This post was taken directly from Apartment Therapy’s blog, but I could not pass up showing off the awesome work inside this Mid century ranch house.
Here is the interview that Apartment Therapy did with the homeowner:
AT Survey:
My Style: A contemporary twist on mid-century modern.
Inspiration: A vision for bringing the perfectly hand-set brick peninsula fireplace to life.
Favorite Element: My favorite element in this home (and any space) is the lighting and the infinite amount of ways to use and direct it, natural or artificial.
Biggest Challenge: Working with a very modest budget.
Favorite Room: The living room, especially on a cold winter night with the fire going.
What Friends Say: My friends and family love it. I’m always happy when I hear people I don’t know say really positive comments, as well (like retired neighbors and the punk rock pizza delivery driver).
Biggest Embarrassment: The drapery rod in the living room. I should have made a baffle to conceal it. Surprisingly, even my design-savvy friends haven’t said anything about it.
Proudest DIY: I love the chandelier in the dining room. I made it from lampshade parts I ordered online. I brought the fabric (maharam) and the cages to a local upholsterer near my home (Carol’s Lampshade Wagon). She did an amazing job.
Biggest Indulgence: The white marble Saarinen Tulip table. It fits the small dining room size and aesthetics perfectly.
Best advice: Never quit. Never quit sourcing the perfect fabric, paint color, wood flooring, tile, lighting and faucets until you’re happy.
Dream source: hivemodern.com. This website is really user friendly and you can find a history and description for almost any product under the sun.
Reality Source: Ebay, Craigslist and the Room & Board Outlet store in Golden Valley, Minn.
Had Forever: A Danish modern lounge chair I found in my mom and dad’s basement and refinished about 18 years ago… it’s been re-upholstered twice.
Just Got: I just restored a vintage Telefunken radio. The case is real wood. I love the simple nostalgic design. My girlfriend and I take it on picnics to listen to the jazz or classical station. (see pics.)
Resources:
Dining room and kitchen:
• Saarinen Tulip table, Room & Board, Edina, Minn.
• Walnut radius stools and chairs, Room & Board Outlet store, Golden Valley, Minn.
• Stone head, Ebay
• Copper house model, a relic from my days as an architecture student at the University of Minnesota
Living room:
• Eames Aluminum series lounge chair, Ebay
• Vintage sofa, upholstered by Cy Winship Design, Minneapolis, Minn.
• Coffee table, designed and built myself
• Boomerang bench, designed and built myself
• Teak wood floor, Craigslist
• Danish modern chair, parent’s basement
• Vintage Bang & Olufsen stereo model 2000, Ebay
• Antique ceramic crock, parent’s basement
Lighting:
• Vintage kitchen island pendants, Rens Alta 0031-(0)13-54-24-952, alta-design.nl (Netherlands)
• Dining room chandelier, parts purchased on lampshademaker.com
• Living room antennae lights, Industrial Lighting, Minneapolis, Minn.
• Living room Tolomeo floor lamp, Artemide.com