sliding doors to the patio; well probably replace the sliding doors with newer ones but I kind of dig the sliding panels. I love the idea of keeping the good things & integrity of the room while updating and making it my own.

Does anyone know what the name of this style is? I know it’s mid-century but it seems like it might be something more specific within?

1960s Regency is descriptive if not official, for lack of a better name.

Did anyone ever live in this home and just sent in a cleaning service once a week?