Midcentury Marvel
Project overview - They call Bloomington a “bloom”erang town. This client is one of those bouncers-back. She and her husband engaged SYH mid-pandemic to remodel this mid-century modern house that she remembers well from her childhood, when it belonged to her mother's best friend.
Client description - Unicorn clients like these have a rare and beautiful combination of qualities: their sense of color and whimsy, their commitment to collecting original art and restoring vintage furniture, their groundedness, humor and trust, and the joy they brought to working with our Bloomington-based design team.
Design solutions - We kept the house's original 1958 layout for the most part—just opening the kitchen up to an adjacent hall—but gutted and reconceived an old addition as well as a very recent one and completely refaced the exterior and landscaping. In support of the mid-century modern architecture, SYH also curated the furniture, art, and accessories, carefully mixing old, new, and custom.
Outcomes & testimonials - This mid-century modern renovation has been published over and over again, to great acclaim from mid-century enthusiasts across the country. Features have appeared in 1st Dibs Introspective, Indianapolis Monthly, Atomic Ranch, and Kitchen & Bath Design News, and an hour-long video tour was one of Houzz TV’s Five Most Popular episodes of 2024.
Photography by Sarah Shields. Construction by Rusty Peterson Construction.