Midcentury Homes

From preserved masterworks by the likes of Frank Lloyd Wright to carefully updated modern homes, these stories showcase the current conviction that the '40s, '50s, and '60s were revolutionary moments in American architecture.

Before & After: To Inspire Their Midcentury Renovation, They Toured the Builder’s Own Home

Before & After: To Inspire Their Midcentury Renovation, They Toured the Builder’s Own Home

These Midcentury Town Houses in Chicago Are More Desirable Than They’ve Ever Been

These Midcentury Town Houses in Chicago Are More Desirable Than They’ve Ever Been

Modernist Architect Peter Womersley’s First Home Design Just Got a Faithful Restoration

Modernist Architect Peter Womersley’s First Home Design Just Got a Faithful Restoration

Budget Breakdown: With $312K, They Made a Worn-Down Midcentury “Feel Like a Tree House”

Budget Breakdown: With $312K, They Made a Worn-Down Midcentury “Feel Like a Tree House”

From the Archive: A Harris Armstrong Expert Preserves One of the St. Louis Modernist’s Hidden Jewels

From the Archive: A Harris Armstrong Expert Preserves One of the St. Louis Modernist’s Hidden Jewels

A 1954 Los Angeles Home Moves Into the Future With a Collection of Pavilions in the Landscape

A 1954 Los Angeles Home Moves Into the Future With a Collection of Pavilions in the Landscape

You’d Never Guess This Revamped Midcentury Cabin Is in the Middle of L.A.

You’d Never Guess This Revamped Midcentury Cabin Is in the Middle of L.A.

Not One But Two Bright-Red Bathrooms Punch Up This Midcentury Reno

Not One But Two Bright-Red Bathrooms Punch Up This Midcentury Reno

Budget Breakdown: $128K in Eames-Inspired Woodwork Is the Star of This Renovated L.A. Midcentury

Budget Breakdown: $128K in Eames-Inspired Woodwork Is the Star of This Renovated L.A. Midcentury

Before & After: They Saved Their Quirky Texas Midcentury—and Its Surprising Rear Addition

Before & After: They Saved Their Quirky Texas Midcentury—and Its Surprising Rear Addition

A Midcentury Desert Home Is Reimagined as a Joy-Filled Escape for a Young Family

A Midcentury Desert Home Is Reimagined as a Joy-Filled Escape for a Young Family

Icons Only: Who Better to Restore Two Hallmarks of Gene Leedy’s Legacy Than His Longtime Protégé?

Icons Only: Who Better to Restore Two Hallmarks of Gene Leedy’s Legacy Than His Longtime Protégé?

The Principles of Midcentury Design Endure at This Modernist Home in Maine

The Principles of Midcentury Design Endure at This Modernist Home in Maine

His Modernist Ideas for L.A. Living Were Dismissed. Now, They Could Be a Blueprint for Rebuilding

His Modernist Ideas for L.A. Living Were Dismissed. Now, They Could Be a Blueprint for Rebuilding

Before & After: They Saved One of the Last Midcentury Homes in Their Lakefront Neighborhood

Before & After: They Saved One of the Last Midcentury Homes in Their Lakefront Neighborhood

An Avid Midcentury Furniture Collector Makes His 1959 Fixer-Upper an Anthology of Modern Design

An Avid Midcentury Furniture Collector Makes His 1959 Fixer-Upper an Anthology of Modern Design

A Record Label Cofounder Cues Up a Second Take for a Hollywood Hills Midcentury

A Record Label Cofounder Cues Up a Second Take for a Hollywood Hills Midcentury

This Rooftop Greenhouse Is the Ideal Work-From-Home Space for a Plant-Loving Uruguayan Couple

This Rooftop Greenhouse Is the Ideal Work-From-Home Space for a Plant-Loving Uruguayan Couple

From the Archive: When It Comes to Renovating an Eichler, How Much Change Is Too Much?

From the Archive: When It Comes to Renovating an Eichler, How Much Change Is Too Much?

An A. Quincy Jones Home in Crestwood Hills Retains Its Midcentury Bones—With Some 21st-Century Flair

An A. Quincy Jones Home in Crestwood Hills Retains Its Midcentury Bones—With Some 21st-Century Flair

Before & After: How an Ugly Den Became an Enviable Sunken Living Room in a Family’s Texas Midcentury

Before & After: How an Ugly Den Became an Enviable Sunken Living Room in a Family’s Texas Midcentury

A Hollywood Hills Midcentury by Three Case Study Legends Gets a New Outlook

A Hollywood Hills Midcentury by Three Case Study Legends Gets a New Outlook

Before & After: In Spain, an Architect Restores an Iconic Home Built by His Grandparents

Before & After: In Spain, an Architect Restores an Iconic Home Built by His Grandparents

From the Archive: Philip Johnson’s Glass House Gets a Restoration

From the Archive: Philip Johnson’s Glass House Gets a Restoration

Before & After: They Raised the Roof to Unlock Their Midcentury’s Peak Potential

Before & After: They Raised the Roof to Unlock Their Midcentury’s Peak Potential

A Midcentury Home’s Past Mistakes Are Finally Corrected

A Midcentury Home’s Past Mistakes Are Finally Corrected

Before & After: Three Creative Sisters Team Up to Remodel Their Mom’s Forever Home

Before & After: Three Creative Sisters Team Up to Remodel Their Mom’s Forever Home

A Case Study Architect’s Ultimate Modernist Sample Gets Remastered by a DJ

A Case Study Architect’s Ultimate Modernist Sample Gets Remastered by a DJ

Two Perfectionists Restore an International Style House by Willis N. Mills in New Canaan

Two Perfectionists Restore an International Style House by Willis N. Mills in New Canaan

An Aging Modernist Gem by Calvin Straub Gets a Creative Revival

An Aging Modernist Gem by Calvin Straub Gets a Creative Revival

An Interior Designer Launches Her Career by Renovating Her Family’s Midcentury Eichler

An Interior Designer Launches Her Career by Renovating Her Family’s Midcentury Eichler

Before & After: A Faded Eichler in San Mateo Gets a Glow Up

Before & After: A Faded Eichler in San Mateo Gets a Glow Up

Before & After: A Muddled Eichler Gets a Dashing Update

Before & After: A Muddled Eichler Gets a Dashing Update

A Family (Finally) Gives Their Eichler Home a Top-to-Bottom Reboot

A Family (Finally) Gives Their Eichler Home a Top-to-Bottom Reboot

Before & After: Touring Midcentury Homes Was an Obsession. Then They Got to Revive One by Saul Zaik

Before & After: Touring Midcentury Homes Was an Obsession. Then They Got to Revive One by Saul Zaik

Old Photos of a Neutra Home in Its Heyday Inspire a Plan for Its Rebirth

Old Photos of a Neutra Home in Its Heyday Inspire a Plan for Its Rebirth

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