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We don’t always do mid-century modern remodels, but when we do…
We don’t always do mid-century modern remodels, but when we do they look like this! It’s not a style we typically work in, but when you buy a Haver home, you have to stick with the original architecture of the home. Ralph Haver was an architect who designed a really specific and recognized home style home in Arizona and some other surrounding states. This house was built in 1952 and although we wanted to update the home, we still wanted it to feel appropriate for the original style. I can’t believe we installed this home at the end of last year and I’m so excited to finally share it with you!
THE KITCHEN
This kitchen is really different than anything we have done before and I really love the final result. It’s modern, but still really warm. We used a RTA Euro style cabinet and paired it with one of my favorite backsplashes ever, Cloe in white from Bedrosians.
The kitchen used to be small, dark and closed off. We removed the soffits, opened up the wall into the breakfast area, extended the kitchen further down and added a large island. We had to deal with some interesting ceiling angles and also a beam that we couldn’t move up when we took out the wall, so we did minimal upper cabinetry and did 2 marble shelves in a long line for additional storage. We also we added an additional bar area with a lot of more storage, so we didn’t feel like we we were missing it in the kitchen by not having a lot more upper cabinets in the layout.
To style the kitchen, we chose a mixture of new and vintage accessories. And although a lot of midcentury designs use a lot of color, we decided to get it a little more muted and neutral in the kitchen. You can see in the living room and dining room that we added more color and pattern.
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BEFORE & AFTER
Living ROOM
We changed a lot more than you may realize from these photos. In the photo below where the media console now sits there used to be a doorway to the entry way. We closed that up and added a new exterior door where there was once a window and what used to be the entry way is now the main bedroom closet. But that is for another post!
It was important for us to bring the original architecture to the windows back. Somewhere along the way, the owners of the home removed the angles, but when we replaced the windows, we added them back in. I love how it turned out.
This room isn’t the largest, so when it came to furnishing it we chose a sectional and a pair of accent chairs. The sectional has a sleeper sofa in it for additional guests to sleep. We styled the space with mid-century modern coffee table books and some additional fun accessories.
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DINING ROOM
We were able to make the dining room so much larger when we removed the wall down between the kitchen and dining room. We were also able to raise the ceiling height as well.
I really wanted to have a white lacquered table in the dining room and when I found this table from CB2, I knew it was perfect! From there, I chose an art print from Juniper Print Shop called Alice. I love this print and the colors in it. I pulled the color palette of gray, deep blue and mustardy gold from it.
We paired the white lacquered table with cool gray chairs and velvet blue head chairs. But my favorite part of this dining room is the modern pendant from West Elm. It’s bold and I love the width it adds over the long table.
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BEFORE & AFTER
More of this project to come! Next time we will be sharing the bedrooms and bathrooms!
Need more before & afters in your life?? Check out this project reveal!
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We don’t always do mid-century modern remodels, but when we do… We don’t always do mid-century modern remodels, but when we do they look like this! It’s not a style we typically work in, but when you buy a Haver home, you have to stick with the original architecture of the home. Ralph Haver was […]
Happy November, friends! So, I definitely forgot to post last week. Whoops! The weekend just got away from me and to be honest between Halloween parties, cleaning my house, refreshing my room, trick or treating, voting and going to see a possible new home this weekend almost did too. Let’s jump right in, shall we?! […]
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THIS IS GOING TO BE A FUN PROJECT! I normally show you the finished product of a flip remodel, but I don’t usually take you along for the ride when it comes to these projects. But I thought it would be fun to take you through the process of designing a flip taking into consideration […]
There is nothing like a neutral kitchen… Last year, I designed our Edgemont vacation rental and I had a strong vision of what I wanted the color palette to be: white, rust, terracotta, blush and taupe. I wanted it to feel warm and a little bit boho. If you head to the project reveal, you […]
It’s time for a little change… If you caught my Walkthrough Wednesday Instagram stories yesterday then you know that I am in the process of doing a little room refresh on my bedroom. Don’t get me wrong, I really loved my room as is, but whether it’s the fact that I’m a designer or an […]
Fall is in the air and we are loving it! Fall may be my favorite season, the beginning of sweater weather, so many gatherings beginning to take place and changing leaves. We’ve put together three inspiring fall color palettes to celebrate this wonderful season and you are going to love them! October Harvest (opens in […]
Who doesn’t want a pool house?? Ok, this is the last installment for this project reveal. So far we have shared the kitchen, living and dining room & the bathrooms. You can check those out here and here! Today I am sharing the pool house with you, which is a really fun feature to have […]
Happy Sunday, friends!! What a week this was! I felt like I was all over the place this week, but in a really good way! xo, Brittany 1. This week we restyled and photographed one our vacation rental kitchens in two new ways. Our Edgemont kitchen finishes are all neutral and the original look was […]
We may not have walls… but at least we have a new roof! Yesterday for Walkthrough Wednesday on Instagram stories, we took you through our Park Ave project. This will be our first Stay Blissful Vacation Home in Gilbert and it’s close to the downtown area and within walking distance from restaurants and cute little […]
patterned floors for the win! Last week we shared the kitchen, living room and dining room with you on the blog! You can read that here! There are two bathrooms in the main house and neither of them are overly large. Which means a fun and patterned floor will add a lot of visual interest, […]
I’m cutting it close, but I’m back for a second week of the Blissful Sunday Six blog series! So, let’s get to it! xo, Brittany 1. This past week for fall break, my family and I went to Lake Powell on a houseboat trip with 2 other families. Between the 3 families, there were 12 […]
All about the backsplash! You voted on Instagram which project you wanted to see next and this is the one that took the victory. Today we are sharing the kitchen, living room and dining room with you! Our 20th Ave project was located in the Encanto neighborhood of Phoenix. It was stuck in the 70s […]
I am so excited to introduce the Blissful Sunday Six to you guys! This will be a weekly (hopefully!) blog series where I will be able to share 6 things with you that I am loving or excited about or just things on my mind or things I think you will like too. I hope […]
(opens in new tab) via Vine and Willow Let’s transition into the new season! Now that fall is upon us it’s time to dust off our front porches and refresh the space for fall! We love adding fresh greenery, pumpkins, and changing the color palette from bright summer colors to warm and inviting. It will […]
