This weekend, with the arrival of warmer weather and rare, record-breaking Southern California rains (finally) in our rear view, I decided to break out the vintage tiki glasses, dust off the blender and make my husband and I acouple of paper-umbrella-worthy drinks. As I looked at the odd glazing drip and crazed surface of my grimacing ceramic, I had to stop and appreciate that this thing has survived a few decades and hands of who knows how many tipsy revelers to make it here today to continue its diligent serving of my cocktail. It’s with the same awe I think about the houses and architecture we are so enamored with that are lucky to still be standing and even luckier to be placed in the hands of our readers who are dedicated to fixing and preserving them.
Mid mod houses across the country are all septuagenarians now—or are soon turning into them. Therefore, the average modernist home owner is well acquainted with the process of remodeling and renovating a Mid Century Modern home.