Built in the late sixties in Madrid, this house has a spirit of that time, that’s why when designer Ivan Garrido was asked to renovate this apartment, the mid-century modern style became his priority. To give more height to the spaces, the false ceilings were removed exposing the concrete beams. The walls and floors were...
Black And White Apartment Design With Lots Of Funny Decor
This eye-catchy apartment belongs to a couple with a good sense of humor, and that’s reflected in the décor. The apartment is located in the 1932 building, and the owners hoped to get cool original brick walls but didn’t find any, so they decided to make concrete walls to achieve the same raw effect. The...
Paris Apartment With Bold Graphic Walls And Filled With Art
Antiques dealer and decorator Florence Lopez runs her business directly from her apartment, a former sculpture studio on the Rue du Dragon, maybe because she has not a usual white-box gallery atmosphere here. Her extraordinary eye for color and form is fully reflected in the apartment décor. The free-spirited approach Lopez takes to the living...
Mid-Century Modern Fold House Clad With Poplar Wood
The Fold house by Bossley Architects is a living sculpture. This generous seaside house is the latest in a series of houses by Bossley Architects that have been based on the idea of “encampment”. The large footprint is divided into three separate buildings, creating an open courtyard which draws the space of the beach up...
Mid-Century Modern Home Clad With Wood Of Various Shades
This mid-century home by Roger Lee was designed in 1954 and completed in 1955. The house has loads of character and you can tell that it was loved and very much lived in. Roger Lee was a native Californian of Chinese decent born in Oakland in 1920 who died in Hawaii at the age of...
Compact Mid-Century Modern Apartment With Vintage Highlights
This compact New York City apartment is chock-full of vintage highlights and it was refined by Reddymade Design. Located in a 1910 building that had been converted to a co-op in the late 1980s, the apartment is a compact 725 square feet. The owners live in Los Angeles in a mid-century modern home, so they...
Functional Mid-Century Modern Apartment With Rich Aesthetics
Designed by K.O.T project, the architecture of this apartment in Tel Aviv is home to a renowned fashion designer and his partner, a media figure. The design portrays an intersection between the rich aesthetic of the 50’s and 70’s with the cleanliness of current design. The owners requested functional and large spaces, as well as...
Mid-Century Modern Home Decorated With An Impeccable Taste
Mid-century modern style is getting more and more popularity because it’s elegant, chic and rather cozy, and of course because retro style is coming back. Let’s have a look at a fine example of this style designed by Jamie Bush and Osborn Architects. Set on a quiet cul-de-sac on a 1/2 acre of land, with...
Mid-Century Modern Apartment With Bold Pops Of Colors
This Bordeaux apartment strikes with decorative molding, parquet floors, lead panel windows mixed with bold pops of color and the clean lines and minimalistic nature of modern furnishings. 19th century decorative molding, wainscoting, and original wood floors are present throughout the apartment. Aqua blue in the kitchen, mixed with stainless steel and wood cabinetry is...
Colorful Mid-Century Modern Home With Victorian Touches
Textile designer Orla Kiely’s renovated London Terrace House, which now is punctuated by her distinctive palette and motifs. The owner didn’t want to compromise the Victorian nature of the house. The ground floor was originally two rooms; now it’s been transformed into one continuous space. To compensate for a low ceiling, Kiely’s team dug into...