Nearly 60 years ago, Donald H. Holden, a doctor, and his wife, Vivian, a swim cap designer for Jantzen, commissioned John Storrs to design a home for their family just outside of Portland. The Holdens lived in the home for 40 years before selling to

Some people are born with the renovation bug and can’t resist a project when it comes their way. When homeowners Phil Neely and his partner, Richard Babb, had a chance to snag a home near Santa Fe, New Mexico, they took it as a sign that their next e

While Paul Revere Williams is known as “Hollywood's Architect” for his work on the Beverly Hills Hotel and the Saks Fifth Avenue store in Beverly Hills, among other swanky Los Angeles projects, residential architecture was the bread and butter of his

With their two boys grown up, Matt and Susie Bailey felt it was time to make their dream of owning a mid century house a reality. Susie, a retired aesthetician, and Matt, an investor and Adjunct Professor of Business at the University of California,

In 1959, songwriter Berry Gordy Jr. purchased a two-family house on West Grand Boulevard in Detroit, Michigan. Gordy lived in the upper portion with his wife and son, while the lower section was used to start his record label, Motown Record Corporati

offer so many of the amenities 21st-century homeowners crave, including open floor plans and stylish storage solutions. But even for homeowners who adore their vintage homes, their kitchens may still be lacking some much-needed features, like abundan

“I believe strongly in the law of attraction. Whatever I’m looking for is looking for me,” says Max Tucci. In 2013, he and his partner, Keith Backer, were in the market to buy a home in Boulder, Colorado. Keith’s daughter was living there and found a

Homeowners are drawn to the open floor plan in midcentury homes for a number of reasons. For Elsvette Buenaventura and her husband, they wanted that free-flowing space because they like to entertain. When the couple purchased a 1962 Eichler in Northe

FOR YEARS, Jim Cross and Dave Pearson couldn’t get enough of their weekend getaways at California’s Parker Palm Springs Hotel. They were drawn to the cheerful, kaleidoscopic interiors designed by Jonathan Adler, not to mention the many midcentury hom

What better place for a man who grew up going to family parties at Trader Vic’s and a woman who sells Midcentury Modern furnishings to live than in a 1960 home in a highly sought-after Eichler tract in Southern California? For homeowners Page and DJ

Taking on the renovation of a midcentury home is always a challenge. In Fullerton, California, there's added pressure when the homes are a beloved local symbol of a bygone era. Fullerton's 'Forever Homes' are a series of quintessentially modern midce

The boom years continued through the 1960s, and several of the area's towers built during that decade are now considered to be some of Metro Vancouver's most sought-after accommodations. More and more, it seems, new construction has Midcentury Moder

WHAT DOES YOUR IDEAL BACKYARD OR PATIO LOOK LIKE? You don’t need a large space to create your own outdoor escape! In this circa 1968 Apache Wells home, several types of cacti add visual interest and dimension but also double as a privacy border. Whim

The postwar housing boom was the catalyst for many of the most important developments in 20th-century residential architecture. In the 1950s and 1960s, large tract developments of ranch homes first appeared in American suburbs and soon became synonym

Sometimes an appreciation and understanding for an art form is passed down like a family heirloom. That’s the case for David Eichler, architectural photographer and owner of David Eichler Photography. A rich history predates him—his grandfather, Jose

An early hotel in the area, the Ingleside Inn was built in 1925 as an estate for the Humphrey Birge family. In 1935, Ruth Hardy bought the property, where she invited the era’s elite to stay, from Elizabeth Taylor to Salvador Dali. Melvyn Haber took

The best kitchens blend style and substance—great to look at, fun to hang out in and, most important, easy spaces for cooking and entertaining. This kitchen ticks all those boxes now, but it wasn’t the case when Avian Rogers and her team from Moderne