HOW TO DECORATE MID CENTURY MODERN | super in depth guide ♥

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Howdy friends, today we're taking a look at how to decorate mid-century modern style! By the end of this video, you will officially be able to call yourself Betty and mix the perfect Old Fashioned. 🥃 Just kidding, but almost.

We will look at what kind of furniture and decor is mid-century, what color palettes and colors are typically mid-century, which materials were used in the mid-century era, what some iconic pieces of furniture are, and where to shop. I'll also give you practical tips on how you can get the look in your own home!

📖 BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS:
"Mid-Century Modern: Furniture of the 1950s" by Cara Greenberg

"Mid-Century Modern Living: The Mini Modern's guide to pattern and style" by  Mark Hampshire & Keith Stephenson   

SOME OF THE BEST MIDCENTURY DECOR ON AMAZON:

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♥ Vivien
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I'm a boomer (1957). I have always had some MCM all over the house. I am beginng to embrace it a bit more in my old age. Minimizing my home too.

dawnruhl
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One major point not mentioned here.. The reason its timeless is because of the fact that most mid-century homes had white walls. Wood accents, wood panels on walls or ceilings. with large windows to allow bright light and any actual walls were usually white with colorful art to create the environment..
When the late 70's rolled around all the way up to early 2000's .People were painting walls beige, brown, blue, red, yellow etc etc.. Its why you can go in to a house that was built in 1995 and feel like its SOOO dated.. but you can go in to a house built in 1965 and its MCM with white walls and it feels like modern styling.

StarkVandalez
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Vivian, you are a top-notch presenter! You speak so concisely and intelligently on a wide variety of house decor topics. You don't fill your videos with fluff. You give a straightforward explanation and clearly respect the viewer's time. I am always glad I watched your tutorials. Thank you for bringing such practical, well thought out, & useful content! Bravo!!!

abashabi
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I absolutely adore mcm furniture! I'm totally obsessed 😆..clean lines, simple yet gorgeous & uncluttered..what's not to love🤷🏾‍♀️

peggyboyd
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My whole house is 90% mid century. I'm of the opinion that just one or two 'accent' pieces isn't enough. The more the merrier !! ❤️ Looking into buying an original dining table & chairs from the 60's. Will have to travel 4hrs there & 4hrs back, but you gotta be prepared to go the extra mile & have unlimited patience for (wishing I had unlimited funds also !! ) original pieces.
Vintage over retro any day !
(That's original over modern copies for anyone that's interested ) : D

pyewackett
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I’m 23 and I love the mid century style! My boyfriend grandma is giving us all her mcm furniture including the iconic recliner!

naomiandrade
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What an absolutely superb video. I was born in 1967, so I'm really fascinated by styles and designs that were around when I was young. I'm also a building surveyor, so whilst used to buildings and structures, internal design is something I'm very interested in. This guide is just awesome.

Rustee
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I’ve been thinking mid century modern also have been looking for mid century modern homes as I am in the market. Woke up this morning sitting with my coffee and turned on YouTube and Wala there you are with mid century modern, I think this is a very strong sign!Very well done video, thank you again for the push and the inspiration.
Namaste

MrSideride
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The speaker mentioned removing window treatments as a possible way to incorporate MCM into a look. HOWEVER, although that is part of the look, many people back in the mid-century did actually have curtains and drapes. It is very possible to have curtains and drapes and still have the look. In the home that I grew up in, we had a lot of solid-color unadorned straight-line window treatment (no tassles, no valances, and definitely no patterns). Many of the drapes and curtains were sheer, as well, and let in a lot of light.

timward
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I love having mid-century accents in my apartment! Eams chairs are of course a classic and a for a reason! Thanks for sharing so many tips! I always love learning new stuff on home decor from you Viv ❤😍

gatheringdreams
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Good tips for any decor style. I never cared much for mid-century modern, probably because I grew up with it but my daughter loves it. I still remember the avocado green refrigerator and hairpin leg tables we had.

kmarch
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This was a visual treat for me!! Late boomer here, ‘59. I own an MCM home in North Texas and have been collecting MCM furnishings a little here and a little there. Some are really only MCM-flavored but I love them anyway. For example, I bought an MCM laminate topped, double decker coffee table at an antique store for pretty cheap and loved it but my grands loved climbing on it and destroyed the laminate. So my carpenter son-in-law opted to make it into a designer wood table and used the elements of the original, but used different types of woods-sepele, beech, walnut, and white oak, to replace the laminate then replaced the tapered legs with hairpins (now the grands can climb all day) and bada bing-it’s gorgeous! I also found a “Retro Tubular Telephone Lift Desk w/Chair Vintage Lu Van Inc MCM Gossip Seat” (that was the way it was listed on social media, LOL!), but the seat was in pretty bad shape, so I modpodged a vintage map of the US onto the seat and back and it has been very popular with my visitors over the years! I agree with what you said about not making every single piece in the house midmod but select pieces here and there! But the wood wall of one of your shots has totally inspired me and I want to try and replicate that on one of my walls of glass!!! This house has 5 sliding glass doors that each span almost the entire wall (3 in just one room!!) and since this wall really is mostly glass it wont be all that hard to incorporate the wood furring strips like in that pic at 6:32! I’m quite excited about that!

lesliebooth
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This is one of the summaries of midcentury style I have ever seen. Thank you.

berlinerrose
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Best videos out there on design!
I’d suggest mentioning the Amazon list created towards the end because I almost forgot to look. I love that she helps pick out even the smaller pieces that work for any budget and are beautiful- saves me so much time shopping for something as simple as pillows and I appreciate the extra effort so much!

samijust
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Thank you for these design essays :) They are always so well thought out and illustrated by the examples! They really are a great inspiration

agentswarley
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Your videos are wonderful. The scripting is terrific, and I appreciate the organic nature of your presentation (like you’re actually talking to us, not just reading). Finally, when I used headphones, I get to appreciate the soundscapes your videos create - quite a fine package overall!!!!

Robboa
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Omg a design video that actually teaches you! What a concept! Thanks, that was great!

eagillum
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Excellent. I am a child f the 50''s and have much of this furniture. The house's walls used to be painted brown and orange. Much of the furniture was also blonde. The furniture is quite wonderful. I enjoy looking at it and thinking of all the wonderful times we had back then. Life was simpler because we weren't on our devices 24/7. I truly miss the blonde step tables I sold at a garage sale. You nailed it with this video.

joanb
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I am currently designing my living room with a mid century inspiration so this video was very helpful. Thank you!

musickfreek
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Thank you so much! Absent of the Eames chair, I knew none of the names of a lot of these furnishings that I wanted for my mid-century home as well as the color schemes. As with the latter, I feel a good knowing I was somewhat on the right tract. Now that I know, I can be better on my way! Thanks a million!

Josco