Comments on: The Mid-Century Modest Manifesto http://retrorenovation.com A place for your postwar 40s 50s 60s and 70s style kitchens, bathrooms and mid century modern home aesthetic. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:26:20 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: pam kueber http://retrorenovation.com/mid-century-modest-manifesto/comment-page-1/#comment-45358 pam kueber Mon, 11 Jan 2010 12:31:47 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?page_id=18791#comment-45358 Welcome, Amy. Most blogging platforms do not allow for readers to upload photos because of security issues. However, we just started a Mid-Century Modest Homes group on flickr - you can upload your photos there! We'd love to see your house! http://www.flickr.com/groups/1265107@N25/ Welcome, Amy. Most blogging platforms do not allow for readers to upload photos because of security issues. However, we just started a Mid-Century Modest Homes group on flickr – you can upload your photos there! We’d love to see your house! http://www.flickr.com/groups/1265107@N25/

]]> By: Amy http://retrorenovation.com/mid-century-modest-manifesto/comment-page-1/#comment-45353 Amy Mon, 11 Jan 2010 02:20:42 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?page_id=18791#comment-45353 Finally! A place for mid century modest homes! My little house was built in 1945 and has 972 sq ft. I am having so much fun fixing it up and truly love the affordability of the place. I live in a small town in the South and I have almost a half acre city lot. My only suggestion is that you would add a place for folks to post pictures of there little homes. Thank you for this website! I can't wait to read all the different articles! Finally! A place for mid century modest homes! My little house was built in 1945 and has 972 sq ft. I am having so much fun fixing it up and truly love the affordability of the place. I live in a small town in the South and I have almost a half acre city lot. My only suggestion is that you would add a place for folks to post pictures of there little homes. Thank you for this website! I can’t wait to read all the different articles!

]]> By: Robyn http://retrorenovation.com/mid-century-modest-manifesto/comment-page-1/#comment-44777 Robyn Sun, 27 Dec 2009 22:10:07 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?page_id=18791#comment-44777 I just came across your blog today and I love your manifesto. I am the proud owner of a 1966 ranch style home, which my husband and I have been updating and putting our personal stamp on over the past 11 years. Some owners of "bigger than big" homes (because you really need 4 bathrooms just in case the entire family has to pee at the same time - lol) don't understand that a family can live comfortably in a 1,450 square foot (that's the size of ours) home and that it's nice not to stretch yourself to the limit just to have a larger home. Several of my friends have recently gone into foreclosure because they thought more was better. I'm of the philosophy that what I have is "enough." I enjoy coming up with space-saving solutions and really work at making the most of the rooms we have. Our home has both a living room and a family room, but we repurposed the typical "formal living room" into a media room complete with reclining sofa and big screen television. We don't do a lot of formal entertaining so utilizing the living room as it was originally intended when it was built back in the 60's would have been a waste of valuable space for our family. Anyone who's curious to see our home, can click on my name above and you should be directed to my blog. You'll have to search the topics to find the house photos though since my blog isn't specifically dedicated to my house. Anyway, I'm looking forward to perusing your blog further to find more ideas for my mid century modest home. I just came across your blog today and I love your manifesto. I am the proud owner of a 1966 ranch style home, which my husband and I have been updating and putting our personal stamp on over the past 11 years.

Some owners of “bigger than big” homes (because you really need 4 bathrooms just in case the entire family has to pee at the same time – lol) don’t understand that a family can live comfortably in a 1,450 square foot (that’s the size of ours) home and that it’s nice not to stretch yourself to the limit just to have a larger home. Several of my friends have recently gone into foreclosure because they thought more was better. I’m of the philosophy that what I have is “enough.”

I enjoy coming up with space-saving solutions and really work at making the most of the rooms we have. Our home has both a living room and a family room, but we repurposed the typical “formal living room” into a media room complete with reclining sofa and big screen television. We don’t do a lot of formal entertaining so utilizing the living room as it was originally intended when it was built back in the 60’s would have been a waste of valuable space for our family.

Anyone who’s curious to see our home, can click on my name above and you should be directed to my blog. You’ll have to search the topics to find the house photos though since my blog isn’t specifically dedicated to my house.

Anyway, I’m looking forward to perusing your blog further to find more ideas for my mid century modest home.

]]> By: Ace Kittyhawk http://retrorenovation.com/mid-century-modest-manifesto/comment-page-1/#comment-44464 Ace Kittyhawk Thu, 17 Dec 2009 05:00:54 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?page_id=18791#comment-44464 We have just bought our midcentury modest house in California. I love your blog and the manifesto. thank you! We have just bought our midcentury modest house in California. I love your blog and the manifesto. thank you!

]]> By: Ann http://retrorenovation.com/mid-century-modest-manifesto/comment-page-1/#comment-44447 Ann Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:05:07 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?page_id=18791#comment-44447 hey pam! i would love to send you some pics of my house... been working on it now for four years and am finally feeling like it may be worth sharing! it's a 1950's beaut. i just scored a wonderful round sectional at a local estate sale and am dying to show you! thanks, ann hey pam! i would love to send you some pics of my house… been working on it now for four years and am finally feeling like it may be worth sharing! it’s a 1950’s beaut. i just scored a wonderful round sectional at a local estate sale and am dying to show you!

thanks,
ann

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