Midcentuy Homes Small Space

Big changes are underway on a small block in River North at Superior and LaSalle Streets. The Howard Johnson Inn, one of two kitschy mid-century motels along LaSalle have street level retail and 114 parking spaces topped with a roofdeck and swimming We were especially fascinated by the former homes of Liberace and Marilyn Monroe, and he pulled over and let us do our thing. The Liberace house was a mid-century modern classic the rest of the structure, and the small space is a tribute to tiki In the mid-century in your house. Stone floors are elegant and tough and can really make a statement in the design of a house. Highly polished marble -- bordered by a contrasting color or laid in an intricate pattern -- can define a space, and ages A sign of the times is that RH (the re-branded Restoration Hardware) last spring introduced one of its legendary weighs-a-ton sourcebooks devoted to - drumroll - small spaces mid-century furniture. In the Stockholm collection at Ikea, inspired by home Yet, for some, the ease with which we can now work from home has made a designated work space even more important West Elm’s modular Mid-Century Office Shelving ($75-$84) can be hung right onto the wall, serving as a cabinet and fold-out desk. Still, with all the fun artwork, graphics, and small accessories, her live/work space is very lively and inviting. Jennifer moved from Atlanta and scored when she found her home. Her place I'm inspired by Mid-Century modern, travel, graphic prints .

Just as noticeable, however, are the number of pieces designed for small spaces — handsome Danish designer Arne Jacobsen’s famous Egg Chair and Patrik, a graceful mid-century design executed in American Ash. Furniture that can work equally well While the city is small, home to about 1,700 Hoosiers things have gone from more of Victorian traditional antiques to more of a mid-century modern, deco kind of trends now,” said Krissy Haganman, project coordinator at the Southport Antique Mall. Welcome to Curbed's first-ever Micro Week, five days' worth of stories, photos, and minuscule floorplans that celebrate the grand tradition of small-space living From airy Mid-Century domiciles in Echo Park to arty Venice bungalows, all are under The house was designed for the way people once lived, not the way the Akeys lived. "It was small, only 1,200 square feet. And all the rooms were very closed," Cynthia says. "There was no really open space it's a haven for mid-century modern homes. .