This 1956 John Calder Mackay home had been poorly renovated in years past. We kept the 1400 sqft footprint of the home, but re-oriented and re-imagined the bland white kitchen to a midcentury olive green kitchen that opened up the sight lines to the wall of glass facing the rear yard. We chose materials that felt authentic and appropriate for the house: handmade glazed ceramics, bricks inspired by the California coast, natural white oaks heavy in grain, and honed marbles in complementary hues to the earth tones we peppered throughout the hard and soft finishes. This project was featured in the Wall Street Journal in April 2022.

This artistic and design-forward family approached us at the beginning of the pandemic with a design prompt to blend their love of midcentury modern design with their Caribbean roots. With her parents originating from Trinidad & Tobago and his parents from Jamaica, they wanted their home to be an authentic representation of their heritage, with a midcentury modern twist. We found inspiration from a colorful Trinidad & Tobago tourism poster that they already owned and carried the tropical colors throughout the house — rich blues in the main bathroom, deep greens and oranges in the powder bathroom, mustard yellow in the dining room and guest bathroom, and sage green in the kitchen. This project was featured on Dwell in January 2022.

Designer: Lindsay Brungardt Elegant mid-century modern kitchen with a bar, black lower cabinets, warm stained upper cabinets, black appliances, white porcelain tile backsplash, vaulted stained wood ceilings, and natural tone wood floors.

Flooring: SOHO: - Elementary Mica - Color: Matte Shower Walls: Elysium - Color: Calacatta Dorado Polished Shower Wall Niche Accent: - Bedrosians - Ferrara Honed Chevron Marble Mosaic Tile in Nero Shower Floor: Elysium - Color: Calacatta Dorado 3”x3” Hex Mosaic Cabinet: Homecrest - Door Style: Chalet - Color: Maple Fallow Hardware: - Top Knobs - Davenport - Honey Bronze Countertop: Quartz - Calafata Oro Glass Enclosure: Frameless 3/8” Clear Tempered Glass Designer: Noelle Garrison Installation: J&J Carpet One Floor and Home Photography: Trish Figari, LLC

Low-profile landscape plantings under the arching redbud create focus on the front entry while walking through the garden. Rectilinear containers amplify the mid-century modern lines of the home.

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Mid Century Modern inspired living room design. Mixing textures, materials and finishes to enhance this indoor-outdoor living room – fabulous for entertaining.